{"product_id":"copy-of-brook-avenue-by-greg-kessler-oil-on-canvas","title":"\"High Tide\" by Greg Kessler, Oil on Canvas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e36\" X 48\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eOil on Canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eOriginal Art Work\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE ARTIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreg Kessler\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"entry-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"\u003eLike the Abstract Expressionists, I engage with the history of figurative and abstract art and constantly push the limits of figuration. I explore overlapping images in airbrush or stencil, with gestural effects laid on top of a drawing or a cartoon image. I attempt to separate the image from the process to create a more complex and visually exciting body of work as well as a personal mythos. The struggle is to find meaning in the imagery and to determine how that meaning impacts the viewer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWomen are my primary subjects—be they androgynous, iconic or mythological goddesses, cartoon-like characters, or abstracted forms. Exaggerated mannerisms, hand gestures, and different points of view are part of my abstracted figuration. I use gestural, painterly expressionism in a non-ironic way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy unique drawing style, combined with cartoonish abstract figuration, is a contribution to contemporary figuration. There is an authenticity to my struggle to dig deep to arrive at the final painting—in other words, the journey is important, not the preconceived image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColor, as emotive content, is an important aspect of my work. I like to explore the tactile and physical nature of the possibilities of paint and at times use unconventional methods to arrive at the final image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gregkessler_\/\"\u003e@gregkessler_\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LagunaART.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39324879323201,"sku":"","price":6000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0008\/0219\/3473\/products\/GREGKesslerG_221-smallsizefile680by900.jpg?v=1621622475","url":"https:\/\/lagunaart-com.myshopify.com\/products\/copy-of-brook-avenue-by-greg-kessler-oil-on-canvas","provider":"LagunaART.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}