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Figurative Works - ethan caflisch -  Original & Limited Edition Art at Tappan

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Figurative Works - ethan caflisch

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ethan caflisch

Figurative Works

Caflisch initially began this new body of work — his first foray into figurative painting — by taking photographs of people from behind, typically in London’s tube stations. He then abstracts and translates these photographs into tightly cropped paintings on canvas, flattening and reducing the figures into simplified forms and shapes to convey the notion of the human body. The anonymity of his subjects is furthered by his use of bold, imaginative color, which he directly references in the titles of the works.

Caflisch’s process of creating these paintings evolved into a practice of sketching the figures without the photographic references, and most recently, he introduced an element of anticipation through paused action by using the concept of film stills as a starting off point while continuing to look at the figure in place and space.

 

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dying for a while (film still V)
dying for a while (film still V)
Ethan Caflisch
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dying for a while (film still V)

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where's pat?
where's pat?
Ethan Caflisch
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where's pat?

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untitled (in pink and white)
untitled (in pink and white)
Ethan Caflisch
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untitled (in pink and white)

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untitled (in purple and white)
untitled (in purple and white)
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untitled (in purple and white)

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untitled (in brown and white)
untitled (in brown and white)
Ethan Caflisch
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untitled (in brown and white)

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run through the tape V (part II)
run through the tape V (part II)
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run through the tape V (part II)

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