Alison Van Pelt (1963) - photo 1

Alison Van Pelt

Alison Van Pelt is an American painter. Trained in Los Angeles and Florence, Van Pelt is established as a contemporary artist whose work is informed by expressionism, minimalism and pop art. Her distinctive photorealist painting style is evocative of that era, when photography was assimilated into the art world. Van Pelt begins by referencing a photograph or other existing image from which she draws and paints a realistic portrait entirely by hand. Next comes the work of obscuring the carefully rendered image. From a distance the image appears soft, as though photographed through a mist. But as the viewer approaches the work, vertical lines can be seen, and on closer inspection a sort of horizontal weave emerges.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:16 september 1963, Los Angeles, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Animalist, Artist, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:Animalistic, Nude art, Portrait
Art style:Expressionism, Minimalism, Pop Art, Photorealism
Technique:Oil, Oil on canvas

Creators USA

Kiki Smith (1954)
Kiki Smith
1954
José Bernal (1925 - 2010)
José Bernal
1925 - 2010
 T. C. Cannon (1946 - 1978)
T. C. Cannon
1946 - 1978
Laura Gilpin (1891 - 1979)
Laura Gilpin
1891 - 1979
 Christo & Jeanne-Claude ()
Christo & Jeanne-Claude
Mike Bidlo (1953)
Mike Bidlo
1953
Hilla von Rebay (1890 - 1967)
Hilla von Rebay
1890 - 1967
Susan Waters (1823 - 1900)
Susan Waters
1823 - 1900
William T. Wiley (1937 - 2021)
William T. Wiley
1937 - 2021
Diane Arbus (1923 - 1971)
Diane Arbus
1923 - 1971
Niki de Saint Phalle (1930 - 2002)
Niki de Saint Phalle
1930 - 2002
Mercedes Matter (Carles) (1913 - 2001)
Mercedes Matter (Carles)
1913 - 2001
Leonard Wells Volk (1828 - 1895)
Leonard Wells Volk
1828 - 1895
Linda Montano (1942)
Linda Montano
1942
Paul Howard Manship (1885 - 1966)
Paul Howard Manship
1885 - 1966
Trevor Paglen (1947)
Trevor Paglen
1947

Creators Expressionism

Takanori Ogisu (1901 - 1986)
Takanori Ogisu
1901 - 1986
Thomas Nozkowski (1944 - 2019)
Thomas Nozkowski
1944 - 2019
Carlos García Muela (1936 - 2013)
Carlos García Muela
1936 - 2013
Clive Head (1965)
Clive Head
1965
Angelika Platen (1942)
Angelika Platen
1942
Tjalf Sparnaay (1954)
Tjalf Sparnaay
1954
Jules Pascin (1885 - 1930)
Jules Pascin
1885 - 1930
Virginia Berresford (1904 - 1995)
Virginia Berresford
1904 - 1995
Hans Geipel (1927 - 2007)
Hans Geipel
1927 - 2007
Gerwald Rockenschaub (1952)
Gerwald Rockenschaub
1952
Fritz Ascher (1893 - 1970)
Fritz Ascher
1893 - 1970
 Margrethe II (1940)
Margrethe II
1940
Gerhard Fietz (1910 - 1997)
Gerhard Fietz
1910 - 1997
Jeff Koons (1955)
Jeff Koons
1955
Hans Rickers (1899 - 1979)
Hans Rickers
1899 - 1979
Édouard Goerg (1893 - 1969)
Édouard Goerg
1893 - 1969
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