Nelson Mandela
Description:
This is another in a series of portraits I am creating in
the divisionist style. This method of painting allows for the application of
color into a painting unrelated to the actual subject. It also takes a simple
subject and allows for an energetic interpretation that goes far beyond the
actual subject. For this particular painting, I decided to push the
experimentation and use colors totally divorced from reality, playing the cool
blue tones used in Tesla's face against the electric bright orange of the
background. Image (c)2013 by Randal Huiskens.
The original work is currently for sale.At the present time,
originals are not offered for sale through the Fine Art America secure checkout
system. Please contact the artist directly to inquire about purchasing this
original by clicking on the picture link below.
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'Randal Huiskens is King Of Pop... Art.' -Thom Bierdz, actor
(Phillip Chancellor III on The Young & The Restless) and President of The
American Art Awards.
Randal Huiskens is a Chicago area fine artist whose
principal medium is acrylic paint on canvas. His latest works are a series of
Pop Art Portraits in a style he calls neo-divisionism. This method of painting
allows for the application of color into a painting unrelated to the actual
subject. It also takes a simple subject and allows for an energetic
interpretation that goes far beyond the actual subject. He also works in a
style that he describes as 'studies of color, pattern, texture and form coupled
with a compulsive graphomania extrapolated through the motif of the butterfly.'
In addition, he paints in traditional art styles, mostly influenced by Post
Impressionist artists as well as modern artists of the twentieth century.
'To create great Pop Art, you have to present something that
has been seen before in a new way,' states the artist. 'It is this fundamental
realization that has led my artwork to evolve from 19th century style Post
Impressionism into 21st century individual expression. I am influenced by both
Pop Artists and traditional Fine Artists. In the beginning, for me, there was
Cezanne. I was captivated by his use of color, a melange of different shades
and hues suggesting shadow and light on the simplest of flat surfaces. By
combining this concept of color with the method of divisionism and the subjects
of Pop Art, I feel I am merging two disparate types of art... creating Pop Art
with a Fine Art sensibility. My influences include Henri Mattise, Chuck Close,
Andy Warhol and Freek Drent.'
Randal began to study art seriously while in high school,
and was chosen for the first Michigan Summer Institute for Gifted Students on
the campus of Michigan State University in 1982. He enrolled in the MSU Art
program shortly thereafter. In 1987 one of his paintings won the first place
award in the Undergraduate Art Exhibition. The following year, he was awarded a
Teachers Scholarship in the Field Of Painting. He obtained a Bachelor of Fine
Arts degree in 1988 with an emphasis in painting.
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awards and
exhibitions
2013 American Art Awards
1st Place Win "Pop Art" - "Marilyn Monroe
#6"
2nd Place Win "Pop Art" - "Starry American
Night"
3rd Place Win "Pop Art" - "Clockwork
Butterfly No. 11"
2nd Place Win "Portrait Of Someone Famous" -
"Marilyn Monroe #6"
3rd Place Win "Portrait Of Someone Famous" -
"Marilyn Monroe #4"
4th Place Win "Cubism" - "Marilyn Monroe
#4"
5th Place Win "Expressionism" - "Starry
American Night"
4th Place Win "Floral Non-Realistic" - "Vase
Of Flowers"
Thom Bierdz, self-taught artist and actor (Phillip
Chancellor III on The Young and the Restless), co-founded this opportunity to
bring new artists from around the globe into contact with American galleries.
All art images are seen and judged by authentic galleries, sometimes resulting
in exhibitions. 25 Nationally Esteemed galleries vote on the works they like,
and get to discover new talent.
2012 American Art Awards
1st Place Win - Cubism - "Hornet Moth No. 2"
6th Place Win - Expressionism (Other) - "Clockwork
Butterflies No. 6"
Thom Bierdz, self-taught artist and actor (Phillip
Chancellor III on The Young and the Restless), co-founded this opportunity to
bring new artists from around the globe into contact with American galleries.
All art images are seen and judged by authentic galleries, sometimes resulting
in exhibitions. Esteemed galleries vote on the works they like, and get to discover
new talent. Artists get seen by galleries (often for their first time) and 300
artists win awards. Click here for more information
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