Donald Sultan, Red Poppies 2018, 2018

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Donald Sultan, born on June 19, 1951, in Asheville, North Carolina, is an American contemporary artist celebrated for his contributions to painting, drawing, and printmaking. Having pursued art studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and obtaining a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Sultan rose to prominence in the 1980s. Aligned with the New Image Painting movement, his work seamlessly merges abstraction and representation, often featuring bold shapes and a restricted color palette. His artistic repertoire includes notable series like the "Disaster Paintings," depicting industrial and natural calamities, and the "Fruit and Flower" series, which showcases his distinctive take on everyday objects. Sultan is recognized for his innovative use of materials such as tar, enamel, and Masonite, contributing to the textured quality of his pieces. His career boasts extensive exhibitions globally, encompassing solo and group showcases in major museums and galleries. Noteworthy for his unconventional approach, Sultan's art is found in numerous public and private collections.

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Donald Sultan is an innovative artist who uses industrial materials such as roofing tar, aluminum, linoleum, and enamel to create his richly textured paintings. His works, available for acquisition through Guy Hepner, are characterized by their bold exploration of contrasts—beauty and roughness, nature and artificiality, realism and abstraction. Sultan’s art is both abstract and representational, featuring instantly recognizable imagery like flowers, everyday objects, and idle factories, all distilled into simple geometric and organic shapes. His unique approach results in visually striking compositions that are both structurally solid and artistically compelling, making them valuable additions to any collection.