Abstract Figurative Digital Paintings by Monty Kane I Artsy Shark

Monty Kane’s figurative paintings switch cubism into a psychological and mysterious art form. See far more of his intriguing work on his internet site.

“Additional Demoiselles” electronic portray, many dimensions

I assume everybody should identify their own art movement. Mine is provisionally called Science Fiction Cubism. Some thing like Bizarre Figurative would most likely be less complicated and extra descriptive, but does not sound as great.

“The Vow” digital portray, a variety of dimensions

In my paintings, Kafka, cubism, Kiss album addresses and other visible and psychological reference points are blended in a way that is often darkly funny, and in some cases just darkly dim. I’d like to once in a while be funnily funny, but I think I have to get all this other stuff out of my technique initially.

“The Zoom Call” digital portray, many measurements

Cubist paintings often look to be trying to unify distinctive angles of see in a single picture, but my paintings are not seeking to unify anything at all. Their subjects are breaking or broken—figures that are incompletely assembled, out of elements that ended up intended for a little something else, and do not quite suit with each other.

“Serial Portrait Recombination 1″ acrylics and oils on board, digitally reworked, 12.8″ x 16”

Men and women experience away from or transfer away from each other, making an attempt to escape each individual other, or trying to obtain each and every other but likely the wrong way. This is the type of depressing stuff you’d count on from an artist who suffers from each and every social stress and anxiety acknowledged to modern-day science, furthermore a couple of new types that are his have innovations.

“Serial Portrait Recombination 2″ acrylics and oils on board, digitally reworked, 12.8″ x 16”

I’m a confirmed introvert and a solitary soul, private and deeply reserved, besides when composing artist statements, seemingly.

“Serial Portrait Recombination 3″ acrylics and oils on board, digitally reworked, 12.8″ x 16”

I’m also a little bit of a goofball, which doesn’t feel to appear across in my paintings, but I’m working on it.

“Serial Portrait Recombination 4″ acrylics and oils on board, digitally reworked, 12.8″ x 16”

I are living and do the job in my hometown in reduce remaining Pennsylvania. I walk at night in a suburban neighborhood where by I’ve observed deer, rabbits, skunks, the occasional possum, one particular praying mantis and some kind of lizard that declined to be identified by form.

“The Hen King Asks Directions” electronic painting, several dimensions

I consider attempting to make art is type of like hoping to get a deer to take in out of your hand. You can sit in the forest with a lump of sugar in your palm all day very long, but irrespective of whether or not the deer demonstrates up is up to the deer.

“Assembled” electronic painting, numerous dimensions

That is to say, there is a part of the method that’s fully out of your control. I believe that’s for the ideal. I assume it’s crucial to have a performing system that lets mishaps and subconscious weirdness to choose their position in your paintings, alongside—or rather of—whatever it was you considered you supposed.

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