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Julian Opie’s Human Form Masterworks
August 1, 2014 You need travel no further than the interactive map on Julian Opie’s website to gain proper perspective of this British Contemporary Artist’s worldwide reach. Opie studied at the renowned Goldsmiths, University of London in the early 1980s, where he was a student of artist Michael Craig-Martin − another British master of earthly forms. Like experiencing Craig-Martin work, after being in the presence of the iconic style of Julian Opie, you may find it challenging to view any object without pondering how this intuitive artist might choose to render the core characteristics. Some classify Opie’s style as Pop; others as Realist or Minimalist. Most agree that it proves an intriguing and wonderful niche in the modern world of Contemporary Art. Read more -
Shepard Fairey: Dissent Goes Pop
June 23, 2014 Before the Internet became mainstream media and Web 2.0 social channels made content sharing an everyday cultural norm, innovative young artists like Shepard Fairey relied on Word of Mouth advertising to launch “viral” campaigns. Like Pop Artist Keith Haring, who took to Manhattan’s subway stations to garner exposure for his early works, Shepard Fairey employed street tactics to plant seeds of inquiry about the nature of his artistic intentions. In 1989, while a student at the Rhode Island School of Design, Fairey stumbled upon viral success with a sticker he designed and disseminated – bearing the likeness of professional wrestler Andre The Giant. Read more -
All That Glitters: Hirst’s Diamond Skulls
May 28, 2014 Time and again, British Pop Artist Damien Hirst has demonstrated that when it comes to Contemporary Art, no subject is... Read more
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Action Painting: Subconscious Revelations Change Abstract Expressionism
April 2, 2014 In the post-war America of the 1940s and 1950s, a number of New York Abstract Expressionist Artists captured the imagination of the public with regard to the mechanisms of their craft − a style described as “Action Painting.” In 1952, it was art critic Harold Rosenberg who officially named this style within his article about the trend among various members of the New York School, most notably Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline. In the years leading up to the American Pop Art movement, Action Painting created enhanced interest in a form of Abstract Expressionism that felt significantly different and new. It was exciting, but also more understandable and accessible to a wider audience. Read more -
Left Coast Pop Art: Ed Ruscha
March 12, 2014 When most of us think of American Pop Art, we conjure images of the likes of Warhol, Lichtenstein, Haring and... Read more -
Andy Warhol’s Georgia O’Keeffe Portrait
February 16, 2014 In 1979, the meeting of Pop Art icon Andy Warhol and another famous American artist, Georgia O’Keeffe, resulted in the Warhol production of a highly coveted series of diamond dust prints. At this point in time, when Georgia and Andy agreed to sit for one another, Ms. O’Keeffe had pretty much ceased her own creations, as her diminished eyesight had worsened and she was in her early nineties at the time. For Andy Warhol, despite meeting being a larger than life celebrity in 1979 and regularly meeting other celebrities – the opportunity to meet with Georgia O’Keeffe was still a big deal – as the two of them had solidified their positions at the top of the list of important American artists of the 20th century. Read more
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Tom Wesselmann: Pop Art and Intention
October 30, 2013 The American Pop Art movement had its share of reluctant participants. Perhaps most notorious among them is Tom Wesselmann. Mentioned alongside the biggest names in Pop – Warhol, Lichtenstein, Rosenquist and Johns − Wesselmann rejected the Pop label and any other label for that matter. The artist was among those masters who viewed themselves independent of any such art movement associations, interpreting such labeling as confining and simplistic, unable to capture the essence of their style. For Wesselmann, it boiled down to a matter of intention. Read more -
Robert Rauschenberg Prints at VFA
October 25, 2013 Vertu Fine Art is pleased to present a few examples of the impressive Robert Rauschenberg prints for sale at our South Florida art gallery. Rauschenberg’s contributions as an Abstract Expressionist and Pop Artist were powerful and significant in defining moments attributed to both movements. Read more -
Abstract Expressionism: Part II – Featured at VFA
September 22, 2013 Our collection of works from Abstract Expressionist artists is ever-changing in our Boca Raton Contemporary Art gallery. In addition to... Read more
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Abstract Expressionism: Part I − A Profound Shift
September 16, 2013 Like all powerful art movements, Abstract Expressionism is a phenomenon that is the result of a perfect storm. In the years following World War II, as powerful nations worked to rebuild, both physically and emotionally, and millions of people were transplanted worldwide, change was undoubtedly in air. No wonder that New York City emerged as a Contemporary Art powerhouse, with the unconventional works of Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, Robert Motherwell and others signifying a new shift in the art world. Read more -
The Colliding Worlds of Nicola Lopez
September 6, 2013 It’s hard not to appreciate a contemporary artist who helps us to define and often redefine our environmental perception. Just... Read more -
Chuck Close Artwork: Face Value
August 27, 2013 For a number of truly gifted artists, pursuing their craft is about something more than acquiring fame and fortune, it’s... Read more
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Floored by Polly Apfelbaum Prints and Mixed Media
August 21, 2013 New York artist Polly Apfelbaum is one of the more unique Contemporary Artists working today. The artist is undoubtedly best known for her “fallen” paintings and mixed media installations, which are primarily crafted on floors. Recently, collectors have become intrigued with Polly Apfelbaum prints, some of which are currently available for sale at Vertu Fine Art Gallery in Boca Raton. Apfelbaum’s playful combination of vibrant colors, rich textures and funky shapes have become the artist’s easily identifiable brand. Read more -
Donald Sultan: Positively Brilliant Negative Space
August 15, 2013 There's a saying about artists that speaks to the fact that while they often grow up seeking to move away... Read more -
Sam Francis: Pure Expression
August 1, 2013 Seeing the art of American Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis is nothing less than an adventure. Vibrant colors hit the canvas like notes from a jazz musician, with white space representing time and tempo. In time, the white space would come to dominate more of Sam Francis’ paintings. As experienced jazzmen taunted their unique power over the fermata − “a pause of unspecified length on a note or rest”, Sam Francis confronted white space on his unique terms, tugging at the space, leaving his mark of movement and pure expression. His work speaks to the enormous confidence of an artist who held back nothing, leaving it all on the canvas. Read more
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Robert Rauschenberg: Highly Contextual
July 29, 2013 Every Contemporary Art master contributes irrevocably toward the establishment or growth of one of more art movements. In the case... Read more -
The Superflat World of Takashi Murakami
July 21, 2013 The Superflat world of Murakami pays homage to the flat, two-dimensional affect of traditional Japanese art and those within modern manga and anime representations as well. In addition to mixing these two styles – which share commonalities but live on opposite ends of the spectrum – the artist also seeks to “flatten” out the consumer audience to whom this style of art appeals. Read more -
Damien Hirst: Sensational
June 27, 2013 At 48 years old, Damien Hirst, who rose to fame as a leader of the 1990’s Young British Artists (YBA) movement, is one of the most commercially successful artists living today. He is also one of the more controversial. His detractors liken him to a radio shock jock, an opportunist, a serial businessman. His supporters consider him to be a man of conviction, a trailblazer and a master. Hirst’s knack for sensationalizing common objects and leveraging his celebrity status often place him alongside Warhol, Haring and other popular artists. Read more
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Keith Haring Art: Pop’s New Wave
June 7, 2013 Keith Haring art is near and dear to us at Vertu Fine Art. Haring is an artist’s artist. Like Warhol... Read more -
The Wonder of Tom Wesselmann
May 30, 2013 Of the American Pop Artists that we feature at Vertu, it’s Tom Wesselmann’s Pop Art that consistently ranks high among... Read more -
The Oil Paintings of Anna Halldin-Maule
April 12, 2013 In Anna Halldin-Maule’s Her New Religion, the newest work showcased in our Boca Raton art gallery, the piece shares an attribute of all great hyperrealism, asking the viewer to first reconcile the fact it is indeed oil on canvas. Regarding the meaning and significance of the work, the title and the subject's skyward gaze work harmoniously to convey the pairing of prayer and materialism. Read more
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