1990s Pop Art Paintings & Prints

Doug Kemp 1990s Pop Art paintings, the post-divorce decade. Doug still maintains the term Pop Art is just an acceptable pigeonhole but is not an all-encompassing description of this work. In retrospect, things looked brighter both in colours and inspiration, perhaps from the relief from a difficult situation or maybe just getting used to it by now.

The very early years saw the moving of home and, perhaps more importantly, studio, on another two occasions to the now well established current location. Here, he could watch the rise of the likes of Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin and although having some appreciation for this turn in the art world, it was very far from being conceptual as any conscious influence.

Windy Chicago. Acrylic painting on paper pop art gallery 1990s & cityscapes artist collection

True Love. Acrylic painting on canvas from the 1990s. Featuring St.Thomas Becket kicking the bucket.

Take Me. Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s

The Fire. 122 x 92 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s popart collection

Rangoon ice maidens v2. Acrylic painting on paper from the 1980s pop art collection. Believed to be 48 x 36 inches.

The Existentialists. Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s & portraits pop art collection.

Spies, late 1980s acrylic paintings on paper from the relationship art series. These are not actual spies like 007 but rather just observers. The title of the series reflects the subject matters of insufficient trust and love. Stirred, not shaken.

Here are characters whose intentions and true emotions are hidden. They are afraid of being hurt at the point where people might truly understand who and what they are. In this type of relationship, people pretend or act in certain ways to hide their own feelings.

Spies v1. Acrylic painting On paper from the 1990s artist collection

Spies v2. Acrylic painting On paper from the 1990s artist collection

Spies v3. Acrylic painting On paper from the 1990s artist collection

Party Hat. 61 x 61 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s & portraits pop art collection.

Observing a Leger. 61 x 61 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s & Leger mini collection

Cleo v2. 61 x 61 cm Lino print from the 1990s & reworked for the prints collection.

Not Hiding. 97 x 122 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s pop art collection.

Multicolour Stephanie. 61 x 61 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s & portraits pop art collection.

The Garden. 127 x 102 cm Acrylic painting on canvas from the 1990s collection.

Hats a la mode. 122 x 92 Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s & Portraits pop art collection. Ice cream anyone?

Look at that baby go. 61x 61 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s (Later turned into Giclee Prints – see store)

Hayley. Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s collection.

Day Nude. 61 x 61 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s (Later turned into Artist Mini Series – see store)

Dark Nude. 61 x 61 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s (Later turned into Artist Mini Series – see store)

The blue nude has been a successful, limited edition artist print to date. All limited edition prints are signed by Doug and you can read up on the difference between producing Giclee prints and Linocut prints

Following a commission for 8 Superhero paintings for the ASK restaurant chain, these paintings were produced around the same time in the 1990s.

Here, the comic book influence (i.e. not a straight adoption of already established characters) is readily apparent.

Moonlight Hero. Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s & Heroes and Villains pop art collection.

The Blue Masked Hero. Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s & Heroes and Villains pop art collection.

The Wildcat. Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s & Heroes and Vvillains pop art collection.

Atomic Hero. Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s & Heroes villains pop art collection.

Space Man. AKA Intergalactic argument. 61 x 61 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s & heroes & villains pop art collection.

Star Hero. Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s & Heroes pop art collection.

Phantoms of the Bordello. Acrylic painting on canvas from the 1990s & Arcadia pop art series

Phantom Kiss. Acrylic painting on canvas from the 1990s (also as a limited edition Giclee)

Miami Si. Acrylic painting on canvas from the 1990s (reworked into a limited edition print)

The Samurai. 122 x 92 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s pop art collection

Museum Piece. 122 x 92 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s pop art collection

Well Hi. 122 x 92 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s pop art collection

Fragments of the Day. Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s abstract art collection

City Lies. Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s & divorce art collection

I Love You So Much. Acrylic painting on board from the 1990s (reworked into a limited edition print)

Eva Boa. 122 x 92 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s pop art collection

Well Hi Hello. 122 x 92 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s pop art collection

Street walking music. 122 x 92 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s pop art collection

Shoes de Art. Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s & abstract art collection

The Call. Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s collection

The Fire. 92 x 122 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s pop art collection

City Guy. 122 x 72 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s pop art collection

Love Milton. Lino print from the 1990s (reworked into a limited edition Giclee print)

Howard on Route. Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s pop art collection

Lilian. Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s (reworked into a limited edition linocut & Giclee prints)

Malfi. Homage to The Duchess of Malfi. Acrylic painting on canvas from the 1990s (reworked into a limited edition Linocut & Giclee prints)

Good Guy Bad Guy. 92 x 122 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s & heroes pop art collection

Seam Straight. 122 x 92 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s pop art collection. Not quite a dire strait but a girl must look her best. Post gravy browning.

The Fitting. 122 x 92 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s pop art collection. Homage to The Stepford Wives.

I see ice. 92 x 122 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s abstract pop art collection

Arcadia 2. Acrylic painting on canvas from the 1990s Arcadia pop art mini-series of paintings

Jump the Rabbit. 92 x 122 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s

Gets. Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s

The big parade. Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s & Cityscapes pop artseries.

Bell book. Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s & abstract pop art series.

The Magician – Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s collection.

Part of a series of paintings called the magician. The hero of the paintings references a paparazzi photographer from the 1930s called Weegee (his professional name, after Ouija board, actual name Usher Fellig) who had an uncanny ability to find and photograph a crime scene sometimes even before the police arrived. It turned out that he actually had his radio tuned to the police frequency.

His voyeuristic photographs exposed the underbelly of New York City, mixing popular culture with the experience of immigrants and the working classes, catching the attention of both the news media and the fine art community.

“To me, a photograph is a page from life, and that being the case, it must be real.” Weegee.

The Magician v2. 122 x 91 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s collection.

The Magician v3. 168 x152 cm Acrylic painting on canvas

The Magician v4. 114 x 127 cm Acrylic painting on canvas from the 2000s artists collection

The Museum. AKA The three ages of women. 152 x 183 cm Acrylic painting on canvas from the 1990s pop art collection

The final conflict. 127 x 122 cm (approx) Acrylic painting on canvas 1990s, Divorce and Self Portrait artist pop art collections

Fort Worth days. 122 x 92 cm Acrylic painting on paper from the 1990s USA collection

The Sculptress v1. Acrylic painting on canvas from the 1990s & art lovers mini collection

The Sculptress v2. (30 x 45 cm Smalls) – Acrylic painting on canvas from the 1990s & art lovers mini collection

Arcadia v1. Acrylic painting on canvas from the 1990s & Arcadia pop art series

The B Girls. 127 x 140 cm Acrylic pop art painting on canvas from the 1990s.

Snake Charming sisters. Acrylic painting on canvas from the 1990s & Divorce pop art collections

The Young Goddesses mini art collection. This collection of paintings features iconic movie stars when they were in their prime.  Of the six original Young Goddesses paintings so far 4 have been converted into Giclee prints.  Ida Lupino is being reworked as a print and will be available in the Giclee collection in due course.

• Painting & Print – Frances Farmer / Lauren  Bacall / Brigitte Bardot / Priscilla Presley
• Painting Only  – Cybill Shepherd / *Ida Lupino

View the Young Goddesses print collection

Priscilla Presley. 1990s Young Goddesses collection of acrylic paintings on canvas, later reworked and available to buy as a limited edition artist print on this website print store.

Blond Extra. 1990s Young Goddesses collection of acrylic paintings on canvas, later reworked and available to buy as a limited edition artist print on this website print store.

Kim Novak. 1990s Young Goddesses collection of acrylic paintings on canvas, later reworked and available to buy as a limited edition artist print on this website print store.

Cybill Shepherd. 1990s young goddesses collection of acrylic paintings on canvas, later reworked and available to buy as a limited edition artist print on this website print store.

Lauren Bacall. 1990s young goddesses collection of acrylic paintings on canvas, later reworked and available to buy as a limited edition artist print on this website print store.

Ida Lupino. 1990s Young Goddesses collection of acrylic paintings on canvas, later reworked and available to buy as a limited edition artist print on this website print store.

Frances Farmer. 1990s Young Goddesses collection of acrylic paintings on canvas, later reworked and available to buy as a limited edition artist print on this website print store.

Young Brigitte Bardot. 1990s Young Goddesses collection of acrylic paintings on canvas, later reworked and available to buy as a limited edition artist print on this website print store.