Painting After Art is Dead

Painting After Art is Dead is a blog about my practice and others I find inspiring.

Leonardo Drew

Sterling Bowen

Leonardo Drew is a contemporary artist based in Brooklyn, New York. He creates sculptures from natural materials and through processes of oxidation, burning, and decay, Drew transforms these objects into massive sculptures that critique social injustices and the cyclical nature of existence.

I saw one at the Perez in Miami a few years ago and was blown away.

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    Celia Johnson

    Words fail. Phenomenally powerful work. Thank you for bringing it to attention.

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