Painting by Ben Tankard 735 Artworks Sold

The Tourist

Acrylic, Ready to hang

152cm (W) x 61cm (H) x 3cm (D)

Certificate of Authenticity Included
A$1,200

Artwork Description

A new painting in my Monopoly series, with painted sides, ready to hang without framing.

These paintings take imagery from the classic board game and transform them with thick brush strokes and slightly surreal text and additions, taking beloved imagery and transforming it into something new. The surface is impasto, with a gloss varnish. Colourful pop icons, suitable for any room.

Artist Bio

Painter from the Blue Mountains. I've had paintings in the Sulman Prize 2012โ€š Mosman Prize 2012โ€š Calleen Art Prize 2013โ€š Gallipoli Art Prize 2014 & 2016, Gosford Art Prize 2018 & 2018, the ANL Maritime Art Prize 2018 and the 2019 Hawkesbury Art Prize (winner). In the last nine years I've had a lot of success with abstract paintings, drawing inspiration from the covers of 'Popular Penguin' paperback books, from the classic Monopoly board, Uno cards, and other pop culture icons. The paintings are distorted representations of the subject matter, transformed with thick brushstrokes and often random lettering, retaining the essence of the original but also becoming something new. I have had sell out shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Singapore. My art has been featured in Art Edit magazine, The Grand Designs Australia Sourcebook and the Financial Review. PLEASE NOTE - commissions now closed for 2024. Thank you!