ARTIST
24 by 36in. (60.96 by 91.44cm.) Oil on Canvas
96 by 96 in. (243.84 by 243.84 cm.) Acrylic on Canvas
9 by 9 in. (22.86 by 22.86cm.) Graphite Oil on Wood
18 by 21 in. (45.72 by 53.34 cm.) Oil on Wood
11 by 14 in. (27.94 by 35.56 cm.) Charcoal on Paper
8 by 11 in. (20.32 by 7.94 cm.) Encaustic
20 by 20 in. (50.8 by 50.8 cm.) Oil on Canvas
12 by 16 in. (30.48 by 40.64 cm.) Oil on Canvas
36 by 23in. (91.44 by 58.42cm.) Oil on Canvas
35-1/2 by 26 in. (90.17 by 66 cm.) Acrylic Stain on Canvas
20 by 16 in. (50.8 by 40.64 cm.) Oil on Canvas
20 by 20 in. (50.8 by 50.8 cm.) Oil on Paper
24 by 18 in. (60.96 by 45.72 cm.) Oil on Canvas
18 by 24 in. (45.72 by 60.96 cm.) Oil on Canvas
16 by 20 in. (40.64 by 50.8 cm.) Oil on Canvas
44 by 14 in. (111.6 by 35.6 cm.) Oil on Canvas
detail view
8 by 5 in. (20.32 by 12.7 cm.) Oil on Wood
36 by 48 in. (91.44 by 121.92 cm.) Oil on Canvas
12 by 16 in. (30.5 by 40.6 cm.) Oil on Canvas
11 by 9 in. (27.94 by 22.86 cm.) Oil on Wood
5 by 7 in. (12.7 by 17.78 cm.) Oil on Canvas
11 by 8-1/4 in. (27.94 by 20.95 cm.) Graphite on Magazine
11 by 8-1/4 in. (27.94 by 20.95 cm.) Oil Pastel on Cardboard
8 by 10 in. (20.32 by 25.5 cm.) Oil on Canvas
12 by 8 in. (30.48 by 20.32 cm.) Oil on Canvas
12 by 8 in. (30.48 by 20.32 cm.) Acrylic on Canvas
16 by 20 in. (40.64 by 50.80 cm.) Acrylic on Canvas
38 by 26in. (96.52 by 66.04cm.) Oil on Canvas
8 by 10 in. (20.32 by 25.40 cm.) Oil on Canvas
52 by 68 in. (132.08 by 172.72 cm.) Oil on Canvas
50 by 48 in. (127 by 121.92 cm.) Oil on Canvas
16 by 24 in. (40.64 by 60.96 cm.) Oil on Canvas
36 by 48 in. (91.44 by 121.92 cm.) Oil on Canvas
108 by 144 in. (274.32 by 365.76 cm.) Oil on Canvas
30 by 42 in. (76.2 by 106.68 cm.) Oil on Canvas
20 by 40 in. (50.8 by 101.6 cm.) Oil on Canvas
12 by 36 in. (30.48 by 91.44 cm.) Oil on Canvas
18 by 22 in. (45.7 by 55.8 cm.) Oil on Canvas
23 by 27 in. (58.42 by 68.58 cm.) Acrylic on Canvas
16 by 20 in. (40.64 by 50.8 cm.) Oil on Canvas
24 by 18 in. (60.96 by 45.72 cm.) Oil on Canvas
24 by 18 in. (60.96 by 45.72 cm.) Oil on Canvas
My introduction to painting was from my Mother. My earliest sense memory is the smell of turpentine. As a toddler, I couldn’t wait to get into the paint. Not very long after I came upon the sound of the orchestra on the radio. But it was the almost voice - like sonority and omni directional presence of music that captivated me completely. The sound of it registered in my body as physical shapes and images. That’s where the awareness began for me that sound and visual image are inseparable. They are connected absolutely in consciousness and in spirit. From what I paint emerges music that appears on the canvas.
Peter Orphános Is An American Artist b. 1955
Born in Lowell, Massachusetts. Peter Orphános lives and works both in NYC and Montreal.
He is an eclectic artist who embraces the Abstract Expressionist, Realist, and Cubist Aspects In both painting and sculpture.
He studied Art and music composition at the university of Massachusetts Amherst, where he became enthralled by a course in Renaissance painting techniques. As well as photography. He moved to Amherst and played in his Jazz/Blues band while working for Archie Shepp and studing symmetric mirror harmony with Dr. Roland Wiggins. He then moved to NYC to study Byzantine art and literature.
The first piece of Orphános to be sold at auction at Sotheby’s NYC was on March 18, 2021, “Magazine Pulp” a piece done in collaboration with George Condo.
Mother – Sophia Spanos Orphános
She was a master of the arts and attended Boston University. Her life was all about music and art. She was a portraiture artist and has left a significant compendium and collection of art work, representative of her style developed as a student of Ken Pillsbury, Callahan, and Robert Douglas Hunter, Sean Beavers, among others. She taught me often about Color and Light, Seascapes / Landscapes, Abstract, daily. She often painted at area locations. Her work is at the Whitney Museum of Art in NYC.
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