Fran J Nagy
Contemporary Abstract Artist
About Me: I am a Contemporary Abstract Artist. Although I am a life long creator, I officially began my professional art career in 2005 as a ceramist/potter and teaching artist in Birmingham, AL. More recently, I found the time to further explore painting methods and to develop my unique style. My work is inspired by nature and history, yet driven by my own perpetual questioning of what lies ahead for humanity. With the use of acrylics, oils, feathers, leaves, and resin, I use various tools and techniques to translate my ideas.
When I create with my brain, I usually end up feeling frustrated with my results. It has taken me many years to be able to have my brain step aside and allow my spirit to guide my hands.
Available
Already Loved (sold)
Mock Ups
Big Dream
Past Sculpture
Solo exhibit, August 2020 at Eastern Shore Art Center
Fran J Nagy
I create art to give my soul a voice. With my art I strive to create work that incorporates materials in their natural state, particularly unglazed ceramic and wood. With an open eye, I’m always on the look-out for organic matter as a component for a painting or an element in a sculpture. With great efforts, I enhance, transform with heat, and take extra measures to preserve the natural beauty of the materials I use.
Past events
“Think of Fran Nagy’s paintings as commentaries on the complex relationship between Native and U.S. history and contemporary culture. Her work delivers a powerful message and speaks eloquently to “the ones who are remembered – by how they were forgotten.”
“Fran conveys an intuitive approach to her new creations. Adventurous and brave in her process, Fran does not shy away from experimenting with a new medium nor a sensitive subject. Fran’s willingness to dive deep into social stigmas and cultural woundings bring a pensiveness to her visually stunning work. The Grand Bohemian Galleries are honored to represent Fran’s thoughtful and sophisticated paintings and sculptures.”
“Working with acrylic and resin on canvas, like Modigliani, the paintings of this multi-disciplinary artist feature elongated forms, but Nagy depicts her figures with their backs to us – as they forward march into an unknown future. Some of these faceless shapes are stretched to the point of abstraction. Stretched any further and they could disappear into a simple line with no clear identity at all.
These forms could easily be read as exclamation points at the end of a story about what happened to Native Americans in a country that prides itself – or used to – on being a melting pot.”
I would love to hear from you!
Email: franjnagy@gmail.com