HOW THE WEST WAS WON, oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches
HOW THE WEST WAS WON, oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches
DREAMS OF FLIGHT, oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches
DREAMS OF FLIGHT, oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches
BEYOND THE BEYOND, oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches
BEYOND THE BEYOND, oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches
THE JOKER, oil on canvas, 18 x 12 inches
THE JOKER, oil on canvas, 18 x 12 inches
DEKALB, oil on canva, 36 x 60 inches
DEKALB, oil on canva, 36 x 60 inches
NORTHERN ISLANDS, oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches
NORTHERN ISLANDS, oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches
FIELD OF GOLD, oil on canvas, 36 x 24 inches
FIELD OF GOLD, oil on canvas, 36 x 24 inches
SUNFLOWERS 4, 24 x 36 inches, oil on canvas,
SUNFLOWERS 4, 24 x 36 inches, oil on canvas,
SUNFLOWERS 3, 30 x 42 inches, oil on canvas
SUNFLOWERS 3, 30 x 42 inches, oil on canvas
CLOUD PERSPECTIVE, oil on canvas, 12 x 18 inches
CLOUD PERSPECTIVE, oil on canvas, 12 x 18 inches
FALL, oil on canvas, 30.5 x 42 inches
FALL, oil on canvas, 30.5 x 42 inches
GALIEN MARSH #2, oil on canvas, 14 x 30
GALIEN MARSH #2, oil on canvas, 14 x 30
ILLINOIS RIVER, oil on canvas, 30 x 42 inches
ILLINOIS RIVER, oil on canvas, 30 x 42 inches
ILLINOIS RIVER #2, oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches
ILLINOIS RIVER #2, oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches
BROOKS FALLS, oil on canvas, 18 x 22 inches
BROOKS FALLS, oil on canvas, 18 x 22 inches
REEDS 8, 42 x 53 inches, oil on canvas
REEDS 8, 42 x 53 inches, oil on canvas
REEDS 9, 22 x 24 inches, oil on canvas
REEDS 9, 22 x 24 inches, oil on canvas
REEDS #10, 22 x 24 inches, oi on canvas
REEDS #10, 22 x 24 inches, oi on canvas
RIVER TRAIL
LILLY POND #4, 30 x 42 inches, oil on canvas
LILLY POND #4, 30 x 42 inches, oil on canvas
HUMBOLT ESTUARY, oil on canvas, 30 x 42 in
HUMBOLT ESTUARY, oil on canvas, 30 x 42 in
$4,000
WATER LILLIES
WATER LILLIES
WARREN DUNES SENTINEL TREE, oil on canvas, 41 x 29 in
WARREN DUNES SENTINEL TREE, oil on canvas, 41 x 29 in
$4,000
GALIEN RIVER, oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in
GALIEN RIVER, oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in
$3,500
MY PRIVATE ILLINOIS, oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in
MY PRIVATE ILLINOIS, oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in
$3,000
Yale Factor is one artist who tests our perceptions of reality and illusion. His most recent work, the narrative still-life paintings, synthesize his earlier work and progress to a new level. These paintings are autobiographical; they utilize objects with personal meaning to the artist. A sense of “place” seems to infiltrate each canvas and sets the stage for a highly subjective drama. Maps and charts of places where the artist had lived or visited emerge as personal landscapes to provide a backdrop. The quest for illusion, however, adopts a slightly new twist in these paintings. Before us are collections of objects rendered in trompe l’oeil, representations creating a three-dimensional illusion. At second glance, perhaps from a corner of our eye, these objects suggest activity. They hover, pierce, assemble, hide, and explode. What begins as a re-creation of reality transforms into surrealism.
In landscape paintings, Factor brings natural detail into a clear focus, which is all too often only vaguely sensed. Each universe created on canvas or paper juxtaposes traditional Renaissance coloring against modern, almost scientific rendering. Working together, they establish a distinctly personal view. The chiaroscuro technique was borrowed from the old masters, while the colored shadows evoke a general impression of softness and warmth, underscoring the essential drama.
Born and raised in Chicago, Yale Factor infuses his paintings with a Midwestern sensibility. His work has been shown nationwide in regional, national, and international juried exhibitions and one-person museum exhibitions. Factor is a Professor Emeritus of Art at Northern Illinois University. Before taking the teaching position at NIU, Yale Factor was a scientific illustrator at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.
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