Donald Sultan Art

Sultan is an american painter sculptor and printmaker particularly well known for large scale still life paintings and the use of industrial materials such as tar enamel spackle and vinyl tiles.

Donald sultan art.

Sultan uses recurring imagery such as flowers playing cards and lemons to create colorful still lifes framed by tar black backgrounds. Donald sultan is a contemporary painter best known for his use of industrial materials to depict everyday subjects. Sultan is the recipient of numerous honors and awards for his artistic achievements. After finishing his mfa degree from the art institute of chicago donald sultan moved to new york in 1975 to begin his career as an artist.

At first he was supporting himself by helping other artists construct lofts during the day and painting at night. Donald sultan born 1951 is an acclaimed american painter known for his large scale paintings produced using a range of industrial and non art materials including tar latex and rubber and for his graphic and restrained investigations of form. Donald sultan art for sale 32 listings. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices.

View artworks listed within the last 30 days favorite listings. He is known for his monumental paintings that characteristically employ industrial materials including tar spackle and enamel to render basic geometric and organic elements with a formal minimalism that is both weighty and structured. Although primarily classified as a still lifes sultan maintains that his works despite their representational objects flowers lemons eggs buttons are first and foremost abstract. Contact information donald sultan.

He has been exhibiting internationally in prominent museums and galleries and his works are included in important museum collections all over the globe. Browse listings browse listings. The series speaks to the impermanence of all things. Sultan born 1951 is an american painter sculptor and printmaker particularly well known for large scale still life paintings and the use of industrial materials such as tar enamel spackle and vinyl tiles.