By Candlelight
by  Roni Feldman

Read this recent interview with Roni Feldman - This work depicts a collection of people holding candles, some in mourning and others in celebration. The colors are tuned and figures blurred so it becomes hard to tell where one crowd ends and the next begins. I apply the blurred, ethereal nature of airbrushed acrylic to paint multitudinous human features.  As the ethereal figures blend into each other, I form tensions between individual and crowd, abstraction and representation.  In my paintings, whirls of figures celebrate, mourn, protest, consume, dance, and embrace alongside others that drown, burn, and dissolve.  My crowds evoke the power and ecstasy of unified intention alongside a potential descent into mob mentality. The compositions recall the idealistic pursuit of 1960's psychedelia, van murals, and other airbrush art forms, but in my work, airbrushed paint is like a thin veil that separates utopia and dystopia, civilization and chaos, agony and ecstasy.

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11x14 - edition of 250 $100.00   $225.00
20x24 - edition of 150 $250.00   $400.00
30x40 - edition of 50 $500.00   $850.00
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ADDITIONAL WORKS BY 
Roni Feldman

  1. Sink or Swim
  2. XOXO

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Read this recent interview with Roni Feldman - This work depicts a collection of people holding candles, some in mourning and others in celebration. The colors are tuned and figures blurred so it becomes hard to tell where one crowd ends and the next begins. I apply the blurred, ethereal nature of airbrushed acrylic to paint multitudinous human features.  As the ethereal figures blend into each other, I form tensions between individual and crowd, abstraction and representation.  In my paintings, whirls of figures celebrate, mourn, protest, consume, dance, and embrace alongside others that drown, burn, and dissolve.  My crowds evoke the power and ecstasy of unified intention alongside a potential descent into mob mentality. The compositions recall the idealistic pursuit of 1960's psychedelia, van murals, and other airbrush art forms, but in my work, airbrushed paint is like a thin veil that separates utopia and dystopia, civilization and chaos, agony and ecstasy.

PAPER QUALITY

All ArtStar limited editions are printed to order on 100% cotton rag Hahnemuhle paper with archival inkjet pigments and are hand cut to size. That's the same quality that museums and galleries use and Hahnemuehle is the best fine art paper on the market. And all our printing and framing is done right here in the USA using environmentally friendly materials.

All prints are printed with a minimum border of 0.5 inches to allow for mating and framing. Quoted print dimensions include this border. Likewise, we never crop, color correct or otherwise alter our artists work and adhere to the highest image quality standards.

 


OUR FRAMES

ArtStar offers professional custom framing on every print with five stylish options to fit your home: white wood, black wood, natural maple, matless frame and facemounting to Plexiglas. Facemounting is a premium option and carries special pricing depending on the size of the piece. Please contact customerservice@artstar.com to request this option. Framing is the best way to preserve your art and all ArtStar frames have Plexiglas fronts to prevent breakage with the authenticity card mounted on the back. And we use 8-ply acid-free mats with a taped backing to ensure your art lives a long and inspiring life on your walls.

After you choose your frame size and color our professional framers will custom frame, pack and ship your art to you in a bespoke box so that it arrives on your doorstep ready for the wall. (Did we mention we even include the hanger and nail?)

Black, White and Natural Wood Frame Dimensions
11 x 14 - 17 x 20 inches (43 cm x 51 cm)
20 x 24 - 26 x 30 inches (66 cm x 76 cm)
30 x 40 - 40 x 50 inches (102 cm x 127 cm)


Matless Frame

This option is available for our white, black and natural wood frames and omits the white mat between the print and the frame. Instead the frame is flush with the edge of the image and includes a spacer to recess the image stylishly within the frame.


Facemounting to Plexi

The artwork is mounted to a Plexiglas front with a sintra backing giving it a high gloss, gallery-style finish. Facemounting will not increase the dimensions of your print as the facemounting is flush to the border of the image. 

 
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SHIPPING INFORMATION

Since all ArtStar prints are print-to-order, our turnaround time is approximately 2 weeks for unframed prints and 2-3 weeks for custom framed prints.
Unframed prints are shipped inside a fitted sleeve in a rigid mailer via USPS. Framed prints are shipped in a bespoke box via FedEx.

Questions about your order? Contact us at customerservice@artstar.com or 212-673-7575 (Monday-Friday 10 am - 6 pm EST)


AUTHENTICITY CARD

Every ArtStar print is accompanied by an authenticity card containing the title of the work, the artist's signature and the edition number as well as care instructions.