Contemporary American Scene Artist Brendan O’Connell Walmart Oil Painting 2005

Description: For sale is an original contemporary social realist painting by the well regarded New York artist Brendan O’Connell (1968 - Brendan O’Connell is best known for his paintings of iconic brands and the aisles of Walmart. O’Connell infuses these modern day environments with a magical quality that transforms both shoppers and products into art. His artistic interpretation of the superstore had some in the media crowning him the “Warhol of Walmart’ In this early career painting he depicts a blonde female pushing her shopping cart while perusing the aisles of her local Walmart. Her is cart full with various meats as she looks at the full colorful shelves for more delicious items to add. Artist: Brendan O’Connell Medium: Oil on board Title: Produce (By the artist) Gallery Title: Blond (sic) With Meat 2006 Date: 2005 (note gallery label date of 2006) Signed: Signed and titled by the artist on verso Condition: Good. Nail hole indentations intended as part of board construction. Measurements: 24” x 12 Unframed Brendan O'Connell (September 18, 1968, New York City) is a contemporary American artist known for his paintings of Walmart interiors. He was nicknamed America's "Brand Name Painter" by Time because of his impressionist paintings of America's most popular brands. O'Connell was born in New York City and raised in Tucker, Georgia. After graduating from Emory University in 1990 with degrees in philosophy and Spanish literature, he moved back home where he worked in a grocery store. He later moved to Paris to write a novel. Without formal art training, O'Connell began painting at the age of 22. He supported himself in Paris as a sidewalk caricaturist while working on abstract paintings.[2] According to O'Connell, influences on his painting were French Abstract-Expressionist artists including Pierre Soulages and Nicolas de Staël.[5] O'Connell became known for his large impressionist paintings of the aisles of Walmart supermarkets. The initial works were created from photographs of people shopping at Walmart. According to art critic Joe Fyfe, the works are an "idiosyncratic" combination of "kitschy decorative art, almost tourist painting" and high art. O'Connell's canvasses have been exhibited in New York; Boston; Atlanta, Georgia; Turin, Italy and Shanghai, China. National interest in Brendan began after he was profiled by Susan Orlean in The New Yorker. This was followed by his first television appearance on The Colbert Report. Brendan continues to do live paintings for the local media in Walmarts around the United States, garnering him the nickname the "Warhol of Walmart". He was the subject the 2013 documentary and Vimeo staff pick, "Blocking the Bread Aisle" by Julien Lasseur and Jamie Thalman. And was one of three artists interviewed on the Colbert Report.

Price: 637.5 USD

Location: Kingston, New York

End Time: 2024-11-19T21:18:31.000Z

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