My 2017 painting, "Crush," is available via the Zhou B Haus der Kunst gallery in Chicago as part of the "Glorious Color" online exhibition, curated by Lorena Kloosterboer.
Check out the entire exhibition on Artsy here, and you may also purchase the work directly within Artsy.
"Crush," oil on canvas, 2017.
I just received the high-resolution images of one of my recent paintings from my photographer and couldn't be more thrilled to share them. It's not often that you see a photograph of a painting and feel that the camera did the art justice - but in these images, I see every detail and color captured correctly.
That might be because my photographer has access to a shiny new 100 megapixel camera that spits out images that are a whopping 400MB in raw form. Behold:
"Crush," 24"x24" oil on canvas, 2017, Megan Van Groll.
This painting is the latest of my new series of paintings and drawings that use the nude figure to explore our capacity for a vast range of emotional and psychological experiences. Expressions of fury and rage become the raw contemplation of our deepest fears; erotic desire or pleasure; sharp, crushing grief or despair.
To read the story of how this series came about, click here.
More detail shots:
"Crush (detail)," 24"x24" oil on canvas, 2017, Megan Van Groll.
"Crush (detail)," 24"x24" oil on canvas, 2017, Megan Van Groll.
"Crush (detail)," 24"x24" oil on canvas, 2017, Megan Van Groll.
"Crush (detail)," 24"x24" oil on canvas, 2017, Megan Van Groll.
"Crush (detail)," 24"x24" oil on canvas, 2017, Megan Van Groll.
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