Title of the Work of Art:

The Presence 5

Genre:
Figurative Composition
Period-Movement:
Contemporary Photorealism/Photo-based Art
Date of Creation:
2016
Technique:
Painting
Materials:
Oil on Canvas
Dimensions:
48 x 36 inches


Artwork Description:
The Presence V is a photorealist painting again depicting a group of schoolchildren visiting the Museum of Art. This canvas is dominated by red, pink black, and light ocher. Nicholaas Chiao created a large series of paintings of museum visitors entitled The Presence. This series symbolizes dialogues of art and life, of eternal and momentary, of real and imagined.