Artist Michael DesRosiers creates paintings, mixed-media works, and welded aluminum sculptures. Noted for his ability with color, DesRosiers' non-objective art is as in tune with nature as it is with the complexities of the human psyche. This artist has spent decades in the studio refining his unique sensibility, one that combines the authenticity of the abstract idiom with the emotional impact of vivid color. His work has been widely exhibited in galleries and at international art fairs.

DesRosiers begins this mixed-media work by preparing a 10-inch by 10-inch by 2 1/2-inch MDF panel, applying multiple coats of acrylic paint. He then creates painted and printed sheets of paper, each featuring complex patterns and colors. Using these unique proprietary materials as a foundation for the composition, DesRosiers interlocks selected pieces, often applying intermediate glazes of translucent paint, and burnishing each layer together one to the next. The result is a seamless image that transcends its components. To complete the piece, multiple coats of MSA varnish are applied.

"Bar Brown" features a large centrally placed shape, one studded with disc-like armor oscillating between silver and cream, and set against a background of stacked stone-like layers that suggest the face of an ancient canyon wall. Raked by a radiant white light, this wall of articulated dark brown is the perfect foil for what is essentially the forward focus of the composition. Taking up most of the square format, the featured form terminates in a cap of a mottled dark brown and a single ochre eye. Albeit contemporary in design, this work simultaneously suggests something ancient, perhaps the one-eyed cyclops of Greek mythology or even the Egyptian Amun-Ra from the Temple of Karnak in Thebes. The artwork is intentionally unframed. The dripped edges not only record the history of the piece but also serve as the transition between the work and the wall.

This mixed-media work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the artist. Simple installation instructions will also be included.


Condition:
Imperfections: No Imperfections

Origin:
United States

Materials & Techniques:
Acrylic Paint, Mixed-Media

Details:
Country of Origin: United States
Art Subjects: Abstract
What type of item is it? Not Used
Frame Type: Unframed

No Imperfections