ARTICULATED AND NEO/EXPRESSIONISTIC FIGURES – The subjective and boldly figures of Kent Williams

KENT WILLIAMS 1/2 – He was born in North Carolina, attended the Pratt Institute in New York and graduated in 1984. He, illustrator and graphic novel artist, has realized his work through various other artistic channels. Boldly articulated figures are often obscured or surrounded by abstracted, neo-expressionistic environments. His work is characterized by strong, gestural forms combined with areas of arresting detail rendered with rich, dynamic brushwork. KENT WILLIAMS 2/2 – All play a role in the human story of his paintings: favorite models, friends, and the artist himself. Primarily a figurative painter, its work explores (in both bold and subtle ways), the thread of life that ties us together as human beings. He has built up a formidable reputation as a powerful contemporary painter. He lives in Los Angeles and teaches contemporary figure painting at Art Center College of Design (Pasadena, CA). You can see more on Meeting Benches, looking for: KENT WILLIAMS, AMERICAN PAINTER – When all play a role in the human story of paintings