Posted by Edward Kurstak on
Charles Bell was a self-taught painter born and raised in Oklahoma whose massive photorealistic canvases depict still-life images of nostaligic, child-friendly items such as vintage action figures and toys, gumball machines, pinball machines and more. Working primarily in oils but actually working from photographs of meticulously arranged objects, Bell sought to magnify and give animated life to mundane objects and to present industrial products made to satisfy children’s markets re-consumable for now-adult audiences. In evoking these emblems of bygone eras, Bell’s work reminds us that frivolity, playfulness and unadulterated, innocent joy are indeed worthy of more than just a passing glance: we should even hang images of them on our walls, too.
These five Charles Bell prints for sale in Edward Kurstak’s online shop are sure to satisfy your nostalgic urge for an earlier era’s simplicity and innocence:
Circus Act, 1995
Color Giclee on thick paper, estate signed
Fireball 500, 1977
Color Giclee on thick paper, estate signed
Hot Pursuit, 1990
Color Giclee on thick paper, estate signed
Double Bubble, 1995
Silkscreen, signed in pencil
One to Four Can Play, 1995
Screenprint, estate signed
Contact our gallery to learn about how you can acquire one of these photorealistic masterworks today.