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Mitsuya Watanabe’s Drawings Play with Surreal Juxtapositions in “Immaculate Eve”

Mitsuya Watanabe's new drawings take on an almost collage-like effect. The artist draws lightly shaded forms with graphite that contrast strongly with their dark backgrounds. Some of the figures have white outlines around them, flattening the scene and making them look like cut-outs, which adds to their surreal, dreamlike quality. Watanabe has a solo show coming up at Hellion Gallery in Portland titled "Immaculate Eve," opening on May 7. A series of new drawings filled with floating objects and bizarre juxtapositions, Watanabe likens these works to interpretations of dreams.

Mitsuya Watanabe’s new drawings take on an almost collage-like effect. The artist draws lightly shaded forms with graphite that contrast strongly with their dark backgrounds. Some of the figures have white outlines around them, flattening the scene and making them look like cut-outs, which adds to their surreal, dreamlike quality. Watanabe has a solo show coming up at Hellion Gallery in Portland titled “Immaculate Eve,” opening on May 7. A series of new drawings filled with floating objects and bizarre juxtapositions, Watanabe likens these works to interpretations of dreams.

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Carol Prusa, drawing, Mixed Media

June 15, 2018

Carol Prusa crafts worlds and celestial bodies in her new work, using silverpoint, graphite, and other materials on acrylic. A new show at Bluerider Art in Taipei City, aptly titled "Silverpoint Drawing," collects her new work. The show runs through July 7.

The Narrative Drawings of So PineNut

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The Personal Work of Scott M. Fischer

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Scott M. Fischer is widely known for his illustrative works, whether it’s comic book covers, kids' books, concept design, or game art. Yet his fine art practice, free from the confines of depicting set characters or situations, offers a different look at the artist. His hyperdetailed, dreamlike works recall both classical influences and a contemporary edge, while blending digital and traditional tools.

Giuseppe Ciracì’s Mixed-Media Works Investigate The Possibilities of Human Anatomy

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August 13, 2014

Working in the tradition of Italian Renaissance masters, the Milan-based artist Giuseppe Ciracì creates careful renderings of human anatomy, using pencil, oil and acrylic. Many of his pieces have an unfinished feel; often the faces of his human subjects appear half rendered in a detailed chiaroscuro, while the other half is left in white silhouette, as though the artist got distracted halfway through or were merely creating preparatory sketches.

Mitsuya Watanabe’s Drawings Play with Surreal Juxtapositions in “Immaculate Eve”

Carol Prusa’s New, Celestial Drawings

The Narrative Drawings of So PineNut

The Personal Work of Scott M. Fischer

Giuseppe Ciracì’s Mixed-Media Works Investigate The Possibilities of Human Anatomy

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