Juan Travieso’s Surreal, Mixed-Media Scenes and Portraits

Cuba-born artist Juan Travieso blends nature and abstraction in his oil and acrylic paintings. From endangered animals to cultural icons, Travieso’s explorations track the changing world by both capturing its beauty and relaying the bleakness of its treatment. The artist was last featured on HiFructose.com here.

“What were before abstractions interacting with disappearing animals, are now figures of disappearing and transforming ideologies and culture,” His paintings involve images ranging from propaganda and cartoons, to the iconic figures of the Cuban revolution. Woven inside is the personal and how these personal and cultural icons are in constant conflict and transformation. Ambitious and daring are qualities in the very flesh of his work.

The artist has a two-person show with Wiley Wallace this June at Thinkspace. See more of his recent work below.

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Christian Rex Van Minnen, oil painting, Renaissance, surrealism

June 8, 2015

Christian Rex van Minnen's paintings (featured in HF Vol. 25) are painstakingly laborious. The artist uses the techniques of the Northern Renaissance masters to paint tripped-out portraits and still lifes where his subjects devolve into bulbous, tumor-like lumps of flesh and organic matter. While Van Minnen's work is commonly interpreted as being about deformity, when we visited the artist's studio in Brooklyn a few weeks ago, he discussed the conceptual underpinnings of his creative process. Take a look at our photos from Van Minnen's studio after the jump.

The Intimate, Obscured Figures of Kent Williams

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August 24, 2017

The oil paintings Kent Williams are often blends of bold figures and vibrant abstractions, moving between exhibiting the strength, frailty, and elegance of the human form. In his newer works, the subjects are increasingly obscured. Yet, they’re intimacy is amplified, as rendered by Williams. The painter was last mentioned on HiFructose.com here.

The Nostalgic Oil Paintings of Till Rabus

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July 25, 2017

Swiss artist Till Rabus crafts realistic oil paintings that exhibit both a whimsical and darker side to nostalgia. His version of a “Transformer” may consist of household objects, and his combined Disney dolls hint at the toll time takes on the icons of youth. The artist’s striking style may make viewers mistake the works for manipulated photographs, at first glance.

Jeong Woojae Paints the Story of a Girl and Her Giant Dog

Clifford the Big Red Dog, Fantasy, hyperrealism, Jeong Woojae, oil painting

August 4, 2015

Dogs are called man's best friend for a reason. Anyone who owns a dog understands that life long bond. For Seoul, Korea based artist Jeong Woojae, owning a dog also represents a strange combination of needing to satisfy one's insecurities with the newfound comfort it brings. In an ongoing series of whimsical oil paintings, Jeong tells the story of a little girl growing up in Korea with her giant chihuahua. Set against vibrant and hyperrealistic backdrops inspired by the artist's photographs of his hometown, their fairytale life feels very real.

Juan Travieso’s Surreal, Mixed-Media Scenes and Portraits

Studio Visit: Christian Rex van Minnen Breaks Down His Layered Oil Painting Process

The Intimate, Obscured Figures of Kent Williams

The Nostalgic Oil Paintings of Till Rabus

Jeong Woojae Paints the Story of a Girl and Her Giant Dog

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