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![Painting, Old dog, Shai Dahan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/22724_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Abstract Composition in Yellow and Blue, Claude Chauchet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/3782_1_grid.jpg)
Abstract Composition in Yellow and Blue
Claude Chauchet
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,139
![Painting, Les chaussures bleues, Eric Crémer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/45867_1_grid.jpg)
Les chaussures bleues
Eric Crémer
Painting - 65 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,121
![Painting, For Life, Love and Happiness, Hery Purnomo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/35962_1_grid.jpg)
For Life, Love and Happiness
Hery Purnomo
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$729
![Painting, Lac de Margeride (Auvergne), Muriel d'Alexandry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/111694_1_grid.jpg)
Lac de Margeride (Auvergne)
Muriel d'Alexandry
Painting - 61 x 46 x 1.8 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.7 inch
$729
![Painting, Beauté des îles, Toby Mulligan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/32039_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Heart Love, 2NY](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1281045_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Nude lying on a divan, Christel Sobke](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174218_1_grid.jpg)
Nude lying on a divan
Christel Sobke
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,345
![Painting, Still moving, Margaret Hunter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/44749_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Retrato en fondo amarillo, Enrique Pichardo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210910_1_grid.jpg)
Retrato en fondo amarillo
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 152 x 122 x 2 cm Painting - 59.8 x 48 x 0.8 inch
$3,394
![Painting, 20240135, Arvid Boecker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215460_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 20240134, Arvid Boecker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215457_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 20240133, Arvid Boecker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215455_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 20240124, Arvid Boecker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215453_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 20240120, Arvid Boecker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215452_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 20240115, Arvid Boecker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215451_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 20240114, Arvid Boecker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215448_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 20240110, Arvid Boecker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215447_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 20240106, Arvid Boecker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215445_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 20240105, Arvid Boecker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215437_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Retrato en fondo azul, Enrique Pichardo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210908_1_grid.jpg)
Retrato en fondo azul
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 152 x 122 x 2 cm Painting - 59.8 x 48 x 0.8 inch
$3,394
![Painting, Taylor Swift's High Heels, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215015_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift's High Heels
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$437 $306
![Painting, Taylor Swift's Appearance, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214319_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift's Appearance
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$437 $306
![Painting, Taylor Swift's Girl Power, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214304_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift's Girl Power
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$437
![Painting, Taylor Swift's Fans in Red, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214303_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift's Fans in Red
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$437
![Painting, Taylor Swift Surprised, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214302_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift Surprised
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$437
![Painting, The White Soulages (Le Soulages Blanc), Bruno Cantais](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214653_1_grid.jpg)
The White Soulages (Le Soulages Blanc)
Bruno Cantais
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$219 $175
![Painting, The White Soulages (Le Soulages Blanc), Bruno Cantais](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214650_1_grid.jpg)
The White Soulages (Le Soulages Blanc)
Bruno Cantais
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$219 $175
![Painting, Taylor Swift Is Always Moving (Taylor Swift Est Toujours en Mouvement), Bruno Cantais](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214645_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift Is Always Moving (Taylor Swift Est Toujours en Mouvement)
Bruno Cantais
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$202 $161
![Painting, Taylor Swift's Heart (Le Coeur de Taylor Swift), Bruno Cantais](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214640_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift's Heart (Le Coeur de Taylor Swift)
Bruno Cantais
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$202 $161
![Painting, Tribute to Soulages (Hommage à Soulages), Bruno Cantais](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214629_1_grid.jpg)
Tribute to Soulages (Hommage à Soulages)
Bruno Cantais
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$443 $354
![Painting, Olympic Gold Medals Paris 2024, Bruno Cantais](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214297_1_grid.jpg)
Olympic Gold Medals Paris 2024
Bruno Cantais
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch
$392 $314
![Painting, Dream with Taylor Swift, Bruno Cantais](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214295_1_grid.jpg)
Dream with Taylor Swift
Bruno Cantais
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch
$331 $265
![Painting, Taylor Swift's Red Midnight Whispers, Bruno Cantais](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214215_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift's Red Midnight Whispers
Bruno Cantais
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch
$331 $265
![Painting, Red of Taylor Swift, Bruno Cantais](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214172_1_grid.jpg)
Red of Taylor Swift
Bruno Cantais
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch
$331 $265
![Painting, Tribute to Soulages (Hommage à Soulages), Bruno Cantais](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214163_1_grid.jpg)
Tribute to Soulages (Hommage à Soulages)
Bruno Cantais
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$219 $175
![Painting, Tribute to Soulages (Hommage à Soulages), Bruno Cantais](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213944_1_grid.jpg)
Tribute to Soulages (Hommage à Soulages)
Bruno Cantais
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$219 $175
![Painting, Tribute to Soulages (Hommage à Soulages), Bruno Cantais](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213940_1_grid.jpg)
Tribute to Soulages (Hommage à Soulages)
Bruno Cantais
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$219 $175
![Painting, Dieppe Series 2.0 / III (1), Dorine van der Ploeg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213865_1_grid.jpg)
Dieppe Series 2.0 / III (1)
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$359
![Painting, Dieppe Series 2.0 / IX, Dorine van der Ploeg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213722_1_grid.jpg)
Dieppe Series 2.0 / IX
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$359
![Painting, Dieppe Series 2.0 / X, Dorine van der Ploeg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213721_1_grid.jpg)
Dieppe Series 2.0 / X
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$359
![Painting, Tribute to Soulages (Hommage à Soulages), Bruno Cantais](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195096_1_grid.jpg)
Tribute to Soulages (Hommage à Soulages)
Bruno Cantais
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch
$443 $354
![Painting, Mr Hope heart love, MrHope](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214881_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Balade dans tes yeux, Jéko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196684_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Celestial Gilding, Léo Pansard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215636_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Taylor Swift's Concert by Plane (Le Concert de Taylor Swift en Avion), Bruno Cantais](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213162_1_grid.jpg)
The Taylor Swift's Concert by Plane (Le Concert de Taylor Swift en Avion)
Bruno Cantais
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch
$331 $265
![Painting, Pray for all the people, Luis Miguel Aparisi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170381_1_grid.jpg)
Pray for all the people
Luis Miguel Aparisi
Painting - 97 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, Serenata, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209381_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, " L'automne arrive" abstrait acrylique collage mortier châssis lin 83x54 cm 2017, Emmanuelle Vroelant](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/315427_1_grid.jpg)
" L'automne arrive" abstrait acrylique collage mortier châssis lin 83x54 cm 2017
Emmanuelle Vroelant
Painting - 83 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 32.7 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
$1,794
![Painting, Beautiful Girl, Mr Brainwash](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202680_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sans titre, JonOne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197058_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L'inizio della festa, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212107_1_grid.jpg)
L'inizio della festa
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 33 x 48 x 0.1 cm Painting - 13 x 18.9 x 0 inch
$219
![Painting, Joker Card, Bruno Cantais](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211872_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Beautiful Girl, Mr Brainwash](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193460_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sparing, Lise Mercure](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204362_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Flowering in the vineyard n°2 - Tuscany landscape painting, Raimondo Pacini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215756_1_grid.jpg)
Flowering in the vineyard n°2 - Tuscany landscape painting
Raimondo Pacini
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$263
![Painting, Panorama on the harbor - Amalfi painting, Vincenzo Somma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208857_1_grid.jpg)
Panorama on the harbor - Amalfi painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 60 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
Sold
![Painting, Taylor Swift's Concert, Janusz Kik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211733_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Volume I, Jeremie Faivre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2207260_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Horizon n 8027, Maryam Shams](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204251_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lion, M.Cros](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211070_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Résurgences abyssales N°123, Gilbert Sabatier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212362_1_grid.jpg)
Résurgences abyssales N°123
Gilbert Sabatier
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
$1,794
![Painting, Tryptique blanc et rouge, Maryam Shams](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204269_1_grid.jpg)
Tryptique blanc et rouge
Maryam Shams
Painting - 80 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
$18,386
![Painting, Réseaux cosmo-tellurique, Maryam Shams](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204268_1_grid.jpg)
Réseaux cosmo-tellurique
Maryam Shams
Painting - 162 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 63.8 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
$21,054
![Painting, Reflets, Maryam Shams](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204267_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Blue Deep - Expension, Maryam Shams](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204259_1_grid.jpg)
Blue Deep - Expension
Maryam Shams
Painting - 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
$16,402
![Painting, Etang vert bleuté, Maryam Shams](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204252_1_grid.jpg)
Etang vert bleuté
Maryam Shams
Painting - 100 x 125 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch
$16,402
![Painting, Mickey III, Martin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190616_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, À Ars en Ré, Patricia Simsa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197106_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rainy painting, Stanislav Bojankov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213498_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled landscape, Stanislav Bojankov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213496_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled landscape
Stanislav Bojankov
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$886
![Painting, Cascade, Cécile Labonne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204675_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Taylor Swift in the Paris Luxembourg Garden during Concert in 2024, Christian Jodin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205477_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift in the Paris Luxembourg Garden during Concert in 2024
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$168
![Painting, Taylor Swift Above and Below Stars, Streams and Mountains, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202143_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift Above and Below Stars, Streams and Mountains
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
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![Painting, Taylor Swift in Bird of Fire, in Four Versions of Diaghilev, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202148_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift in Bird of Fire, in Four Versions of Diaghilev
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$325
![Painting, Taylor Swift Dancing in between Blue Sparks and Sunflowers, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202136_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift Dancing in between Blue Sparks and Sunflowers
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$325
![Painting, Sweet Wave, Virginia Benedicto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194036_1_grid.jpg)
Sweet Wave
Virginia Benedicto
Painting - 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,682 $1,564
![Painting, Flora, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202564_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Taylor Swift's Concert in Paris in 2024, Christian Jodin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205440_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift's Concert in Paris in 2024
Christian Jodin
Painting - 65 x 54 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch
$331
![Painting, Taylor Swift's Fountain of Youth (La Fontaine de Jouvence de Taylor Swift), Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203807_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift's Fountain of Youth (La Fontaine de Jouvence de Taylor Swift)
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$325
![Painting, Taylor Swift at Cannes, Janusz Kik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211735_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift at Cannes
Janusz Kik
Painting - 60 x 40.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.9 x 0.1 inch
$331
![Painting, In constant motion (City life) 4, Nestor Toro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2185970_1_grid.jpg)
In constant motion (City life) 4
Nestor Toro
Painting - 61 x 91.4 x 1.8 cm Painting - 24 x 36 x 0.7 inch
Sold
![Painting, Taylor Swift In Theater : Frantic, Wonderful, Uplifting Atmosphere before the Performance, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202613_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift In Theater : Frantic, Wonderful, Uplifting Atmosphere before the Performance
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$325
![Painting, I Saw Taylor Swift in "Nutcracker", Beautifully Revisited, and Saw It to Be a Happily Ending "Romeo and Juliette" Version, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202151_1_grid.jpg)
I Saw Taylor Swift in "Nutcracker", Beautifully Revisited, and Saw It to Be a Happily Ending "Romeo and Juliette" Version
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$325
![Painting, Taylor Swift Rehearsing Some Steps Before, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202138_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift Rehearsing Some Steps Before
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$325
![Painting, Taylor Swift in Sunflower Dancer Acts, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202134_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift in Sunflower Dancer Acts
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$325
![Painting, Taylor Swift On the Edge (Taylor Swift Au Bord), Janusz Kik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205962_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift On the Edge (Taylor Swift Au Bord)
Janusz Kik
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$331
![Painting, Late Return (Retour Tardif), Janusz Kik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205747_1_grid.jpg)
Late Return (Retour Tardif)
Janusz Kik
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$331
![Painting, Igneous, Nikolaos Schizas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1953099_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Am new start, Nikolaos Schizas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1953054_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Somewhere in the Aegean Sea, Nikolaos Schizas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1935726_1_grid.jpg)
Somewhere in the Aegean Sea
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$3,646
![Painting, Taylor Swift Sailing in Cannes, Janusz Kik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205966_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift Sailing in Cannes
Janusz Kik
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$331
![Painting, Taylor Swift's Visit to a Small Harbour (Taylor Swift en Visite au Petit Port), Janusz Kik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205921_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift's Visit to a Small Harbour (Taylor Swift en Visite au Petit Port)
Janusz Kik
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$331
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Acrylic Painting for Sale
Acrylic painting is a pictorial technique which is widely popular in today's art world. It uses a synthetic paint and its paste is made of pigments which are similar to those found in oil painting. It is emulsified with water and mixed with resin which binds them together.
Although the current success of acrylic paint is undeniable, its invention is nonetheless relatively recent in the history of painting. It was first developed in the 1930s in the United States. The advantages of this new technique (durability, solidity, quick to dry) were initially put to use in the industrial, construction and automobile sectors. In 1949, the printers Leonor Colour and Sam Golden decided to commercialise the invention and target artists thanks to the paint brand Magma.
At the same time, chemists at the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico were also developing its texture, working alongside expert muralists who used it to create the mural and fresco paintings on the Mexico University's façade.
The material was embraced by the art world with important representatives of abstract expressionism, including Kooning, Rothko and Morris Louis using it in their work. But it was in 1963 that acrylic paint truly conquered the art world under the commercial brand name Liquitex, thanks to the innovations of Henry Levinson who made the paint dilutable with water and not just turpentine spirit.
Thanks to this, the paint became easier to work with, and more importantly, more accessible. It quickly became the favourite medium of Pop Art legends such as the painters Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Previously ignored in favor of oil painting which continued to be a symbol of the fine arts par excellence, acrylic painting benefited from the influence of these big names. Mindsets gradually changed and acrylic paint continued to seduce an ever growing audience of creators.
Originally an exclusively American privilege, the paint was exported to Europe around 1965. This was mainly thanks to the Belgian painter Pierre Alechinsky who played a role in making it popular among the Western European Surrealist circles after he returned from New York. Joan Miró and Max Ernst also demonstrated a preference for the medium, which had in the meantime become a legitimate alternative to oil painting.
The two canvas painting techniques conflict with each other in several ways. Many see acrylic paint as a material which corresponds better to the fast-paced modernity of our times. Whilst oil painting requires a tremendous amount of patience and and can crack when drying, acrylic paint dries quickly, does not need varnishing, is highly waterproof and most importantly, can be conserved more easily.
Acrylic resin can also be adapted to all kinds of supports, whether it be glass or fabric, and its texture allows the artist to play intricately with the thickness and reliefs without having to worry about the chromatic purity of the palette. The works of the contemporary painters John Kokkinos, Julien Colombier and Maude Ovize are all examples of the use of the medium in artworks today.
Acrylic paint has a wide range of usages. It can be used on surfaces such as wood, canvas, paper, ceramics and metal. It is used for both fine and decorative arts.
To create an acrylic painting, you will need a surface to paint on, some acrylic paint, and a tool to apply the paint to the surface with, such as a brush or sponge. You can plan the composition of the work beforehand, or apply the paint directly to the canvas in order to achieve the desired result.
Certain types of acrylic paints can contain toxins within their ingredients, similarly to oil paints. Acrylic paint dries quickly so it can be hard to go back and alter an acrylic painting. We also do not know how long acrylic paints last for, as they have only been around for abotu 50 years.