Painting by Ben Tankard 735 Artworks Sold

There Is A Light

Acrylic, Ready to hang

152cm (W) x 51cm (H) x 3cm (D)

Certificate of Authenticity Included
A$1,200

Artwork Description

Please note - this painting will be at my Sydney show at M2 Gallery, Surry Hills, from the 11th of October. You're very welcome to come and see it in person, and you can also enquire about the painting with Bluethumb by clicking the 'Enquire Now' button.

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 2012β€š Mosman Prize 2012β€š Calleen Art Prize 2013β€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!