Figure 1996

Abstract impressionist nude artwork — Figure 1996 rendered across multiple artistic styles.

Figure 1996 — Quarry Day

Quarry Day

Warm painterly rendering with a rocky stone background in cool grey and blue. The figure feels grounded and real. Naturalistic and unfussy.

Figure standing partially clothed, cropped at thigh, arms down, downcast eyes, street clothes, somewhat risqué, naturalistic oil style with textured rocky backdrop

Figure 1996 — Neo Mondrian

Neo Mondrian

Warm ochre and flesh tones on the figure against a fractured white ground with bold blue and yellow colour blocks. The grid is loose and painterly rather than hard-edged. Energetic and immediate with strong graphic presence.

Figure standing partially clothed, cropped at thigh, arms down, downcast eyes, street clothes, somewhat risqué, loose painterly grid of blue and yellow with energetic graphic presence

Figure 1996 — Dark Sentinels

Dark Sentinels

Warm grey-brown with tall dark architectural forms flanking the figure on either side. The figure is naturalistically rendered in warm flesh tones against the cool structured surround. Painterly and grounded with a monumental quality.

Figure standing partially clothed, cropped at thigh, arms down, downcast eyes, street clothes, somewhat risqué, flanked by tall dark forms, naturalistic figure in earthy warmth against structured stone

Figure 1996 — Cool Quartz

Cool Quartz

Cool blue-violet with large angular faceted planes filling the background. The figure is naturalistically rendered in warm flesh tones against the crystalline surround. Precise and cold with a quartz-like quality to the fractured background.

Figure standing partially clothed, cropped at thigh, arms down, downcast eyes, street clothes, somewhat risqué, precise faceted background in cool quartz-like fragments framing warm flesh tones

Figure 1996 — White Fracture

White Fracture

High-key warm white with large fractured plaster forms filling the background. Cool shadows give the pale surface depth and sculptural weight. Light and substantial with a bleached stone quality.

Figure standing partially clothed, cropped at thigh, arms down, downcast eyes, street clothes, somewhat risqué, high-key warm white forms with bleached stone texture and cool shadow relief

Figure 1996 — Golden Pillar

Golden Pillar

Warm golden-ochre with tall dark ornate column forms flanking the figure. The figure is rendered in luminous warm tones against the architectural surround. Rich and structured with a classical grandeur.

Figure standing partially clothed, cropped at thigh, arms down, downcast eyes, street clothes, somewhat risqué, luminous figure set against richly detailed architectural surroundings

Figure 1996 — Mirror Grid

Mirror Grid

Warm flesh and pale blue with tiled repeated copies of the figure filling the background in an ordered grid. The central figure stands before a wall of its own reflections. Distinctive and slightly disorienting with a pop multiplicity.

Figure standing partially clothed, cropped at thigh, arms down, downcast eyes, street clothes, somewhat risqué, bold figure repeated in an ordered grid of warm and cool tones, slightly surreal

Figure 1996 — White Crush

White Crush

Stark black corners frame radiating crumpled white planes — crushed paper or foil caught in sharp light. Figure is warm against the high contrast surround. Graphic and dramatic with a strong print-like character. Bold silhouettes read with particular intensity in this style.

Figure standing partially clothed, cropped at thigh, arms down, downcast eyes, street clothes, somewhat risqué, dramatic foil-crush effect with stark black corners and radiating white planes

Figure 1996 — Fallen Angel

Fallen Angel

Deep navy and violet flank large pale cloud-like forms at the centre — the composition reads like dark wings around a spotlight. Figure is warm and illuminated against the cool dramatic surround. Ghosted face visible in the lower right adds an eerie presence. Atmospheric and slightly otherworldly.

Figure standing partially clothed, cropped at thigh, arms down, downcast eyes, street clothes, somewhat risqué, dramatic cool-toned atmosphere with warm illuminated focal glow

Figure 1996 — Silver Peak

Silver Peak

Cool silver and blue with dramatic angular mountain-like forms filling the background — jagged peaks or shattered rock faces in dark gestural marks. Figure is warm and painterly against the powerful cool surround. Alpine and commanding. One of the more dramatically structured backgrounds in this range.

Figure standing partially clothed, cropped at thigh, arms down, downcast eyes, street clothes, somewhat risqué, dramatic jagged mountain forms in cool gestural strokes framing a warmly painted subject

Figure 1996 — Dark Alabaster

Dark Alabaster

Dark charcoal and deep purple flank large pale glowing rock or ice forms behind the figure. Scattered leaf shapes in the upper corners add a decorative note. Figure is warm against the luminous pale centre. Dramatic contrast between glowing stone and dark surround. Moody and painterly.

Figure standing partially clothed, cropped at thigh, arms down, downcast eyes, street clothes, somewhat risqué, painterly contrasts of warm figure against luminous rock and shadowed surround

Figure 1996 — Fluid Dynamics

Fluid Dynamics

Pale blue-white ground with large fluid dark forms sweeping in from the sides like heavy shadow or dark marble veining. Figure painted in warm flesh tones with cool blue accents standing clearly in the pale centre. Dramatic and fluid with a marbled quality.

Figure standing partially clothed, cropped at thigh, arms down, downcast eyes, street clothes, somewhat risqué, bold fluid shadows frame a warmly lit central figure with cool blue accents