Self-taught, Catherine Abel is a successful Australian artist🎨, renowned internationally for her striking figurative oil paintings. Combining the sleek, stylised geometry of the Art Deco period with the clarity, richness of colour, and depth of light of the Italian Renaissance Masters, her works are powerfully seductive compositions of beauty, elegance, strength and grace.
Abel began painting professionally after moving to Paris in 2000. Influenced greatly by European art and history, she immersed herself in her painting, rapidly building her reputation as a fine art painter. She has exhibited in Australia, France and the USA and is a sought-after portraitist.
On returning to Australia, Abel has continued to exhibit and sell both locally and internationally. She has been a finalist in the Archibald, Sulman and Portia Geach Portrait Prizes and her works are featured in private collections worldwide.
These days you’ll find Catherine in her light filled studio in the cool climate of the Central Highlands of Victoria. The village of Trentham, nestled on the edge of the Wombat Forest is a haven for artists, with four distinct seasons, an endless sky, and a passionate café culture. This inspirational part of the world combines the romance of old with a contemporary energy, much like Abel’s work itself.
L'artista Australiana Catherine Abel è una pittrice contemporanea prolifica. Attratta dall'arte e dalla storia europea, Catherine visitò Parigi nel 2000. Arte pulsante e capolavori di grandi epoche hanno dato l'impulso di seguire le orme dei maestri del Rinascimento in Italia.
"Hanno fortemente influenzato la mia tecnica e il mio desiderio di dipingere la forma femminile in un'espressione di bellezza e grazia", ha detto Abel dei suoi studi in Europa.
La prima ispirazione di Catherine Abel la attinse alle forme spigolose dell'inizio del XX secolo. All'inizio della sua carriera, la pittrice autodidatta si ispira allo stile Art Déco, a Picasso e Dalì, ed in seguito a pittori come Waterhouse e Klimt.
Per Abel, l'arte è sempre in movimento. Le opere di Abel sono sorprendenti, dipinti ad olio figurativi. L'artista cattura la sensualità femminile classica e moderna, seducendo le donne che irradiano forza e bellezza.
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