Artist Information:
Lillian Abel
Los Angeles, CA
United States
Member Since: Jul 2002
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Artist Statement:
"My concentration on the oval
permits constant shifts in
imagery and composition. There
are layers in these paintings
that hint at worlds we do not
see. They suggest "lifting
the veil" to reveal dimensions
we cannot know. I want to
provoke a feeling of mystery
for all who take the...
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Artist Exhibitions:
To View Recent work shown:
http://www.artslant.com/sf/arti
sts/show/17950-lillian-abel
Graduate of Ohio University;
attended the Art Institute of
Chicago, Art Student's League
of New York and the New York
Studio School of Drawing,
Painting & Sculpture. Attended
the Santa Reparata Graphic Art
Center in ...
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Artist Galleries:
SCHOMBURG GALLERY, Bergamot
Station, Santa Monica,
California
LOS ANGELES ART
ASSOCIATION/Gallery 825
LA Artcore, Los Angeles,
California
Happy Gallery, Hollywood CA
Jose Drudis-Biada Gallery, Los
Angeles
BARNSDALL MUNICIPAL ART
GALLERY
Galleries of Pen & Brush Club,
New York City (Summer of 2002)
Galerii Temporary Contemporary
- Krakow, Poland...
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Artist Reviews:
skid row artists, reason for
existence, curated by lillian
abel
Reception June 1, Sunday, 1 to
3 pm
Featured in LA Times Weekend
Calendar, "Streetwise art from
skid row", by Susan Carpenter,
May 29, 2003
http://www.calendarlive.com/gal
leriesandmuseums/cl-wk
ungallery29may29,0,7399053.stor
y?coll=cl%2Dart%2Dfeatures
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Collections:
Bob Crewe, Los Angeles, CA
Elinor Turner, Beverly Hills,
CA
Xorin Balbes, Sowden House,
Los Angeles
Susan Camiel, The Bond House,
San Diego, CA
Ellie Blankfort, Los Angeles,
CA
Maynard Walker Art Collection,
Garnett, KS
Paul Lussier Company,
Hollywood, CA
SRO Housing Corporation, Los
Angeles, CA
Lawry Smith, Director, La ...
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Commissions:
Hawthorne Police Department
Hawthorne, California
2004
Borgata Hotel Casino And Spa
Atlantic City, New Jersey
2006
Casino Aztar Hotel
Evansville, IN
2006
William Haskew
California
2006...
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Lillian Abel's Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Lillian Abel's Portfolio.
"My concentration on the oval permits constant shifts in
imagery and composition. There are layers in these paintings that hint at worlds we do not see. They suggest "lifting
the veil" to reveal dimensions we cannot know. I want to
provoke a feeling of mystery for all who take the time to
look at the work and experience the forms. My current work is a concentration on form and color. I layer several colors and either allow the grain of the wood to be part of the compostion or cover the grain in a new texture to contrast with the underlying grain or conceal it completely"
Schomburg Gallery:
The work of Lillian Abel embodies a strange and compelling stasis where form is the subject. The simple line becomes its own language, the language of equanimity and proportion.
Abel's paintings suggest a controlled grace and formidable comprehension of color and composition. The works exist in the landscape of gesture and suggestiveness. Abel's obsession with the oval is that it is a unique and oddly inviolable shape. It becomes its own force in these paintings. Its placement on the canvas grips the picture plane and each work resolves into another... |
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bluepink, 2002
Oil Painting,
24 x 24 X 2 inches
Availability: Sold
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