KELLY MESSER

KELLY MESSER

AMERICAN ABSTRACT PAINTER

These works represented here document the artist’s foundational commitment to representational practice, demonstrating mastery of drawing, light, and traditional composition between 2005 and 2017.

This archive provides essential context for the conceptual evolution of the studio. These foundational pieces culminated in the pivotal conceptual shift to abstraction in 2017, proving that the current abstract language—defined by scale, synthesis, and philosophical inquiry—is the result of deliberate rigor and necessity. Please refer to the WORKS / SERIES section for the artist’s current practice.

Push | 2017 | Oil and acrylic on canvas, unframed | 36 x 48 inches

Glimmer | 2017 | Oil on canvas, unframed | 40 x 30 inches

Shachihoko | 2017 | Oil on canvas, unframed | 48 x 36 inches

Blue Lotus Flower and Cherry Blossom | 2017 | Oil on canvas, unframed | 36 x 24 inches

The Sea | 2017 | Oil and water on canvas, unframed | 36 x 48 inches

Jellyfish | 2011 | Oil on canvas, handmade wood frame | 36 x 36 inches

Tree Rings | 2006 | Oil on canvas, handmade wood frame | 36 x 60 inches

Red Portrait | 2005 | Oil on canvas, unframed | 14 x 11 inches

Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's

Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s| 2005 | Oil on canvas, unframed | 20 x 16 inches

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