2012
A forerunner of the post-painterly abstraction movement, contemporary artist Gary Komarin approaches each composition with a pure openness to inspiration. With every brushstroke, he builds a visual interpretation of his mindset in that moment, never knowing what he's going to paint next. Komarin asserts that, for him, "the best paintings are the paintings that paint themselves."
Komarin invites risk into his abstract work, and employs daring in every element of his pieces. From his adventurous deployment of spackle and house paint as mediums to his playful use of color and imperfect lines, he pulls forms from a backdrop of consciousness, rather than merely delivering images to a surface. He enjoys instilling a child's sense of wonder into his abstractions and still-lifes, invoking a toddler's experience of "seeing things without knowing what they are."
Born in New York City, Komarin is the son of a Czech architect and Austrian author. He attended art school at Boston University, where painter Phillip Guston became a mentor. Much of Komarin's work nods to Guston, without mimicking or replicating the latter’s signature cartoonish style.
Komarin has exhibited in the United States, Asia, the United Kingdom and throughout continental Europe. In 1996, his work was included in an exhibition at 41 Green Street in New York. He has received numerous awards, including the New York Foundation for the Arts grant in painting, the Joan Mitchell Prize in Painting and the Edward Albee Foundation Fellowship. Komarin lives in rural Connecticut, where he continues to create new work.
Find original Gary Komarin paintings, drawings and mixed media works on 1stDibs.
Goodly Drawn in Ochre & Crème
By Gary Komarin
Located in London, GB
Gary Komarin Goodly Drawn in Ochre & Crème, 2012 Signed and dated on overlap Mixed media (water based enamel paint, spackle, charcoal, pencil, oil crayon) on canvas. 121.9 x 121.9 cm...
Mixed Media
The Search for Pure Meaning
By Gary Komarin
Located in London, GB
Gary Komarin The Search for Pure Meaning,, 2021 Hand signed and dated on overlap Mixed media on canvas. 138.0 x 127.0 cm Eschewing traditional materials in favor of tarps and drop c...
Mixed Media
Small Canvas
By Gary Komarin
Located in London, GB
Gary Komarin Small Canvas, 2024 Oil on canvas 35.6 x 27.9 cm 14 x 11 inches Eschewing traditional materials in favor of tarps and drop cloths, spackle and house paint, Gary Komarin ...
Canvas, Oil
Vessel
By Gary Komarin
Located in London, GB
Gary Komarin Vessel, 2024 Acrylic on canvas/wood panel 76.2 x 61 cm 30 x 24 inches Eschewing traditional materials in favor of tarps and drop cloths, spackle and house paint, Gary K...
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood Panel
The Geometry of Love
By Gary Komarin
Located in London, GB
Gary Komarin The Geometry of Love, 2023 Mixed media on canvas 182.9 x 152.4 cm 72 × 60 inches Eschewing traditional materials in favor of tarps and drop cloths, spackle and house pa...
Canvas, Mixed Media
A suite of Blue Sea, Salina
By Gary Komarin
Located in London, GB
Gary Komarin A suite of Blue Sea, Salina, 2023 Mixed media on canvas 152.4 x 121.9 cm 60 x 48 inches Eschewing traditional materials in favor of tarps and drop cloths, spackle and h...
Mixed Media
Abstract Composition with Green
By Frank Shifreen
Located in New York, NY
These new works start from polar opposite impulses which juxtapose the purity and beauty of platonic forms opposed to impulsive muscular instantaneous painting. Shifreen internalizes...
Untitled in Green
By Brian Kirchoff
Located in New York, NY
Abstract painting. Green, silver and black. About the artist: Restlessly creative is how I describe myself. Probably explains my varied career in numerous creative-type fiel...
Canvas, Acrylic
Between Green
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Canvas, Oil
Good Green Earth
By Brad Robertson
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery setting. Please note the colors are difficult to capture and may vary due to different digital screens and settings. Brad Robertson has painted all his life. Born and raised in the coastal town of Mobile, Alabama, his earliest inspiration was the landscape- the indigenous pines and oak trees, and the waters of Mobile Bay...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Untitled (Green)
By Dionisios Fragias
Located in New York, NY
Dionisios Fragias is a New York -based artist born on the Greek island of Kefalonia and raised in New York City. He is the protege of the artist Jeff Koons whose years-long mentorshi...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Green Border, Painting, Oil on Other
By Richard Szkutnik
Located in Yardley, PA
original contemporary abstract oil on panel :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Sign...
Oil
