Over the weekend I chatted with Tyler Doran of Heir Antiques in Providence. I hope to actually visit his shop sometime soon. He has an amazing eye for the creepy and refined. One of the items that caught my eye on his 1st Dibs page is the colorful spot portrait below, by artist Timothy Cummings. Turns out he’s done a whole series of such works. Some are quite disturbing, but some are eerily beautiful.
SPOT PORTRAIT
Iris print with monotype and hand coloring 57/100
12″ X 10.5 framed
Heir Antiques, Providence
SPOT PORTRAIT 4
acrylic on board – 8″x10″
Dabora Gallery, Brooklyn
SPOT PORTRAIT, 2001
SPOT PORTRAIT 8
acrylic on board – 8″x10″
Dabora Gallery, Brooklyn
The last two are not part of the Spot Portrait series, but have a similar aesthetic, I think.
Phantom III, 2008
acrylic on panel – 10″x8″
Catherine Clark Gallery, San Francisco
The Flowering, 2006
Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York City