BEAUTY: Painting--Kevin Kearney

The work of self-taught painter Kevin Kearney is haunting. Despite being empty, his rooms and spaces seem full of intent and narrative, possibly due to the saturated color palette. And just like the empty rooms of Edward Hopper (previously here) we know that emptiness itself suggests life...that a space is about to be filled, or a space that was filled and is now vacant. Along with the Hopper I am also getting a hint of Magritte and a bit of de Chirico.

Top to bottom: Broke Dreams; Evening After The Rain; Moonlight Over Lake Lucerne; Nocturnal Interior #2; Nocturnal Interior With Bridge;Providence; Red Wall With Water; Still Life With Boxes; Tsunami; Vesper

https://www.kevinkearney.org/