Art. Distorted Portraits. by Nathanial Mary Quinn.

Nathaniel Mary Quinn(Monique, 2014 black charcoal, oil-pastel, oil-paint, paint-stick, gouache on Lenox Paper)


Nathaniel Mary Quinn is a Brooklyn, NY based artist, originally from Chicago, IL. His unique, distorted, disfigured, style of portraiture often draws comparisons to Wangechi Mutu and Francis Bacon.


Nathaniel Mary Quinn(Pig, 2014, black charcoal, oil-pastel, oil-paint, paint-stick, gouache on Lenox Paper)

Nathaniel Mary QuinnClown, 2014, black charcoal, oil-pastel, oil-paint, paint-stick, gouache on Lenox Paper)

Nathaniel Mary Quinn((Detail) King Kong Ain’t Got Nothing On Me, 2013, black charcoal, gouache, oil pastel on Coventry vellum paper)

Nathaniel Mary Quinn(Flower Face, 2014 black charcoal, oil-pastel, oil-paint, paint-stick, gouache on Lenox Paper 127 cm x 96.5 cm (50″ x 38”) © Nathaniel Mary Quinn)


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