Details:
This intimate painting of a sunrise is translated from a digital snapshot, part of a series featuring urban, rural and suburban locales.
Framed: 20.4 x 16.4 in.
① Artwork:
20201215 - Sunrise, Atlanta Highlands, NJ
This intimate painting of a sunrise is based on a digital snapshot. The artist painted this work while looking at the image on his phone screen, a translation process that edits, loses, exaggerates and abstracts information. This work is part of a series of paintings made from photos taken over the span of a year. The images are of urban, rural and suburban locales, creating a timeline that cuts across different sites and terrains.
Specs:
12 inches
17 inches
with frame
16.4 inches
20.4 inches
③ Artist:
Charles Mayton
Charles Mayton’s paintings address contemporary image culture through digital media and painterly abstraction. Mayton has shied away from adopting a fixed style over his career. Instead, he focuses on questioning the disruptions in the history of painting while reflecting on the nature of painting itself.
④ Additional:
Charles Mayton:
20201215 - Sunrise, Atlanta Highlands, NJ, 2020
Acrylic gouache on paper
17.0 × 12.0 inches /