Bag of Marbles - Hyper-Realistic Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas by Stuart Dunkle

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This original artwork, titled "Bag of Marbles" (2018), is a masterpiece of photorealism by acclaimed artist Stuart Dunkel. Painted in … Read more This original artwork, titled "Bag of Marbles" (2018), is a masterpiece of photorealism by acclaimed artist Stuart Dunkel. Painted in oil on a 30 × 20-inch canvas, the piece showcases Dunkel’s incredible ability to translate real-world inspirations into hyper-realistic imagery. The painting features a translucent plastic bag filled with vibrant, colorful marbles, suspended against a dark, minimalist background. Dunkel masterfully captures the complex interplay of light, showing detailed reflections and the distorted colors of the marbles as they show through the plastic film.

As both a musician and an artist, Dunkel infuses his visual work with a sense of rhythm, balance, and harmony. This piece is intended to evoke feelings of joy, optimism, and playfulness, inviting viewers to appreciate the simple beauty found in everyday objects. Signed and titled by the artist on the back, this contemporary work does not require framing and stands as a testament to Dunkel's decades of refining his hyper-realistic style.

Stuart Dunkel has spent decades refining his hyper-realistic style. He paints realistic imagery based on real world inspirations. His paintings show that the everyday object can be fascinating. Dunkel is an artist, a musician and an author. He has studied music at Boston University, Mannes College of Music, the Juilliard School (Doctorate), and art at the Boston Museum School, Kent State, the Academy of Realist Art, the Seattle Academy of Art as well as privately with respected teachers and other realist painters. Even after his extensive education, Dunkel still feels that he is self-taught, because he has utilized his innate artistic abilities throughout his life.

This one-of-a-kind original oil painting is 30 inch tall by 20 inch wide. It is stretched, wired and ready to hang. It does not require framing. It is signed and titled by the artist on the back. . A certificate of authenticity is included.

Stuart Dunkel was born in Fair Lawn, New Jersey in 1952 and currently lives in Boston. He began painting and playing classical music at the age of five and went on to a long career with top orchestras in Boston, New York, and Hong Kong. In 1994, he transitioned from music to fine art.

For his subject matter, Dunkel alternates between still life, landscape, and animal portraits that fuse detailed depictions with subtle humor. He hopes his viewer will find joy, optimism, and playfulness, as well as a sense of classical balance and beauty in his work.

Dunkel's professional track has revealed to him the many similarities between music and painting. Rhythm, harmony, counterpoint, balance, contrast, scales, chromatism, keys, high and low, dark and bright, loud and soft, colorful and dull, can all be found in his compositions.

He is a member of The International Guild of Realism, The Art Renewal Center, and the Copley Society of Boston and has won awards and been invited to show at The Guild of Boston Artists, The Copley Society of Boston, The Salmagundi Club, as well as art galleries throughout the United States. Recent shows include Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles and the Affordable Art Fair New York. See less