Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend. — John Singer Sargent
Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.
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HENRI MATISSE PAPERCUTS + STEVE DITKO SPIDERMAN + BOB KESSEL =
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DITKO PAPERCUTS by Bob Kessel
Bob Kessel paintings “BIG CHIN” and “HEAT VISION”
CAP by Bob Kessel
GOSSIP by Bob Kessel
PANTHER by Bob Kessel
TINGLE (EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY) by Bob Kessel
WITHOUT FEAR by Bob Kessel
COSMIC CRACKLE by Bob Kessel
STRANGE by Bob Kessel
THE ALL SEEING EYE by Bob Kessel
MONDRIANMAN by Bob Kessel
INVISIBLE PLANE by Bob Kessel
ATOMIC CIGARETTE by Bob Kessel
SPEED by Bob Kessel
URUTORA by Bob Kessel
BIG FIST by Bob Kessel
PUNCH by Bob Kessel
HANGIN’ AROUND by Bob Kessel
BIG CHIN CHIN by Bob Kessel
COWL SCOWL by Bob Kessel
Bob Kessel’s art series “POP UNINTENTIONAL” features pictures based on comic book characters. These pictures are available as signed and numbered limited edition original fine art prints. Contact Bob Kessel for pricing and availability.
Comic characters portrayed in the Pop Unintentional art series are Captain America, Spiderman, Dr. Strange, Wonder Woman, Hulk, Black Panther, Galactus, Superman, DareDevil, Batman and many more.
Bob Kessel with Print
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To many, art is seen as nothing more than home decor, something to match the sofa. Bob Kessel has created an art series with pictures of art above furniture.
Pictures shown below can be purchased as a signed and numbered limited edition original fine art prints. Contact Bob Kessel for prices and availability.
RED ROOM, BLUE ROOM by Bob Kessel
PARLIMENT IN THE LOO by Bob Kessel
WHITE CHAIR, BLACK CHAIR by Bob Kessel
GREEN CHAIR GREEN ART, RED CHAIR, RED ART by Bob Kessel
Viewer reacting to “GOKKUN” by Bob Kessel
A Yahoo search for the Japanese loanword HENTAI produces over 7 million hits – more than twice that of better known loanwords such as SAMURAI, GEISHA or SUSHI. This astonishing number is evidence of the popularity of a genre of erotic MANGA and ANIME referred to as HENTAI by western fans. HENTAI is an artistic expression of pornography in Japan. As opposed to photographic erotica, they allow full use of the imagination as well as scenes that run counter to accepted society and culture. Elements of sexual fantasy are represented in ways that would be impossible to film. This is not without precedent in Japan. During the Edo Period, which was the heyday of ukiyo-e wood-block prints, ukiyo-e had a pornographic variant, called SHUNGA, which also had scenes that were sometimes surreal.
“BOUND FOR GLORY”
The new Bob Kessel art series, “HENTAI”, is a candy colored swirl of pastel pinks and purples. Young Japanese uniformed school girls with dayglo colored hair and giant eyes populate this lusty world of passions fulfilled. The Hentai series is available as limited edition fine art prints.
Bob Kessel with Paintings
To experience without abstraction is to sense the world; To experience with abstraction is to know the world. These two experiences are indistinguishable; Their construction differs but their effect is the same. Beyond the gate of experience flows the Way, Which is ever greater and more subtle than the world.
CONFUCIUS print by Bob Kessel
Bob Kessel has a new art series “Chinese Philosophers” with pictures of Lao Tsu, Confucius, Mencius, Wang Yang Ming, Su Tung Po and more. These pictures are available as signed and numbered limited edition fine art prints. Contact Bob Kessel for pricing and availability.
Confucius (Chinese: 孔夫子); 551 BC – 479 BC was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese and Vietnamese thought and life.
His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity. These values gained prominence in China over other doctrines, such as Legalism (法家) or Taoism (道家) during the Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD). Confucius’ thoughts have been developed into a system of philosophy known as Confucianism (儒家). It was introduced to Europe by the Jesuit Matteo Ricci, who was the first to Latinise the name as “Confucius.”
