What Makes A TS Harris Oil Painting Stand Out In Contemporary Art

By Jeffrey Campbell


There are many reasons that make a certain art piece great. This can range form composition, message, technique, color and so much more. To get all of these elements and mix them together perfectly is quite the challenge that can take years or even decades to pull off. Having work that particularly stands out in the contemporary art scene can be difficult if not daunting to any artist.

The great thing about recent and contemporary artwork is how they show audiences a certain perspective of modern life. This is not something that can immediately be understood in a passing glance. TS Harris is one up and rising painter that has perfectly captured her thoughts, intentions and technique on a canvas.

Her work has been featured in many galleries. True enough the woman has been developing her art and style at a tender age, being a child of two professional artists. Her work is reminiscent of vintage photographs and stills from film. Her themes have a very 50s vibe that art enthusiast and collector would love.

Looking at her work is soothing, maybe because her subject is often surrounded by water. The way she also portrays the movement and effects of water on her subject looks simple but has effectively captured the illusion detail on waves and overall aesthetic structure. Her images are iconic to say the least.

The main medium for the paintings is oil, which is a bit tricky to use but over all very satisfying, when done correctly. Her palette and color choices are part of her trademark, setting composition and subject aside. It is still very difficult to pull off your eyes from the different shades of blue that you can see used not only in still water but also the shadows. She has a penchant of using strokes expertly to show the illusion of detail.

The artist is based in Los Angeles, California which perfectly explains how fond she is of the things she often portrays. But even though you are in far places, you have the option of buying her work online and they can ship it to your home. Harris also appears in many galleries and shows are often held within Los Angeles.

The original pieces can cost you but this is considering that oil paint is the most expensive of paints that an artist can use. This woman paints on 50 by 40 inch canvasses which means that it is a lot of paint. Her work is still worth obtaining even with quite the price tag. Prints are also sold and can be shipped. These can prints can be an 11x14 inch image or one that is as large as a 28 by 36.

The composition and the story that these paintings tell are the most interesting thing about her work. Notice how the women are in most of her works and the positions that they take. Their body language and what they wear can tell you a thing or two about what their lifestyle maybe like and the stories they can tell.

The alluring thing about Harris is how the women feel like they have many secrets worth keeping. Her pieces successfully give us the beauty of women up close and frozen in a setting less complicated than what women have to deal with now. The secrets that all her subjects hold are as interesting as the color palette that the artist uses perfectly catching both aesthetic and essence of mid century high class female woes.




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