Emerging first from Bienvenu’s dense figurative paintings are the power and energy of his strong colors and their spontaneous movement. His paintings are resplendent, expressive and uninhibited. He depicts sex, tattooed rockers, beaches, alcohol, urban scenes and parties—Bienvenu’s autobiographical universe. He says that his subjects are the ones he knows (that he is living, has lived, has pulled from the web), what he finds interesting in daily life—whatever passes through his head. “Humor is honesty. The real struggle for me is to get butt naked in the paintings, to be completely vulnerable. Whatever it is that is on my mind, whatever my concerns are, I don’t want to hide from.”
Todd Bienvenu
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Todd Bienvenu, Brooklyn in the Front, Manhattan in Back, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
213,4 x 243,8 cm
84 x 96 inches -
Todd Bienvenu, Mirrored Shades, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
170,2 x 193 cm
67 x 76 inches
Mirrored Shades -
Todd Bienvenu, Look Right, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
170,2 x 193 cm
67 x 76 inches -
Todd Bienvenu, Toddy moving studios, 2018
Toddy moving studios, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
170,2 x 193 cm
67 x 76 inches -
Todd Bienvenu, Selfie, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
193 x 170,2 cm
76 x 67 inches -
Todd Bienvenu, Slip n fall, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
193 x 170,2 cm
76 x 67 inches
Slip n fall -
Todd Bienvenu, Dive, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
193 x 170,2 cm
76 x 67 inches -
Todd Bienvenu, B 60, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
243,8 x 213,4 cm
96 x 84 inches -
Todd Bienvenu, Cheeks, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
61 x 53,3 cm
24 x 21 inches -
Todd Bienvenu, The Dude Abides, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
238,8 x 208,3 cm
94 x 82 inches -
Todd Bienvenu, Full Scorpion, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
243,8 x 213,4 cm
96 x 84 inches
Full Scorpion -
Todd Bienvenu, The NSA has seen you naked, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
213,4 x 243,8 cm
84 x 96 inches -
Todd Bienvenu, Laptop, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
243,8 x 213,4 cm
96 x 84 inches -
Todd Bienvenu, Cuddle Puddle, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
243,8 x 213,4 cm
96 x 84 inches -
Todd Bienvenu, Phone Glow, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
193 x 170,2 cm
76 x 67 inches -
Todd Bienvenu, J Train, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
53,3 x 61 cm
21 x 24 inches -
Todd Bienvenu, View from the Wythe, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
53,3 x 61 cm
21 x 24 inches