Big Art Thread

Detailed painting depicting four women with dark bobs hiding their faces, all wearing a blue floral dress and pink tights, gathered in a white-walled room with floor cushions, potted plants, and bright hanging lamps. They are all turned towards the side wall which displays various framed works on paper of different sizes.

Detailed painting depicting a woman with a dark bob hiding her face, wearing a long multi-patterned dress, sitting in a cushioned chair leaning forward with her legs crossed and hand reaching up to her head. She is surrounded by various heavily patterned fabrics and wallpapers, including a folding screen and tablecloth over a table holding a vase with pink orchids.

Detailed painting depicting a woman with a dark bob hiding her face, wearing a multi-patterned dress, sitting at a pink table with her head down over her arms. Behind her is an ornate floral pattern wallpaper as well as a tall open window showing a purple-blue night scene. A slender black cage sits on the table holding a green plant.

Detailed painting depicting several woman with dark bobs hiding their faces, all wearing long multi-patterned yellow dresses, sitting along a stone staircase with their backs to the viewer and heads and shoulders slumping forward. One woman lies on a bed with white sheets, holding the hand of another kneeling on the floor. They are surrounded by flowers and grey stone walls, as well as a large orange spiderweb in the foreground. A large rounded window shows a starry night outside.

Paintings by Japanese artist Naomi Okubo, 2020s.

Black and white photo showing a man wearing a keffiyeh head wrap kneeling in prayer, in a rocky clearing with tall grasses and some small trees nearby.

Black and white photo depicting a group of women wearing hijabs and long, dark garments, gathered in a cemetery.

Black and white photo showing two men with their heads and faces covered by scarves, ducking behind a huge tire. A figure's hands and arm holding a slingshot are seen emerging from the left side of the frame, in the foreground. Heavy smoke covers the background.

Black and white photo showing a woman wearing a hijab and long patterned skirt, standing in a corridor with a dark door on one side and rough stone wall on the other. Her eyes are closed and her hands are held over her heart.

Works by Palestinian-Dutch photographer and filmmaker Sakir Khader, 2020s, a member of the Magnum Photo collective whose recent documentary practice focuses on displaced and besieged Palestinians in the West Bank, including the Jenin refugee camp.

Abstract hanging sculpture made up of stuffed canvas tubes curving around each other in a loose "C" shape, painted with inky application of orange, yellow, green, and blue paint.

Abstract standing sculpture made up of stuffed white canvas tubes arranged into a loose rectangle with two squiggly lines in the center, painted with energetic black marks.

Abstract hanging sculpture made up of stuffed canvas tubes curving around each other into a squiggly cloud shape, painted with metallic shades of green, silver, and yellow.

Abstract hanging sculpture made up of stuffed canvas tubes curving into a loose, curving rectangle, decorated with colorful abstract shapes.

Three-dimensional painted canvases by American artist Meg Lipke, 2020s.

Watercolor depicting a tall vase painted with a mountain landscape, holding delicate irises. It sits on a wooden stand, against an off-white background.

Painting depicting two colorful abstract objects decorated with animal prints and a red vase holding pink flowers, against a bright green background.

Painting depicting a grouping of grey geometric shapes and a rectangular vase holding blue flowers, sitting on a grey table against a white wall with light blue vertical borders. A floral drawing is taped to the wall above.

Watercolor depicting a green cabbage, orange pear, and small cup holding irises grouped close together on a wooden stand. A dragonfly sails above, all against an off-white background.

Still lifes by American artist and graphic designer Ed Baynard, 1980s-2000s.

Symmetrical abstract painting with concentric circles split into half sections of color and white, ordered by rays emanating from the center.

Symmetrical abstract painting with one large central circle overlaid with two half-circles meeting in the middle, and a horizontal oval eye-like shape in the middle. The entire image is overlaid with long rays emanating from the center divided into green, orange, pink, and blue quadrants.

Symmetrical abstract painting with two thing curving green lines and two yellow circles on top and bottom, over a larger circle reaching to the canvas edges, in a palette of green, yellow, and grey-green. The entire image is overlaid with a semi-transparent diamond pattern.

Symmetrical abstract painting with 8 circles arranged in one large circle form, within long rays emanating from the center, in a palette of green, blue, and yellow-orange.

Paintings by American artist Field Kallop, 2020s.

Photorealistic painting depicting a Black woman in profile against a blue background whose hair is pulled up in a sculptural cage-like arrangement, with a blue and green striped scarf covering her eyes and most of her head.

Photorealistic painting depicting a Black woman against a dark background, with a gauzy textile embroidered with yellow and purple flowers covering her eyes and most of her head, and bunched up in folds along the sides of her face.

Photorealistic painting depicting a Black woman against a dark green background, with a semi-sheer fabric embroidered with dark blue flowers wrapped around her eyes and hair.

Photorealistic painting depicting a woman with vitiligo against a blue background, whose eyes and head are covered by a semi-sheer fabric embroidered with blue flowers.

Paintings by Nigerian artist Idowu Oluwaseun, 2020s.

Simplified composition in a flat style depicting a figure in a blue kimono walking along a green path, bordered by green, yellow, and pink fields of color.

Simplified composition in a flat style depicting a curving teal river bordered by white land, with grey birds in silhouette flying over it and some white branches bending in the breeze nearby.

Simplified composition in a flat style depicting bunches of white rounded flowers and soft dark leaves, over an abstract background of tan and white curves.

Simplified composition in a flat style depicting a figure in a dark kimono and large white hat, hunched over walking in knee-deep snow, with snowflakes blowing all around against a soft gray and tan background.

Woodblock prints by Japanese artist Kamisaka Sekka, 1900s, whose "Momoyogusa" (The World of Things) illustrated book helped bring the traditional Rinpa style into the 20th century.

Painting in bold colors depicting a woman with long, dark star-studded hair in the center, surrounded by various icons and decorative elements including skulls, leaves, flowers, and a black bird. A gold halo surrounds her head.

Painting in bold colors depicting a woman with long, dark star-studded hair standing in the center, surrounded by various icons and decorative elements including skulls, rain clouds, and leaves. Her full skirt is painted with a green landscape and a low orange sun with an eye in the center. A red halo surrounds her head.

Painting in a subdued palette depicting a woman with long, dark star-studded hair standing in the center, surrounded by various icons and decorative elements including flowers, leaves, and black rabbits. A gold halo surrounds her head.

Painting in bold colors depicting a woman with dark star-studded hair in the center, surrounded by various icons and decorative elements including snakes, flowers, leaves, rain clouds, and birds. A gold halo surrounds her head.

Paintings by American gallerist and self-taught artist Aunia Kahn, 2020s, whose imagery is inspired by Polish and German folk art, the Pre-Raphaelites, surrealism, and tarot.

Neon work depicting the face of Botticelli's "Venus" in blue, red, and yellow light strips.

Large-scale neon work depicting a panther fighting a snake, next to a table holding a bouquet of flowers and a small red cross. A winged skull motif floats above, and the text "Blessed Oblivion" is written in cursive in the lower corner.

Neon work depicting the purple outline of a heart shape with orange flames on top. A dark carving of a Madonna stands within the heart's center.

Cut-out metal sculpture from the artist's AIDS series, showing a figure's torso with arms raised and some blue and purple neon strips overlaid. Their head is a glowing blue circle and an amethyst geode sits in a hole in their chest, resembling an open wound.

Neon sculpture by American artist Lili Lakich, 1970s-2010s.

Abstract print composition with loose textured diamond shapes across the center surrounded by loose criss-crossing lines in grey-green, on a gestural blue and white background.

Abstract print composition with slender vertical shapes grouped together in the center within a loose, radiating background, in a palette of blue and orange.

Abstract print composition with textured forms in yellow, pink, and grey, with a kind of messy vertical lightburst in the center-right.

Abstract print composition with dark criss-crossing lines overlaying textured shapes in white and green, over a gradient background of grey-green and mustard yellow.

Prints by Indian artist and educator Krishna Reddy, 1950s-60s.

Composition on linen in a soft, washed-out style, depicting two men standing back to back on a sandy ground, with blue water, purple hills, and a red sun in the background.

Composition on linen in a soft, washed-out style, depicting a figure in teal and blue-grey water reaching upward to grab the edge of a slender canoe, all seen from above.

Composition on linen in a soft, washed-out style, depicting a male figure sitting on a branch of a tree with orange bark, against a purple, beige, and orange background.

Composition on linen in a soft, washed-out style, depicting a blurred figure with brown skin standing within green surroundings bordered by lush trees, with a colorful orange and yellow sky behind them.

Works on linen by First Nations Sydney-based artist Mark Maurangi Carrol, 2020s, whose practice pulls from his childhood experiences of moving between Australia and the Cook Islands, exploring themes of otherness and identity.

Color photo of the Clark County Government Center in Las Vegas, a shallow pyramid building made of pale red-brown stone, surrounded by green desert bushes, with a large twisting metal building behind it by Frank Gehry.

Black and white photo of Pharoah’s Kingdom Water Park in Redlands, CA, stepped pyramid made up of black and white horizontal lines, sitting atop a base decorated with a curving checkered pattern.

Color photo of the Memphis Pyramid in Memphis, TN, a large white pyramid with a blue and gold tip and large logos on one side, sitting by still water.

Color photo of the SWITCH Data Center in Grand Rapids, MI, a shallow pyramid building with large horizontal glass panels, sitting in a grassy field with electrical structures nearby.

Images from "Pyramids: Special Economic Vortex Zones of North America" by American photographer Ian James, 2010s-20s, who spent a decade traveling around the US and Canada documenting pyramid structures, which he sees as "energetic sites of late capitalism".

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Painting in a bold style depicting a figure with blue skin and green bangs over their eyes, crouching in still water surrounded by green and yellow flora.

Painting in a bold style depicting two purple figures with long braids and hair covering their eyes, standing on a purple lake. An island sits behind them with bulky green shapes forming a hill, and other purple figures in dresses playing and sitting among the green forms.

Painting in a bold style depicting a figure with blue skin and dark bangs over their eyes, wearing a pink gown and sitting on a red chair, with another similar figure arranging flowers in a vase next to them. Bulky brown vines are seen behind them and on the floor reaching up onto the cushy chair.

Painting in a bold style depicting figures with blue skin and clothing, one is very large with the top half of their face covered, looming over a scene of figures in dresses standing in the grass, seeming upset.

Paintings by Cuban artist Brenda Cabrera, 2020s, whose "Prototypes" series imagines a society of hybrid people forming their own autonomous society focused on co-existence.

I actually wrote about González in grad school in a paper about Vermeer's "The Lacemaker" (she and Dali had series inspired by it) and I remember it was such a challenge finding writing on her, especially in English. But she finally had a major retrospective in 2019 and hopefully felt the love

Decorative wooden frame with rounded sides encasing a painting of the Mona Lisa in a simplified style.

Long textile hanging like a curtain on a white wall, screenprinted with a repeating image of Julio César Turbay at a party, then president of Colombia.

Long, thing rectangular wooden bed frame painted with a simplified version of a military leader dying on his bed surrounded by male associates.

Wooden vanity with a large circular painting where the mirror would normally be, depicting a mother holding a child and a pink-skinned figure with a bright cross in the background.

Works by Colombian artist Beatriz González, 1970s-80s, who rejected mainstream trends in material and style to make accessible artworks for a local audience, often imbuing household objects with Pop versions of Western paintings, religious icons, and political events. She passed away last week.

Grayscale drawing depicting two girls in black dresses sitting on a seesaw in a grassy field strewn with dark rocks. One girl's head is floating high above her body.

Drawing depicting a large book whose pages painted with swirling blue water, with one page curving over like a wave. A figure in a bathing suit pops up out of the adjacent page, facing the page.

Drawing depicting two young women in grayscale, one holding a watering can and the other gardening shears. They stand over a bed with an iron frame, covered in green grass and two white pillows. Several black cats sit nearby.

Grayscale drawing depicting a young woman wearing a black dress, lying on her back on a large black vinyl record. A needle drops from above, apparently lowering onto her body.

Illustrations by Italian artist Virginia Mori, 2010s.

Heavily patterned composition with a dark-haired woman in close-up, her hair overlaid with squiggly lines and patterned pink arches.

Heavily patterned composition showing an abstract, colorful tower in the center with a decorative eye on top, with two darker eyes on either side, surrounded by blue floral motifs forming a halo effect.

Heavily patterned composition with a blue-skinned figure in the center holding a knife and golden staff, their face resembling a mask with large white cut out eyes. A small lion stands in the foreground and other smaller blue figures are seen within the green, purple, and red decorative background.

Heavily patterned composition with a dark-haired woman in the center wearing a long coat and a large curving headdress, holding a colorful box. Her eyes are black and crying dark tears. Several other women's faces and bodies float within the patterned space, their hair and faces overlaid with decorative motifs.

Mixed media works by Iranian American artist Asad Faulwell, 2010s-20s, whose practice explores the histories and legacies of colonialism and resistance movements, including women fighters in Algeria.

Oil painting in a slightly loose style depicting a room with pink walls, wooden floor, and an open doorway showing a hallway with purple wallpaper. Inside the room is a wooden dresser holding a lamp and vase, and a small square artwork and round mirror hanging on one wall.

Oil painting in a slightly loose style depicting a room with purple walls and floor, and a blue ceiling. Two rounded cushioned chairs (one yellow, one blue), a vase of flowers, and a large potted green plant sit on the floor. A tall white window or doorway lies behind a long curtain decorated with green leaves.

Oil painting in a slightly loose style depicting a room with coral pink walls and a green floor. Some fruits and a hookah sit on the floor, and the wall is decorated with a small square artwork and two round mirrors. A curtain decorated with green leaves is hanging in the foreground off to the right side.

Oil painting in a slightly loose style depicting a room with grey walls and a mustard yellow floor. A vase with flowers sits on the floor, and the walls have a round mirror and a tall, narrow slab or canvas with an abstract decoration.

Paintings of interiors by German artist Matthias Weischer, 2020s.

A freestanding wooden door painted green and red to represent the Pan-African flag. It is riddled with bullet holes and splatters of red paint. A blue seal near the door's top right corner has four white stars and the words “U.S. Approved.” A small label in the center reads "Fred Hampton: Chairman Black Panther Party".

"Fred Hampton's Door 2" by American artist Dana Chandler Jr, 1974, which imagined the bullet-ridden door to Hampton's Chicago apartment the night he was murdered in cold blood by FBI and police officers in 1969, firing nearly 100 shots on him and other Black Panther members.

Photo of a young Black woman wearing a brown feathered headdress and a silky wide black skirt, standing in a slightly hunched pose on a pile of dead leaves, cornered by dark walls painted with abstract leaf-like forms.

Black and white photo depicting two Black figures sitting side by side looking at the viewer, wearing metallic sci-fi-inspired outfits, one with goggles and the other a skull mask.

Photo of a young person with light brown skin and dark hair piled atop their head wearing a lime green suit and white lace gloves, leaning against a green plastic wall.

Photo of a Black figure wrapped in yellow and blue drapery, parts of their skin painted blue, posing with their arm up against a white wall.

Fashion portraits by British-Ghanaian artist and photographer Campbell Addy, 2010s-20s.

Abstract painting showing yellow and red amorphous forms rising from the ground, with dark wing-like curves on either side and a fuzzy blue and yellow circular form in the center.

Abstract painting showing curved black and white forms lying on a brown surfaces, with green and purple flora arching overhead.

Semi-abstract painting depicting two phallic rock structures leaning against each other, rising up from clear blue water.

Abstract painting showing a worm-like blue form with green and yellow growths lying on a pink surface, against a pink textured background.

Paintings by British artist and writer Ithell Colquhoun, 1930s-40s, who was first affiliated with the Surrealists but broke with them to pursue occult and mystical practices and theory.

Ink painting depicting a figure's face raising their hands to their mouth, with pink smoke emitting from under their palms. The piece is stylized with black outlines overlaying a red-yellow-blue gradient.

Ink painting depicting a figure standing in a bare landscape wearing a billowing yellow cloak, their hands held up in a ritualistic pose. The piece is stylized with black and red outlines.

Ink painting depicting a figure raising their hands over their face, their fingers covered in various colorful rings. The piece is stylized in its aesthetic with think lines outlining their figure's skin and dark wavy hair.

Stylized ink painting depicting a male figure lying on an orange couch, holding a black dog over their stomach and smiling down at them.

Mixed media ink works by Taiwanese artist Tseng Chien-ying, 2020s, whose practice blends traditional techniques with contemporary sensibilities.

Photo with an all-blue filter depicting a gnarled thick-trunked tree against a sky with some wispy clouds, and desert brush along the bottom.

Photograph with a purple filter depicting a snowy mountainscape surrounding a small blue-ish lake.

Photograph with a bright green filter depicting desert rock arching over a grouping of trees, against a white sky.

Photograph with a deep magenta filter depicting a flat, rocky desert landscape against a sky with wispy clouds.

Works by American artist David Benjamin Sherry, 2010s-20s, whose photo practice uses traditional film techniques and color filters as a means of "queering" traditional landscape photography.

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Hanging glass lamps with undulating shapes in yellow, purple, red, and blue.

Large hanging sculptural lamp with metal and plastic elements of curving coral circles criss-crossed with curving blue lines.

Hanging lamp sculpture of geometric glass forms in yellow, purple, and red.

Installation view of colorful abstract wall murals and bright orange and green plastic lamps hanging from the ceiling.

Lamp sculpture by multidisciplinary Mexico-based Cuban American artist and designer Jorge Pardo, 2010s-20s.

Photorealistic painting of a mouth in close-up with red lips, biting down on sparkling beads.

Photorealistic painting of a foot in close-up wearing a stiletto heel with a bedazzled sole.

Photorealistic painting of an eye in close-up covered in glittering red and silver makeup.

Photorealistic painting of a mouth in close-up with pink lips fogging up a glass surface.

Paintings by American artist Marilyn Minter, 2000s-10s. Always like to end the year with a personal fave 💕

Painting in an Expressionist style of a woman with dark curly hair wearing a bright red top and black tights, sitting in a rocking chair and looking at the viewer with heavy-lidded eyes.

Painting in an Expressionist style of a Last Supper arrangement of figures, with various cartoonish faces and poses, presiding over small servings of bread, fish, and fruit.

Painting in an Expressionist style of a man and woman in blue and grey tones standing close together, her arm wrapped around his neck and his resting against her chest. They have worried expressions and both look at the viewer from a side angle.

Painting in an Expressionist style of a woman with orange hair wearing a white dress and large blue shawl, sitting in a chair and leaning her arm on a small table with a yellow tablecloth.

Paintings by American artist and teacher Edward Boccia, 1960s-80s.

Cut-paper collage with images of angels, tropical flora, reptiles, and religious iconography, with long red drips falling over several sections.

Cut-paper collage with images of angels, tropical flora, reptiles, and religious iconography, with long red drips falling over several sections.

Cut-paper collage with images of angels, colorful flora, a snake, and religious iconography, with long red drips falling over several sections.

Cut-paper collage with images of colorful flora, snakes, angels, and religious iconography, with long red drips falling over several sections.

Works by English merchant, politician, and artist John Bingley Garland, 1850s-60s, whose handmade "Blood Book" collected his cut paper collages marked with distinctive drips of red India ink, a motif representing the blood of Christ.

Close-up photo showing flattened iris petals in ice.

Close-up photo showing flattened flowers with rounded pink and yellow gradient petals and green leaves, all frozen in ice.

Close-up photo showing flattened flowers including a central sunflower and some marigolds, all frozen in ice.

Close-up photo showing flattened flowers with green, yellow, and red petals, all frozen in ice.

Works from the "Ice Gardens" series by American artist Mary Kocol, 2010s, capturing flowers frozen in ice.