view additional image 1
View in a Room ArtworkView in a Room Background
2540 Views
35

VIEW IN MY ROOM

The Catch Up Painting

Stella Kapezanou

Greece

Painting, Oil on Cardboard

Size: 27.6 W x 35.4 H x 1.6 D in

Ships in a Box

info-circle
This artwork is not for sale.
Primary imagePrimary imagePrimary imagePrimary imagePrimary image Trustpilot Score
2540 Views
35

Artist Recognition

link - Artist featured in a collection

Artist featured in a collection

About The Artwork

Stella Kapezanou is upfront from the start: even though her drawings are in harmony with the figurative practice, her main body of work does not focus on what one would call “pure” realism. Admittedly, her artworks are defined by their accuracy in the depiction of the composition - in fact, at first glance the viewer is propelled to examine their allusion to pop art and photorealism. However, after further observation, it is evident to the viewer that Kapezanou consciously disengages from these visual references. Whilst the artist may be skilfully seeking the proximity in the representation of each subject, her ultimate focus is devoted to the exploration of the various formalistic and expressionistic possibilities offered by the medium of painting. Deliberately “structured”, Kapezanou’s works are “observed” in a distressed atmosphere. Elements such as the vitality or frugality of the design, the pluralism of colour, the choice between illustration or subtraction as well as the meticulous exaggeration of detail and the addition of symbolism in imaginary settings, all come together to heighten the intensity of a multilevel tangible (yet at times elusive) realism, through which the artist approaches the aspects of “modern life”.

Details & Dimensions

Painting:Oil on Cardboard

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:27.6 W x 35.4 H x 1.6 D in

Shipping & Returns

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.

Stella Kapezanou is a visual artist composing complex, ironic and sometimes obscure works which draw their inspiration from capitalistic and materialistic western societies. The artist’s point of departure is the very ‘aesthetics of consumption’’, and therefore she draws her images from the ‘everyday’ life of people and the relations which bind them with objects, places and times. She is intrigued by subjects that are not considered ‘high art’ but rather ‘ordinary’, in the sense that they are familiar to the viewers’ eyes, and she strives to define the real relations between 'men' and their ‘things’. As a matter of fact, she paints the very absence of relations. Her subjects don’t quite intersect, they’re just strange people playing in a fake world. Kapezanou’s paintings are too picture perfect, almost adverts, unrelated possibilities in the same frame of the painting. The depicted scenes could never quite occur; the sky is an ideal sky, the green grass a perfect stand-in for all lawns and the sceneries are carved out as if take

Artist Recognition

Artist featured in a collection

Artist featured by Saatchi Art in a collection

Thousands Of Five-Star Reviews

We deliver world-class customer service to all of our art buyers.

globe

Global Selection

Explore an unparalleled artwork selection by artists from around the world.

Satisfaction Guaranteed

Our 14-day satisfaction guarantee allows you to buy with confidence.

Support An Artist With Every Purchase

We pay our artists more on every sale than other galleries.

Need More Help?

Enjoy Complimentary Art Advisory Contact Customer Support