Object Record
Images
Metadata
Artist |
Novatny, Brian |
Title |
Rebecca |
Medium |
mixed media on paper |
Date |
2005 |
Description |
Brian Novatny (Wadsworth, Ohio 1964; lives and works in Brooklyn) Rebecca, 2005 Pencil, ink, gouche, watercolor, colored pencil, and ball-point pen on paper 18 x 20 inches Knoxville Museum of Art, 2007 purchase with funds provided by KMA Collectors Circle Novatny is a NY based artist who creates enigmatic drawings and paintings that are basically abstract paintings masquerading as pictures of something. Artist intentionally disrupts narrative via placement and via awkward moments, battling figs Uses virtuoso brushwork, enticing colors, dense imagery derived from familiar sources, artist chooses imagery that could represent either mundane or intimate moment. Suburban context is prominent. |
Catalog Number |
2007.03.04 |
Search Terms |
Mixed media works Gouaches Pencil works Ink drawings Colored pencils Watercolors Paper Women |
Credit line |
Purchase with funds provided by KMA Collectors Circle |