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Gail Chase-BienINTO THE VOID / figurative oil on linen stunner - 5 x 7 feet1993
1993
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Romanesque figurative oil painting 'Into The Void' by American realist artist Gail Chase Bien, depicts ribbon dancers or semi-clothed angelic Baroque figures in a thought-provoking work of art. The painting glows with a primary palette of monochromatic ivory to grey, with secondary tones of flesh like blush and mauve. A highly sophisticated and contemplative painting that is reminiscent of the Greek artworks of antiquity, interpreted here modern and contemporary. Timeless, 'Into The Void' beautifully bridges abstraction with realism at an impressive scale: 60 x 84 inches (5 x 7 feet). The large-scale work has an uplifting, heavenly draw, relating to what one may also experience while looking at Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel, or slow-moving bodies in modern dance. A sublime work by the artist who creates figurative, water and landscape paintings as a signifier for the human spirit.
Gail Chase Bien's paintings glisten and glow due to her skill honed over decades. The artist paints with many thin transparent layers of oil color on linen canvas, over an extended period of time — from months and sometimes even years. ‘Into The Void’ is a slow painting, both in its making and in the enjoyment of it. Ideally hangs unframed, as the edges of the canvas are as beautiful as its surface. A timeless work of art that depicts purposely ambiguous classic human figures.
- Creator:Gail Chase-Bien (American)
- Creation Year:1993
- Dimensions:Height: 60 in (152.4 cm)Width: 84 in (213.36 cm)Depth: 2.75 in (6.99 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Burlingame, CA
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Gail Chase-Bien
Gail Chase-Bien has a way of creating boundless worlds within the edges of the canvas. Her nature-inspired abstract, landscape and figurative paintings blur the distinction between background and foreground, inviting the viewer’s imagination to structure the piece. She brings softness, subtlety and suggestion to the edgy world of contemporary art.
Chase-Bien was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1946. She attended the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, receiving a bachelor’s of fine art in 1977 and a master’s of fine art in 1980. She held her first solo exhibition at Highlight Gallery in Mendocino in 1985 and continued to show steadily throughout California during the rest of the ’80s and ’90s.
Chase-Bien’s collection of work is a tribute to nature and the play of light upon the colors of the landscape. At the same time, her paintings are a meditation upon the human spirit and an invitation for introspection. Each piece takes her anywhere from a few months to years to make using oil paints on linen.
Chase-Bien currently lives and works in Napa County. Her ethereal paintings are held in many private collections and are exhibited at galleries and museums across California and beyond.
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