Ben Charles Weiner
Gel Monochrome Variation 1, 2016
IMAGE SIZE: 14.5” x 11” / ARTIST STATEMENT: My work depicts materials used to create illusions in …
Read moreIMAGE SIZE: 14.5” x 11” / ARTIST STATEMENT: My work depicts materials used to create illusions in art and everyday life, such as oil paint on a palette; hair gel and jewels, which glamorize one’s appearance; and beeswax, which is used in sculpture. I light these materials in ways that activate their visually hypnotic …
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Connecting two opposing styles—abstraction and photorealism—Ben Weiner creates hyper-detailed, lush …
Read moreConnecting two opposing styles—abstraction and photorealism—Ben Weiner creates hyper-detailed, lush paintings and videos of extremely magnified consumer products, including hair gel, chemical food additives, and deodorant. In his work, he presents such meticulously rendered, close-up views of his subjects that they …
Read moreIMAGE SIZE: 14.5” x 11” / ARTIST STATEMENT: My work depicts materials used to create illusions in …
Read moreIMAGE SIZE: 14.5” x 11” / ARTIST STATEMENT: My work depicts materials used to create illusions in art and everyday life, such as oil paint on a palette; hair gel and jewels, which glamorize one’s appearance; and beeswax, which is used in sculpture. I light these materials in ways that activate their visually hypnotic …
Read moreConnecting two opposing styles—abstraction and photorealism—Ben Weiner creates hyper-detailed, lush …
Read moreConnecting two opposing styles—abstraction and photorealism—Ben Weiner creates hyper-detailed, lush paintings and videos of extremely magnified consumer products, including hair gel, chemical food additives, and deodorant. In his work, he presents such meticulously rendered, close-up views of his subjects that they …
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