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Heart of a matador
Alexandra Romano
Painting - 20.3 x 20.3 x 3.8 cm Painting - 8 x 8 x 1.5 inch
$302
Lake Aurora II: Fresh water
Alexandra Romano
Painting - 20.3 x 25.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 8 x 10 x 1.5 inch
$226
Aurora: The northern lights
Alexandra Romano
Painting - 20.3 x 25.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 8 x 10 x 1.5 inch
$343
Free spirit no. 9
Alexandra Romano
Painting - 22.9 x 30.5 x 1.8 cm Painting - 9 x 12 x 0.7 inch
$442
My backbone and I
Michael Adetula
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,200 $1,980
Neglected Stone
Busari Adewale
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
$3,000 $2,700
Beyond the Limits
Busari Adewale
Painting - 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,650 $2,385
Journey of Love
Busari Adewale
Painting - 142.2 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 56 x 48 x 1 inch
$3,200 $2,880
I drink wine with a straw
Megan Chung
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$785
Cool et vive les coolures
Seb Paul Michel
Painting - 35 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$336
She is leaving
Gisela Gaffoglio
Painting - 150 x 190 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 74.8 x 1.2 inch
$5,942
Abstract drip painting-4
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
Free Parking - Monopoly Card
Freda People Art
Painting - 105 x 105 x 0.3 cm Painting - 41.3 x 41.3 x 0.1 inch
$673
Hannya three: A garden of solace, finding peace and comfort among the blooms
Taira Akiko Hiraguri
Painting - 41 x 41 cm Painting - 16.1 x 16.1 inch
$1,738
Hannya two: Blooming chrysanthemums in darkness
Taira Akiko Hiraguri
Painting - 41 x 41 cm Painting - 16.1 x 16.1 inch
$1,738
Hannya five: Bowing, an act of rising
Taira Akiko Hiraguri
Painting - 41 x 41 cm Painting - 16.1 x 16.1 inch
$1,738
Hannya four: A garden of remembrance
Taira Akiko Hiraguri
Painting - 41 x 41 cm Painting - 16.1 x 16.1 inch
$1,738
Koomote five: The weeping woman
Taira Akiko Hiraguri
Painting - 41 x 41 cm Painting - 16.1 x 16.1 inch
$1,738
Koomote four: There are always flowers for those who want to see them
Taira Akiko Hiraguri
Painting - 41 x 41 cm Painting - 16.1 x 16.1 inch
$1,738
Koomote three: Koi attack
Taira Akiko Hiraguri
Painting - 41 x 41 cm Painting - 16.1 x 16.1 inch
$1,738
Hannya One: The burden of darkness, the promise of light
Taira Akiko Hiraguri
Painting - 41 x 41 cm Painting - 16.1 x 16.1 inch
$1,738
Heart Desire
Roseleen Labazacchy
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,199 $2,880
Have My Back
Roseleen Labazacchy
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
$4,890 $4,401
The map of the world 1
Laura Spring
Painting - 20.3 x 20.3 x 3.8 cm Painting - 8 x 8 x 1.5 inch
$240
Nothing is forbidden anymore
Zelie Alice
Painting - 45.7 x 54.6 x 2 cm Painting - 18 x 21.5 x 0.8 inch
$906
Still they'll be more
Hal Mayforth
Painting - 73.7 x 114.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 29 x 45 x 0.1 inch
$5,050
The Principle of the Thing
Hal Mayforth
Painting - 83.8 x 109.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 33 x 43 x 0.1 inch
$5,050
Free spirit no. 17
Alexandra Romano
Painting - 20.3 x 25.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 8 x 10 x 1.5 inch
$391
Yoga Feelings On My Vintage Jacket
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch
$5,100 $4,590
Les Tuileries
Caroline de Piédoüe
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,803
Recomposition II
Assadour Bezdikian
Painting - 33 x 41 x 1 cm Painting - 13 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch
$5,045
Harmonious (Mixed Feeling)
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
$4,500 $4,050
Woman with deep thought (Feminine epidemic series) II
Ogunniyi Oluwatosin
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch
$2,240 $2,016
Overwhelmed by Spring
Susanne Butcher
Painting - 200 x 290 x 2 cm Painting - 78.7 x 114.2 x 0.8 inch
$7,511
Thira Pathway
Elena Borstein
Painting - 152.4 x 101.6 x 4.1 cm Painting - 60 x 40 x 1.6 inch
$22,983
Peace and Quet
Kseniia Redina
Painting - 100 x 140 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.6 inch
$2,803
Nude Kendall Kylie Jenner Graffiti Girl
Dillon Boy
Painting - 122 x 91.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 0.2 inch
$2,803
Mickey Mouse Smiling On Bitcoins.
Mikko
Painting - 95 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,018
Sleeping in blood city
Stéphane Pontié
Painting - 97 x 77 x 1 cm Painting - 38.2 x 30.3 x 0.4 inch
$5,606
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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.