WES HEMPEL
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Wes Hempel takes assumed narratives of masculinity and myth and deftly re-contextualizes them - supple flesh, classical architectural forms, and pastoral landscapes take on new meaning under Hempel’s virtuosic brush strokes. By setting psychologically acute portraits of modern-day men against backdrops appropriated from such disparate sources as neoclassical history painting and Dutch golden age landscapes, the artist’s works forge provocative dialogues between past and present.
PRESS RELEASE 2020 | ARTIST STATEMENT & CV
Wes Hempel,
Before the Miracle, 2020
oil on canvas, 36x24 in., $10,500
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Wes Hempel,
Unexpected Blessing II, 2020,
oil on canvas,
48x32 in.,
$14,000
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Wes Hempel,
Hollywood Hills After the Rain, 2023,
oil on canvas,
20x16 in.,
SOLD
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Wes Hempel
Echo Park, Midnight, 2024
oil on canvas
20x20 in.
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Wes Hempel,
No Longer Tied to the Past, 2009-2020
oil on canvas, 48x44 in., $19,500
Wes Hempel,
With Your Braids, 2011,
oil on canvas,
30x24 in., $8,000
Wes Hempel,
A New Way Forward, 2020,
oil on canvas,
30x36 in.,
$11,500
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Wes Hempel,
The Lost Oar, 2017,
oil on canvas,
28x28 in.,
$9,600
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Wes Hempel,
Farewell #4, 2012,
oil on canvas,
18x36 in.,
$6,200