These dreadfully dreary urban lanscape paintings are the work of San Francisco painter Jeremy Mann.
The paintings themselves look almost like Gotham City (from Batman) due to their moody depiction of popular American cities. Every painting looks like it's capturing an urban environment in the thick of a torrential downpour. This effect is achieved by Jeremy Mann's use of solvents to wipe away paint. He paints large and broad and then wipes away strips of paint to create a dreary look. Also contributing to this look is the fact that most of the paintings show cities at night and even the ones that are during the day show gray skies.
The work of Jeremy Mann is now showing at John Pence Gallery in downtown San Francisco.
Dreary Cityscape Paintings
Jeremy Mann Creates a Series of Gloomy Urban Lanscapes with Oil Paint
Trend Themes
1. Gloomy Urban Lanscapes - The trend of creating gloomy urban landscapes with oil paint presents an opportunity for artists to explore the darker side of city life and create evocative and atmospheric artworks.
2. Use of Solvents to Create Texture - The trend of using solvents to wipe away paint and create texture in urban landscape paintings offers artists a disruptive innovation opportunity to experiment with different techniques and push the boundaries of traditional oil painting.
3. Nighttime Cityscapes - The trend of portraying cities at night in paintings allows artists to capture the mysterious and atmospheric qualities of urban environments, providing a disruptive innovation opportunity to explore the play of light and shadows.
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