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The Actors Painting
United States
Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 60 W x 48 H x 1.5 D in
Ships in a Crate
About The Artwork
"The Actors" was inspired by a couple of ideas, but mainly the concept of being open physically but closed emotionally. Allowing someone in can be the most difficult aspect of an interaction for some. I also thought about how we often present a mask to the outside world and choose to limit vulnerability by hiding our true selves. The painting is large for me and was made at a time were I was often working alone despite being in a shared studio space. Podcasts were typically the only voices I heard. I think I wanted to surround myself with large figures to "people the studio". There was also (and still is) a drive for to see realistic body types at that scale.
Original Created:2013
Subjects:Nude
Materials:Canvas
Styles:SurrealismFigurativeFine Art
Mediums:Acrylic
Details & Dimensions
Painting:Acrylic on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:60 W x 48 H x 1.5 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Yes
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
Shipping & Returns
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Handling:Ships in a wooden crate for additional protection of heavy or oversized artworks. Crated works are subject to an $80 care and handling fee. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:United States.
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United States
Sterling Shaw is a product of Philadelphia’s public school system. He entered the Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts in the year 2000 receiving his certificate in 2004 and MFA in 2020. His work has been exhibited at The Painting Center New York, The Woodmere Art Museum, Delaware Center For Contemporary Art, Rosenfeld Gallery, The Main Line Art Center, Seraphin Gallery, Artists House Gallery and Gross McCleaf Gallery. Select prizes include: Woodmere Endowment Fund Memorial Prize 2012, The Betsy Meyer Memorial Prize 2006, William Emlen Cresson Memorial Travel Scholarship 2004. His work belongs to various private and public collections, including the permanent collection of The Woodmere Art Museum, the Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection. He is currently working from a studio in South Philadelphia.
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