"Cubist Cups"
Featured Collection
January 18th, 2025
A collection about the 1940s cafes in New York City, Greenwich Village, NY, and the circumstances that led to the formation of Modernism (1890-1945) in America, through the influence of Cubist and Abstract Expressionist paintings, and Beatnik/Surrealist literature.
I hope you have a great time enjoying these oil pastel paintings.
Series: #1
“The Bourgeoisie”
Description
The series here focuses on the Cubist and geometrical proportions of Pablo Picasso and Wassily Kandinsky, creating an oil pastel study of geometry and “multiple angles,” a display of 3D forms on a 2D plane.
Title
“The Bourgeoisie, Volumes 1 and 2”
Materials
Oil Pastel on Watercolor Paper, 18x24”
Series #2
Spontaneous Creativity
Vol. 1-4
A Cubist Cups series
Description
Project “Cubist Cups: Spontaneous Creativity,” a story about 1940s early modernists sharing stories about art, literature, poetry, and sculpture, eventually coining the “Beatnik,” and “Cubism” and “Abstract Expressionist” movements (think spontaneous prose and abstract portraits with emotional expression), that infused the century with unlimited potential.
Title
“Spontaneous Creativity: A 1940s Story: Volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4.”
Materials
Oil Pastel on Watercolor Paper, 18x24”
Series: #3:
Simplicity, Congruency, Intimacy
Vol. 1-4
Description
The “Simplicity, Congruency, and Intimacy” painting series (5 volumes) has been revealed this month, about connection while sharing sunrises and sunsets, over the twin flame ideas of completing each other's sentences. Inspiration: Picasso and Kandinsky, modern artists from the 1920’s-1940’s.
Title
“Simplicity, Congruency, and Intimacy: Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5,” a Cubist Cups series. 2024-2025
Materials
Oil Pastel on Watercolor Paper, 18x24”
Series: #4
“A Delightful Surprise”
Description
This is a meditation on sunny sunrises and wintery sunsets, accompanied by strolls through the beach and intertwining gazes, locked between two lovers who share commonalities in love. It reproduced the concepts of the Cubist Cups theme, spontaneous creativity and the study of past masterworks of the 1940s, and moved forward as a new theme and style: romance and Impressionism.
Title
“A Delightful Surprise, Volumes 1 and 2”
Materials
Oil Pastel on Watercolor Paper, 18x24”
Series: #5
“A Starry Blanket”
Description
This painting describes the furtherance of the “A Delightful Surprise” collection, pushing the boundaries of it, to include the concepts of amorous love and protection while enjoying the pleasure and security of sunsets. It’s about, “Watch over me while I sleep, and take care of me, like I take care of you!”
Title
“A Starry Blanket”
Materials
Oil Pastel on Watercolor Paper, 18x24”
