Featured Artist: Erin Cone
| Artist Statement Drawing from such diverse artistic traditions as surrealism, minimalism, and pop art, my work reflects my evolving search for purity in realistic figure painting. To create my paintings, I identify and isolate the essential elements in a given scene - removing layers from the chaotic, fluctuating world to reveal my internal vision. |
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| Red Chair 48" x 48" acrylic on canvas 2002 |
Red Sold 24" x 24" acrylic on canvas 2001 |
Self-portrait on Red Sold 48" x 48" oil on canvas 1997 |
Poised Sold 40" x 54" acrylic on canvas 2002 |
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| I refine the subject to its purest form to heighten its expressive power, but like a partially told story, much is left to the viewer’s imagination. The complex, subdued emotions of the figures I paint are conveyed within bold, simple arrangements of form and space. |
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| Red Room 36" x 48" acrylic on canvas 2002 |
Black & White #1 30" x 40" acrylic on canvas 2001 |
The Call Sold 30" x 48" acrylic on canvas 2001 |
Phonecall Sold 36" x 60" oil on canvas 1997 |
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| I deliberately manipulate this contrast between simplified visual content and enigmatic emotional content to create a restrained sense of drama. My paintings capture the potential of the moment - emphasizing beauty, emotion, and mystery while maintaining a strong clarity of presentation. | ||||
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| Smoker 24" x 40" acrylic on canvas 2001 |
Sleepwalk 48" x 48" acrylic on canvas 2002 |
Wil on Black Sold 48" x 48" oil on canvas 1998 |
Enclosed 30" x 40" acrylic on canvas 2002 |
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| Boy #2 Sold 20" x 40" oil on canvas 1998 |
Unspoken Sold 10" x 24" acrylic on canvas 2001 |
Portrait #29 24" x 48" acrylic on canvas 2001 |
Close-up Sold 20" x 24" acrylic on canvas 2001 |
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