Details:

This painting combines a deft configuration of pictorial elements with a simple, almost naive, style of rendering objects. Employing imagery from traditional folk art, this composition engages viewers with its universally appealing narrative—before drawing their attention to the interplay of shapes, colors and tactile interruptions on the surface of the canvas.
Unframed
Signed

① Artwork:

Sardines

This painting combines a deft configuration of pictorial elements with a simple, almost naive, style of rendering objects. The artist's work frequently combines colorful abstractions, playful forms and bold elements of design—as well as heavily-textured, layered surfaces. In this narrative composition, the artist employs easily digestible imagery inspired by traditional folk art. The resulting work engages viewers with its universal appeal, before drawing their attention to the interplay of shapes, colors and tactile interruptions on the canvas.

Specs:

16 inches
20 inches

③ Artist:

Cannon Dill

Cannon Dill’s paintings combine colorful abstractions, playful forms and bold elements of design. The artist’s work explores ways of working with heavily textural material and layered surfaces. Dill draws influence from traditional folk art to create narratives from imagery that is easy to comprehend.

BIO:

Cannon Dill was born in the United States in 1991 and was raised in the Bay Area of California.

Group exhibitions of Dill’s work include: Strange Wildflowers at Pt.2: Gallery in Oakland, California (2022); The Song That Kissed The Garden at Pt.2: Gallery in Oakland, California (2020); Sun Sick at Pt.2: Gallery in Oakland, California (2019); and DIM at Pt. 2: Gallery in Oakland, California (2018).

Group exhibitions that have shown Dill’s work include: Curios at PIERMARQ* in Sydney, Australia (2021); Divergent Motion at Delphian Gallery in London, UK (2019); Harpy Gallery in Rutherford, New Jersey (2018); Coffee for Eight at Pt. 2: Gallery in Oakland, California (2018).

Dill lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

Cannon Dill:
Sardines, 2021
Acrylic on canvas
20.0 × 16.0 inches /