With a grey to white descending gradient, the sky acts as a backdrop to a dramatic leaning building. The rounded walls of th… With a grey to white descending gradient, the sky acts as a backdrop to a dramatic leaning buildin… — shown in a room setting With a grey to white descending gradient, the sky acts as a backdrop to a dramatic leaning building. The rounded walls of th… With a grey to white descending gradient, the sky acts as a backdrop to a dramatic leaning building. The rounded walls of th… With a grey to white descending gradient, the sky acts as a backdrop to a dramatic leaning building. Th… — artist's signature With a grey to white descending gradient, the sky acts as a backdrop to a dramatic leaning building. The rounded… — edge view With a grey to white descending gradient, the sky acts as a backdrop to a dramatic leaning building. The rounded wa… — detail With a grey to white descending gradient, the sky acts as a backdrop to a dramatic leaning building. The rou… — shown hanging
With a grey to white descending gradient, the sky acts as a backdrop to a dramatic leaning building. The rounded walls of th…
With a grey to white descending gradient, the sky acts as a backdrop to a dramatic leaning buildin… — shown in a room setting
With a grey to white descending gradient, the sky acts as a backdrop to a dramatic leaning building. The rounded walls of th…
With a grey to white descending gradient, the sky acts as a backdrop to a dramatic leaning building. The rounded walls of th…
With a grey to white descending gradient, the sky acts as a backdrop to a dramatic leaning building. Th… — artist's signature
With a grey to white descending gradient, the sky acts as a backdrop to a dramatic leaning building. The rounded… — edge view
With a grey to white descending gradient, the sky acts as a backdrop to a dramatic leaning building. The rounded wa… — detail
With a grey to white descending gradient, the sky acts as a backdrop to a dramatic leaning building. The rou… — shown hanging
Painting by Edward Herman 8 Artworks Sold

Guggenheim

Acrylic, Canvas, Framed by Artist

40.5cm (W) x 79cm (H) x 4.4cm (D)

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Framed by Artist

A$690

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Artwork Description

During my time in New York in 2015, I was privileged to set foot in this monumental example of 20th century modern architecture. Frank Lloyd Write’s 5th Avenue masterpiece, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, has fascinated me ever since and tackling this piece with simple monochromatic paints was a joy.

The monochrome finish was inspired by the grey weather under which I visit the Guggenheim. The Manhattan snow in those winter months tends to muffle the metropolitan bustle, and the quiet of midday 5th Avenue was perfectly contrasted with the scale of the colossal structures.

I layered acrylic paints with loose palette-knife strokes and slowly developed the forms of the structure. The diagonal composition of the piece aims to causes dizziness, to mimic the spiralling gallery of the interior. I also adopted a looser, more modern, style in the creation of this piece, drawing upon my memories of the Modern Art galleries on the inside.

Artist Bio
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Edward Herman 10 artworks | 5 Sold

Living in Adelaide, I love to travel and I enjoy painting and drawing scenes from holidays with my family in Europe. I take inspiration from both realist and impressionist art, and enjoy visually capturing the European environment.

Commissions
Edward's studio is in Adelaide