Big Art Thread

Painting in a slightly exaggerated style depicting a father, mother, and child all bending over in a row on a city sidewalk, reaching down for dandelions.

Painting in a slightly exaggerated style depicting several figures in a row standing under a curving bar filled with shirts on hangers, all reaching with thick arms for a shirt. The scene has a soft yellow glow, with an oversaturated color scheme in blue, green, and purple.

Painting in a slightly exaggerated style depicting two parents seen from above with green skin and oversized arms and hands, huddled close together holding up baby onesies, standing inside a huge blue laundry basket.

Painting in a slightly exaggerated style depicting a father and mother at a small kitchen table, in a purple and blue color scheme. The mother gestures with her arm up looking out the rainy window, and the father leans down, hand reaching for a spilled glass of red wine on the floor. A small dog huddles below a wooden chair.

Paintings by Erin Milez, 2020s, whose autobiographical work reflects her life at home with her partner and child.

Illustration in a decorative style depicting a scene from Aladdin with three bearded men wearing long robes and head wraps standing before an ornate throne where a thin man wearing a large striped crown sits, looking down at a woman holding a large bowl laden with fruits.

Illustration in a decorative style depicting a scene of a masked ball in Venice, with various white women wearing white wigs, puffy blue patterned dresses, and masks over their eyes. Some are lounging and other standing, all drifting in two-person golden boats, with a crescent moon and stars hanging from strings behind them, and a grouping of white marble columns.

Illustration in a decorative style depicting a group of ornately dressed aristocrats on a stone road near a forest, some gathered closely under a gold awning, centered around a couple perhaps in a marriage or courtship ceremony.

Illustration in a decorative style depicting a large ornately decorated room with tall purple canopies and patterned floor, holding about a dozen beds in a half-circle around the room, each with a young woman sleeping or yawning.

Illustrations by British animator, children's book author, and artist Errol Le Cain, c 1960s-80s, a self-taught prodigy who, after growing up in India and Singapore and making animated films as a teenager, was hired in London to work on various film and BBC projects.

Freestanding neon line sculpture depicting a gold phonograph surrounded by flowers.

Neon wall sculpture with a cluster of glowing red flowers on thin blue stems with heart-shaped leaves, with wires moving down to a small embroidered textile spider web.

Freestanding neon line sculpture depicting a tall pink candle placed in a blue teacup.

Freestanding neon line sculpture depicting a blue glass tower with a lightning bolt and fire erupting out from its center, and a blue crown-like shape with a spiky top (likely the top of the tower) lying on the ground next to it.

Neon sculpture by American artist Leticia Maldonado, 2020s, whose work is inspired by the Las Vegas signage she grew up around.

Painting in a realistic style depicting two Afro-Latino youths on a bike looking seriously at the viewer, one a girl with pigtails wearing blue overalls balancing on pegs, the other a boy in a tshirt and striped sweatpants sitting on the seat. They are posing on a grass lawn in front of a small red brick house, where a woman stands on the porch smiling.

Painting in a realistic style depicting an Afro-Latino youth sitting atop a large metal pie surrounded by yellow metal bars and telephone lines, with a grey-blue sky behind him.

Painting in a realistic style depicting a young Afro-Latina woman wearing a red bathing suit and swimming in green-blue water, her body and lower face submerged underwater.

Painting in a realistic style depicting a group of Black and Latino adults gathered around a table with a floral tablecloth and various drinks, under a thatch awning. They are all wearing brightly colored shirts, and gesturing as they talk, centered around a woman who is listening while leaning her jaw on her hand. A dark blue night lies behind them.

Paintings by Domincan artist Raelis Vasquez, 2020s, whose work celebrates Afro-Latinx families and communities.

Apologies for the typo, that should read "Colombian"

Abstract tapestry with a composition resembling a landscape in green, teal, and maroon, with some threads hanging down in three-dimensional sections.

Abstract tapestry with a composition resembling a mountain landscape in green, grey, and orange, with some rows of orange and deep blue threads hanging down in thick waves.

Abstract tapestry with a composition resembling a mountain landscape in purple, yellow, and blue, with a row of deep purple threads hanging down at the bottom in a wavy line.

Abstract tapestry with vertical lines in green, yellow, and red, with a line of gold and purple tassels hanging down along the bottom.

Textile sculpture by Columbian artist Vanessa Valero, 2020s.

Painting of a face in grayscale in profile, mouth open, surrounded by a colorful thick "C" shape in green and orange stripes, overlaying a cut-out section with a grayscale gradient.

Painting of two white female figures in a flat style, symmetrically arranged at a diagonal over a dark blue background. A red-rimmed circular loupe is placed over the center, revealing the women's faces as if about to kiss.

Painting showing two feet wearing dark pantyhose and red heeled shoes, coming up from the lower edge of the frame, likely from the perspective of a person driving and looking down, with some abstracted pedals on the floor, and a green and yellow background.

Painting showing two cut-off faces (a mouth and part of a woman's eyes/nose) behind a rectangular slit set within a large circle. The circle is bright green in the top half and red on the lower, with two red and white stars floating over two target circles. Everything is floating over a dark green background.

Paintings by Belgian artist Evelyne Axell, 1960s, who studied under Magritte and became involved in the Pop Art scene with compositions inspired by feminist and civil rights movements.

Assortment of sculptures arranged in a gallery space, including a couch and two chairs covered in soft white protrusions, a bunch of white shoes with protrusions on the floor, and some shirts and coats with protrusions hanging on the walls.

Silver sculpture of a stool with the top covered in soft silver protrusions forming an amorphous mass.

Photo of Kusama wearing a purple dress, lying down on a mass of soft pink cylindrical forms, with a column moving upwards to a large pink circular form hanging from the ceiling.

Freestanding ladder covered in soft white protrusions from top to bottom.

Furniture sculpture by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, 1960s.

Photo of a young Black man submerged in a lake surrounded by green trees, head just above the water, eyes closed, and face reflected below his chin. A cluster of large colorful balloons floats above him, its strings going down into the water.

Photo of three Black teens playing in a grassy field flanked by two concrete apartment buildings. Two are balanced on a skateboard (one dressed in loose-fitting pale blue sweats and hoodie and the other shirtless with pajama pants), and they are pushing the third teen in a grocery cart as he looks back at them smiling, wearing a loose pale blue outfit.

Photo of two Black figures dressed in white posing in a studio with wooden floor and a tall backdrop of blue sky with wispy white clouds over another backdrop showing repetitive windows on a city building. One figure stands back to us by the wall, holding their hand up to touch the printed sky. The other sits in a carved wooden chair, crossing his right leg and staring out at the viewer.

Photo of an outdoor laundry line holding large light blue sheets, with some bushes in the foreground and trees seen in the background. Two silhouettes pose together behind one of the sheets, one with hands on their hips and other leaning their elbow on the first one's shoulder.

Works by American photographer Tyler Mitchell, 2010s-20s, whose imagery seeks "to visualize what a Black utopia looks like or could look like."

Abstract image combining geometric patterns with loose gestural paint strokes and a repeating stamped image of a man raising his hand up.

Abstract work in a blue and white palette, with gestural clouds of paint obscuring dark blue and green shapes resembling an abstract aerial map. A large green and purple blob moves down from the upper edge of the frame. A small astronaut holding a flag that says "LOVE" stands in the lower corner.

Abstract work with large swaths of yellow-green paint overlaying an all-over pattern of green peace signs. Small astronauts are seen throughout, some sitting beneath a purple tree; one on a zipline; others riding an elephant.

Abstract work with a mix of spray paint and gestural paint strokes resembling a cosmic sky. Flat basketball shapes are strewn throughout.

Mixed media works by American artist David Huffman, 2020s, whose practice "explores identity, memory, and the material implications associated with the Black diasporic experience" in a style he calls "social abstraction."

Mixed media sculpture of two fantastical creatures with pale blue skin and rounded protrusions along their bodies. They have childlike faces and small stubby arms, holding hands as they look away towards the viewer.

Mixed media sculpture of a fantastical creature with pale yellow skin, its body shaped like a many-faceted star. They have a childlike face with a slight smile.

Mixed media sculpture of a fantastical creature with pale purple skin, a rounded body, and large round ears. They have a childlike face and small stubby arms, holding a blue flower.

Mixed media sculpture of two fantastical creatures, one with pale teal-grey skin and the other a green-pink gradient, both with rounded bodies and short arms, holding hands. They have childlike faces, the colorful one with very large alien-like blue eyes.

Sculpture by French artist Clémentine Bal, 2020s.

Impressionist painting depicting a field during snowfall, and several figures walking along a snowy dirt path, with trees and a gray sky in the distance.

Impressionist painting depicting a field and two large haystacks covered by a dusting of snow, bathed in soft yellow-pink light.

Impressionist painting depicting a train moving along tracks covered in snow, alongside a wooden fence and line of trees with bare branches, emitting puffs of grey smoke.

Impressionist painting depicting a field and trees covered in snow with a low stone wall cutting across the middle of the composition. A small bird sits on a wooden fence opening set within the wall.

Paintings by French artist Claude Monet, 1870s-90s.

Color photo of a rural house with white walls sitting in a snowy field with a grouping of bare-branched trees on one side. A soft yellow glow emits from two lower windows, against a white-blue sky.

Color photo of a snowy field in a soft, blurred image. In the middle distance a fire burns with an orange glow next to two small trees.

Color photo of a rural road at night, with the overlaid in lens flare circles from falling snow.

Color photo of a house with white walls sitting on a snowy lawn. A soft yellow glow emits from a lower window, against an orange-gray sky at night.

Snowy shots by American photographer Todd Hido, 2000s-10s.

Photo depicting a Black woman doubled, sitting back to back, one wearing a black sheet and one wearing white. Their faces are painted blue and white with black decoration. The wall behind them is deep blue, and a bunch of bananas hang from the ceiling.

Photo depicting a Black woman doubled, with blue painted skin and white head wraps, peeking out from either side of tall red curtains decorated with cut-out eyes. The room behind them is bright yellow, with a blue chair. Several other blue hands are seen holding the curtain back, suggesting some unseen figures.

Photo depicting a Black woman wearing a long blue dress and black head wrap, with skin painted white with black decoration. She stands in a corner on a patch of white in a room otherwise painted all red, filled with white jugs lining the floor. A blue chair holds a small white figurative sculpture, and a blue ladder against one wall has white hands pulling it up at the top. A framed image of an eye hangs on the other wall.

Photo depicting a Black woman with painted white skin, wearing a blue dress and red head wrap, sitting cross-legged within a sandy expanse, on a long black and white vertical striped carpet. A large red textile billows out behind her, resembling wings. A large moon hangs in the smoggy sky.

Works by Ethiopian artist Aida Muluneh, 2010s-20s, whose saturated self-portraits "express what it is to be an African woman, to encapsulate gender and identity, and to situate it within the colonial experience."

Painting depicting a Cubist-inspired grouping of human faces, some Black and others mask-like with green, black, and blue sections. The lower woman's neck is long and red, emerging from the lower frame. The background is green and brown with a wood grain texture.

Painting depicting an abstracted female form in dark grey and red, with winglike arms spread outward and two slender red figures resembling candle tapers underneath. Two yellow-lit windows float on a red wall behind her.

Painting depicting an abstracted, flattened grouping of two Black figures embracing, their bodies seeming to merge together, their eyes closed. The background is a dark grey-brown room.

Painting depicting a Black female sculpture whose form is broken up by horizontal white bars. Other objects and floral forms float nearby, over a red ground and against a black wall with a tall glass window showing a blue night sky without.

Paintings by Tanzanian-born, Scotland-based Everlyn Nicodemus, 1980s-90s, whose work draws from her own experiences to address issues of racism, cultural trauma, human suffering and the marginalization of women, with art making part of her healing process.

Abstract composition in a pale yellow palette with dark spray painted flowers and cartoon shapes, and red spray-painted text reading "Illuminations".

Abstract composition in a colorful palette with curving lines and loose shapes, and a few representative images like a coiled black snake, and bits of text including "Trust".

Abstract composition in a bright yellow palette with various loose square shapes, some curving lines, and a few representative images like an orange heart, a blue flower, and bits of text including "Blessing Radiance Release" and "A Clock".

Abstract composition in a green and blue palette with collaged number grids overlaid with spray paint shapes, and bits of text including "UP YOURS!"

Mixed media paintings by Akimel O’odham/Diné artist Grace Rosario Perkins, 2020s, whose practice is "guided by intuition, diaristic encounter, a do-it-yourself ethos, spirituality, and plant medicine."

Black and white photo depicting a Black woman in a long black dress, standing in front of the glass pyramid at the entrance to the Louvre.

Black and white photo depicting a Black woman in a long black dress, standing in the classical facade of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Black and white photo depicting a Black woman in a long black dress, standing in front of the Guggenheim Bilbao.

Black and white photo depicting a Black woman in a long black dress, standing in front of the classical facade of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Works from "The Museum Series" by American artist Carrie Mae Weems, 2006- , in which she poses with her back to the camera in front of major institutions, offering a silent challenge by taking up space in areas historically unwelcoming to Black women artists.

Abstract still life in a flat, bold style, depicting a squiggly red plant in a curvy red vase decorated with yellow squiggles.

Abstract still life in a flat, bold style, depicting a curvy green and yellow plant in a pink vase sitting atop a rounded blue stand decorated with yellow lines, against a soft yellow background.

Abstract still life in a flat, bold style, depicting a plant with a yellow stem with a single orange fruit and green floppy leaf, in a curvy dark blue vase with light purple dots. It is surrounded by other objects including a curvy blue and white jubg and a long grey feather. Set against a grey surface and background.

Paintings by American artist duo CHIAOZZA (Adam Frezza and Terri Chiao), 2020s.

Composition depicting an ocean sunset, with a hand coming up from the lower frame edge with pointed finger, drawing a triangle outline.

Mixed media composition with a blurry photo of the artist placed within a range of paint strokes in red, blue, and yellow, and a blurry grid pattern partly overlaid.

Screenprint depicting an ink squeegee being pulled across a gray surface, creating a colorful vertical gradient in blue, red, and yellow. White hand prints are placed as if holding the handle at the bottom.

Mixed media image showing a red hand at the bottom holding a large paint brush, with various red and yellow paint strokes placed over a blurry sepia photo of Paris.

Prints by Japanese artist Taniguchi Shigeru, 1970s-80s.

Faith Wilding
Energies, 2023
Watercolor, colored pencil, and gold leaf on paper
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b. 1943, Paraguay
lives and works in Massachusetts

Painting in a realistic style depicting a Black woman with dark blue skin and short braids, leaning forward over a bolt of red fabric, against a pale gray background.

Painting in a realistic style depicting two Black women with dark blue skin, short braids, and light tunics, sitting closely together with thin green fabric piled under them, against a pale gray background.

Painting in a realistic style depicting a Black woman with dark blue skin, short hair, and a thin gold chain around her arms, lying on her side and holding up a teal blanket over her body, against a pale gray background and white bedding. A blue foot wearing a gold ankle bracelet pops in from the edge of the frame.

Painting in a realistic style depicting a Black woman with dark blue skin and a high hairstyle, leaning on her right arm under a red blanket, against a pale yellow background.

Paintings by Ugandan artist Stacey Gillian Abe, 2020s, referencing the history of indigo dye - "a material that defined and confined the Black body through trade and labor, here reclaimed and reinterpreted.”

Wall sculpture shaped like a sideways "V"; a black frame holding two rows of colored lightbulbs with orange, red, and green sections.

Wall sculpture made up of four pointed oval shapes, with metal frames holding 3 rows of colored light bulbs.

Wall sculpture made up of four pointed "V" shapes around an empty square center to form a starburst, each with metal frames holding 3 rows of colored light bulbs.

Wall sculpture made up of several intersecting rhombus shapes, with metal frames holding 2 rows of colored light bulbs with orange and green sections.

Light sculptures by American artist and activist Tom Lloyd, 1960s, whose work formed the inaugural exhibition at the Studio Museum in Harlem in 1968. He later turned his focus to community organizing, co-founding the Art Workers' Coalition and advocating for Black and Latino museum representation.

Photorealistic painting depicting a close-up of cream-colored silky fabric, pulled up with ruching and falling down in flowing drapery.

Photorealistic painting depicting a close-up of a person's torso wearing a white lace top tucked into a white skirt.

Photorealistic painting depicting a close-up of blue silky fabric, pulled up with folds and a showing the line between bodice and skirt.

Photorealistic painting depicting a close-up of yellow fabric, showing a few layers of pleated edges of a pleated skirt.

Paintings by Greek artist Lia Kazakou, 2020s.

Of course, he's great!

Cut-paper collage depicting two Black figures talking to each other, one holding small leaves. A small child stands in the background holding a tray of leafy greens. A green field and a geometric architectural background lay behind them.

Cut-paper collage depicting two Black musicians; one a man with a yellow hat holding a guitar, and the other a woman sitting close to him with her hand near the strings. A table holding a taper candle sits behind them.

Cut-paper collage depicting a group of Black men performing with jazz instruments, including a piano, saxophones, trumpets, and drums.

Cut-paper collage depicting a Black woman reclining on a white couch in a room decorated with colorful decor. A small table holds champagne and glasses near a black cat. A Black man plays guitar in the foreground, and another Black woman in a far room lifts her arms up.

Mixed media works by American artist, writer, and activist Romare Bearden, 1960s, whose improvisational style took inspiration from jazz and blues composers. He co-founded the Spiral Group in 1963 to promote Black artists and civil rights activism.

Ceramic vessel with a rounded, slightly lumpy shape, decorated with drippy paint and curving forms.

Ceramic vessel with a rounded shape with the top half partly sunken in over the bottom, decorated with a playful fan-shape pattern in various colors.

Ceramic vessel with a rounded shape covered in undulating textured strips with a mottled blue-green glaze.

Ceramic vessel with a rounded shape with the top half partly sunken in over the bottom, decorated with a curving abstract paint strokes over a green glaze.

Ceramic works by NYC-based Korean artist Jane Yang D'Haene, 2020s, whose forms draw inspiration from traditional Korean pottery blended with a contemporary aesthetic.

I remember about 10 years ago she did a piece for a rotating mural project in downtown Boston, it was pretty neat!

Painting in a bold color palette and dreamlike style depicting a red field and a bare tree with curving branches. A yellow sun hangs low in the sky surrounded by green, gray, and orange auras.

Painting in a bold color palette and dreamlike style depicting a field with flowers under a sky bursting with energetic abstract shapes and colors.

Painting in a bold color palette and dreamlike style depicting curving greenery around an orange and yellow swampland.

Painting in a bold color palette and dreamlike style depicting a large, drooping purple floral form surrounded by abstracted leaves and paint drips.

Landscape paintings by American artist Shara Hughes, 2010s-20s.

Photo depicting a Black woman wearing a patterned dress standing against a pink floral backdrop. She holds a large black and white photo in her left hand documenting Black women in a peanut factory, and a green leafy plant in her right hand that blocks her face.

Photo depicting a Black woman wearing a patterned dress standing against a green floral backdrop. She holds a large photo on glass in her left hand showing Black women in a cotton field, and a viewfinder in her right hand that partly obscures her face.

Photo depicting a Black woman wearing a black dress standing against an orange floral backdrop. She holds a large black and white photo on glass in her left hand showing Black men standing with their backs to the viewer looking out a large window, and binoculars in her right hand held up against her eyes. Her face is partly obscured by her hair as she turns in profile.

Photo depicting a Black woman wearing a patterned dress standing against a floral backdrop, wearing a tall decorated mask. She holds a black and white photo on glass showing a large ship named after Harriet Tubman.

Works by American artist Xaviera Simmons, 2010s-20s, whose staged photographs incorporate archival images and anthropological objects alongside contemporary studio self-portraits.

Also this should be “works by” not paintings, whoops