From the Artist:

"My three primary recurring subjects are vintage clothing (for the way it continues the life of the past into the present, for its rich structures and colors and shapes, and for its anthropomorphic presence as a stand-in for the figure); plant materials in the form of sticks, leaves, flowers; and found objects…these three subjects combine to provide apparently endless sources of composition and design, interacting in visually striking, poetic, and evocative ways" - Ron Isaacs 

The masterful trompe l'oeil work of Ron Isaacs is as charming as it is technically brilliant. Using birch plywood, select cutouts, and beautifully painted details which fool the eye, Isaacs creates compositions that pique your curiosity. A sense of surprise and appreciation is experienced when discovering his talent.

Trained as a painter, Isaacs work now stands halfway between painting and sculpture. Beginning in about 1970, the paintings transformed a step at a time from a flat, rectangular picture to become irregularly shaped elaborate relief constructions fabricated completely from Finnish birch plywood painted in matte acrylics.

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ron Isaacs now lives and works in Lexington, Kentucky.

Ron Isaacs is represented by Momentum Gallery in Asheville, North Carolina.

Pictured above (left to right):

Organdy,  2022, acrylic on birch plywood construction, 31 x 19 1/4 x 2 1/2";  Up and Up,  2019, acrylic on birch plywood construction, 43 x 14 x 4 1/4";  Domestication Series: Sycamore 2,  2019, acrylic on birch plywood construction, 13 x 10 3/4 x 1 1/2"