Painting/Drawing/Collage - EZRA BENUS

seven canvases are hung immediately next to each other, forming one large string of paintings. they all have a variety of triangles painted on them, and from left to right, are: pink, blue, orange, yellow, sage green, maroon, and grey.

SUN / MOON שמש / לבנה 2020, acrylic on canvas, seven canvases, each 18x24 inches

three painted wooden planks leaning and centered on a wall. The left most plank is light yellow with magenta triangles painted throughout the surface seemingly floating, falling, or crashing. The center plank is orange with deep red triangles on the surface seemingly floating, falling, and crashing. The right most plank is deep red with a white band near the top. Shadows casted from each plank make three large triangular structures

"You shall observe it as a festival throughout the ages" , each plank is 8ft x 2.5 in., acrylic on wooden planks from family Sukkah, 2019.

Image Description: A white shower chair with silver metallic legs placed in front of a wall. Seated on it is a light blue heating pad, with a small wood board painted orange with two deep red geometric shapes. On top of it is a white headed handheld massager hanging from the ceiling, slightly caressing the surface of the wood board.

“You Shall Rejoice וּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗ם” 2019. acrylic on wood board, shower chair, heating pad, Magic Wand massager.

Image description: abstract bodies, painted in red and blue vertical lines on a black background. Figures depicted with disembodied blue circles floating on top as heads. Figures shift in size from large to small, moving towards a vanishing point from left to right. The background is a black line that fills the space which reaches just above their heads. a blue strip background covers the top as if it were the sky. Jutting out on the top right, are two black shapes with muted red highlights reminiscent of trees.

“A Walk To Remember: Pain Gathers, Energy Vanishes”, oil on paper.

Image description: Installation view of my painting (Medication 6) Body Without Organs, Intensities Such as Pain, a 6 by 4 foot painting with a deep red background layered with geometric shapes in blue, green, orange, pink, that are floating, rising, falling, and crashing on the canvas. On the ground in front of the painting is a wooden container holding about 10 different sized wooden triangles painted in the colors of my painting, to be used as touch objects extending from my painting.

"(Medication 6) Body Without Organs: Intensities Such As Pain", 2018, acrylic on canvas, 72 in. x 48 in.

Image description: my painting (Medication 6) Body Without Organs, Intensities Such as Pain, a 6 by 4 foot painting with a deep red background layered with geometric shapes in blue, green, orange, pink, that are floating, rising, falling, and crashing on the canvas.

"(Medication 6) Body Without Organs: Intensities Such As Pain", 2018, acrylic on canvas, 72 in. x 48 in.

Image description: my painting (Medication 6) Body Without Organs, Intensities Such as Pain, a 6 by 4 foot painting with a deep red background layered with geometric shapes in blue, green, orange, pink, that are floating, rising, falling, and crashing on the canvas.

Installation shot in "Means of Egress" at Dedalus Foundation, "(Medication 6) Body Without Organs: Intensities Such As Pain"

two squares formed as one rectangle; left one in green with yellow line and triangle floating next to a yellow square

"(Medication 5) FOMO/JOMO: Fear Of Missing Out/Joy Of Missing Out", 2018, acrylic on wood, 16 in. x 8 in.

"Medication 4", "Medication 3", "Medication 2". 2018. 24x18 in., 18x24 in., 18x24 in. Acrylic on Canvas.

"Medication 4". 2018. 24x18 in. Acrylic on Canvas.

"Medication 3". 2018. 18x24 in. Acrylic on Canvas.

"Medication 2". 2018. 18x24 in. Acrylic on Canvas.

"Medication". 2015. 18x36 in. Acrylic on Canvas.

Three canvases, a triptych of related color stories. The left one uses a green background mixed with black, layered with magenta streaks all over the surface, and two vertical strips of color bracing the painting. The left vertical strip is purple, the right vertical strip is cobalt blue. The middle painting is a tinted green mixed with white, and red intertwined in brush strokes all over the surface. The painting on the right is the same green mixed with grey and has delineations of darker brushstrokes against the lighter wash of the background.

Disease, Health, Remission (or so they say), acrylic on canvas, three 60x60 in. paintings, 2014/2020

"Disease, Health, Remission (or so they say)". 2014/2020. acrylic on canvas. each 5x5 ft.

"Lily". 2014. Acrylic & Oil Pastel on Paper.

"Max". 2014. acrylic on canvas. 5'4 ft. x 8'8 ft.

"My head, Meret's body". 2013. acrylic on canvas. 5x5 ft.

"Violet, Tints and Shades". 2013. acrylic on canvas. 5x5 ft.

"Red and Green, Tints and Shades". 2013. acrylic on canvas. 5x5 ft.

"BOOM". 2012. mixed media on canvas.

"Open & Close". 2012. oil and acrylic ink on canvas.

"Humira". 2012. mixed media on canvas.

"Tree". 2012. mixed media on canvas.

"BOOM DRIP". 2012. ink and collage on paper.

"IV Drip". 2012. Ink and Acrylic on Canvas.

cerebral. 2012. Graphite, Ink & Marker on Paper, with collage. Collaboration with David Klein.

"Exodus". 2012. ink and collage on paper.

"Sex/Help #1". 2012. ink on paper. 12x16 in.

"Sex/Help #2". 2012. ink on paper. 12x16 in.

"Play Me #1". 2012. mixed media on canvas.

"Play Me #2". 2012. mixed media on canvas.

"Play Me #3". 2012. 30 in. x 30 in. mixed media on canvas.

"Fashion Tzitzit #1". 2011. Ink, and acrylic on paper, then retouched on Photoshop.

"Fashion Tzitzit #3". 2011. Ink and acrylic on paper, then retouched on Photoshop.

"Fashion Tzitzit #10". 2011. Ink, and acrylic on paper, then retouched on Photoshop.

"Beach Station Bluze". 2012. mixed media on canvas. commissioned by Real Love Winnipeg.