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Contemporary portrait Contemporary portrait New Look for an Old Jacket
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 90 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch
$2,233
Sakura in my dream (stretched)
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 40 x 120 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 0.6 inch
$692
Serie Terra Retrato en fondo negro
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 110 x 110 x 1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,383
The Lightening generator
Kool Koor
Painting - 70 x 200 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch
$29,023
Peau de mur en deuil
Pascale Morelot-Palu
Painting - 180 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 70.9 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$4,688
Renouveau 5
Pascale Morelot-Palu
Painting - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,661
Renouveau11
Pascale Morelot-Palu
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,193
Fresh Roses
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$670
Flowers 5
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$558
Flowers on the background of the Sea
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$781
Royal Roses
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$781
Flowers 2
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$670
Impossible architectures IV
Orlando Alandia
Painting - 80 x 80 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 inch
$1,451
Impossible architectures III
Orlando Alandia
Painting - 80 x 80 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 inch
$1,451
Impossible architectures II
Orlando Alandia
Painting - 80 x 80 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 inch
$1,451
Einstein - Brick Wall - Mur de briques
Mr Brainwash
Painting - 91.5 x 61 x 5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 2 inch
$50,232
Portrait #13. From the Portraits series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
Bledard! Je suis nouveau à l'ecole
Enfant Précoce / Francis Essoua Kalu
Painting - 130 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$10,046
Une soirée tous les deux
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,619
Self Portrait of a Southern Man
Grégoire Devin
Painting - 72.9 x 59.9 x 4.6 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.8 inch
$5,400
Waiting for the Sun
Grégoire Devin
Painting - 72.9 x 59.9 x 4.6 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.8 inch
$5,400
Hollywood Glamour
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,395 $809
Abstract 2b
Marie Dominique Ferracci
Painting - 30 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$212
Abstraction 3
Marie Dominique Ferracci
Painting - 82 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 32.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$547
Abstraction 1
Marie Dominique Ferracci
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$435
Abstraction 4
Marie Dominique Ferracci
Painting - 50 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$547
Irises in the garden
Natalya Mougenot
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$893
Paysages abstraits 30
Qiong qiong Shao
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,005
Paysages abstraits 6
Qiong qiong Shao
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,005
Paysages abstraits 8
Qiong qiong Shao
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,005
Paysages abstraits 7
Qiong qiong Shao
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,116
Paysages abstraits 4
Qiong qiong Shao
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,340
Paysages abstraits 5
Qiong qiong Shao
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,340
Paysages abstraits I
Qiong qiong Shao
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,674
Paysages abstraits II
Qiong qiong Shao
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,340
Retrato en fondo blanco
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 210 x 210 x 2 cm Painting - 82.7 x 82.7 x 0.8 inch
$8,605
Composición en Azul
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 230 x 330 x 2 cm Painting - 90.6 x 129.9 x 0.8 inch
$7,837
By the Wild Air
Christopher Rainham
Painting - 50 x 70 x 6 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 2.4 inch
$1,178
Panels Natural High
Ronald Hunter
Painting - 70 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,115
Field of Color III
Naoko Paluszak
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 1.5 inch
$980
Field of Color IX
Naoko Paluszak
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 inch
$1,850
Field of color - west III
Naoko Paluszak
Painting - 35.6 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Painting - 14 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$950
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Drawing No. 453
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,340
Serie Terra Retrato en fondo beige
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$964
An Angel Passes By
Thierry Corpet
Painting - 70 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch
$1,674
Aux alentours d'Aix en Provence
Alexei Lantsev
Painting - 75 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,014
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.
What is acrylic paint used for?
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.
How do you do acrylic paintings?
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.
What is the weakness of acrylic paint?
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.