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Monday 16 December 2013

by Randal Huiskens


Nelson Mandela

Description:

This is another in a series of portraits I am creating in the divisionist style. This method of painting allows for the application of color into a painting unrelated to the actual subject. It also takes a simple subject and allows for an energetic interpretation that goes far beyond the actual subject. For this particular painting, I decided to push the experimentation and use colors totally divorced from reality, playing the cool blue tones used in Tesla's face against the electric bright orange of the background. Image (c)2013 by Randal Huiskens.

The original work is currently for sale.At the present time, originals are not offered for sale through the Fine Art America secure checkout system. Please contact the artist directly to inquire about purchasing this original by clicking on the picture link below.





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'Randal Huiskens is King Of Pop... Art.' -Thom Bierdz, actor (Phillip Chancellor III on The Young & The Restless) and President of The American Art Awards.

Randal Huiskens is a Chicago area fine artist whose principal medium is acrylic paint on canvas. His latest works are a series of Pop Art Portraits in a style he calls neo-divisionism. This method of painting allows for the application of color into a painting unrelated to the actual subject. It also takes a simple subject and allows for an energetic interpretation that goes far beyond the actual subject. He also works in a style that he describes as 'studies of color, pattern, texture and form coupled with a compulsive graphomania extrapolated through the motif of the butterfly.' In addition, he paints in traditional art styles, mostly influenced by Post Impressionist artists as well as modern artists of the twentieth century.

'To create great Pop Art, you have to present something that has been seen before in a new way,' states the artist. 'It is this fundamental realization that has led my artwork to evolve from 19th century style Post Impressionism into 21st century individual expression. I am influenced by both Pop Artists and traditional Fine Artists. In the beginning, for me, there was Cezanne. I was captivated by his use of color, a melange of different shades and hues suggesting shadow and light on the simplest of flat surfaces. By combining this concept of color with the method of divisionism and the subjects of Pop Art, I feel I am merging two disparate types of art... creating Pop Art with a Fine Art sensibility. My influences include Henri Mattise, Chuck Close, Andy Warhol and Freek Drent.'

Randal began to study art seriously while in high school, and was chosen for the first Michigan Summer Institute for Gifted Students on the campus of Michigan State University in 1982. He enrolled in the MSU Art program shortly thereafter. In 1987 one of his paintings won the first place award in the Undergraduate Art Exhibition. The following year, he was awarded a Teachers Scholarship in the Field Of Painting. He obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1988 with an emphasis in painting.

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awards and exhibitions

2013 American Art Awards
1st Place Win "Pop Art" - "Marilyn Monroe #6"
2nd Place Win "Pop Art" - "Starry American Night"
3rd Place Win "Pop Art" - "Clockwork Butterfly No. 11"

2nd Place Win "Portrait Of Someone Famous" - "Marilyn Monroe #6"
3rd Place Win "Portrait Of Someone Famous" - "Marilyn Monroe #4"

4th Place Win "Cubism" - "Marilyn Monroe #4"

5th Place Win "Expressionism" - "Starry American Night"

4th Place Win "Floral Non-Realistic" - "Vase Of Flowers"

Thom Bierdz, self-taught artist and actor (Phillip Chancellor III on The Young and the Restless), co-founded this opportunity to bring new artists from around the globe into contact with American galleries. All art images are seen and judged by authentic galleries, sometimes resulting in exhibitions. 25 Nationally Esteemed galleries vote on the works they like, and get to discover new talent. 

2012 American Art Awards
1st Place Win - Cubism - "Hornet Moth No. 2"
6th Place Win - Expressionism (Other) - "Clockwork Butterflies No. 6"

Thom Bierdz, self-taught artist and actor (Phillip Chancellor III on The Young and the Restless), co-founded this opportunity to bring new artists from around the globe into contact with American galleries. All art images are seen and judged by authentic galleries, sometimes resulting in exhibitions. Esteemed galleries vote on the works they like, and get to discover new talent. Artists get seen by galleries (often for their first time) and 300 artists win awards. Click here for more information



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