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Blue Conditions

Creator: Andrei Petrov
Offered by: Anderson Contemporary

Description
"When words are not enough, painting arrives. In contrast to traditional Abstract Expressionist work, which might start with a tree or a woman and proceed to abstract it, I do the opposite: I add nature to an abstract language that marries Hudson River School drama-filled light and grandeur with energetic animated gestures, muscular surfaces and bold strokes familiar in Abstract Expressionism. Numerous glazes and swaths of paint dash about the canvas stage and often emerge from the lower depths where the painting began. By freezing the action, I allow a slow motion probe of the components that comprise the composition.

Think of a frozen lake: leaves, twigs, nuts, fish, are all suspended in ice at random depths and angles. Thick islets of paint interrupt a placid color field to create a vast, non-linear perspective from the root to the fruit of the gesture. Tension is created by the juxstaposition of animated bursts of paint with the slow, contemplative layering found in the Hudson River School painting. At times, the brush is mightier than the pen." Andrei Petrov

NYC born and raised, Andrei Petrov has exhibited in New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, New Mexico, Boston and Florida. Petrov’s work can be found in the collections of The Cooper Hewitt Museum, The Four Seasons Hotel, The Fairmont Hotel, and the Segal Corporation, to name a few. He was selected as the honored Visual Artist at the esteemed Music@Menlo Festival in Silicon Valley, California.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	New
Materials:	Oil, mixed media on canvas
Condition:	New. In beautiful condition - unframed
Creation Date:	2024
Styles / Movements:	Abstract Expressionism, Expressionism, Contemporary
Incollect Reference #:	756109

Dimensions

W.	30 in;	H.	24 in;
W.	76.2 cm;	H.	60.96 cm;

Message from Seller:

Anderson Contemporary, founded by Ronni Anderson in 2015, champions a diverse range of artists through online sales, studio tours, and international art fairs. For inquiries, contact 917.515.5972 or email ronni@andersoncontemporary.com.