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The Atomic Age

The Atomic Age
by leahnadeau

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Description

Size: The Atomic Age is 30 inches tall and 48 inches wide, made with archival acrylic and oil paint on gallery-wrapped canvas. 

The last photo on the listing is the color palette of the main colors in this painting in hopes of eliminating color discrepancies on screen. 

Inspiration: 

Technically The Atomic Age is considered the era after the first detonation of a nuclear weapon in 1945. These would be very uncertain times for Americans, as they faced daily fears of war.

History seems to repeat itself, doesn’t it? Has The “Atomic Age”’truly ever ended? Or is this still the age of the nuclear bomb and uncertain times?

This painting is inspired by the art created by artists in all mediums during wartime that expressed emotions in their work in a time of uncertainty, and revolutionized the way we would experience abstraction for the rest of time. It’s a nod to the greats like Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock and Jasper Johns- artists that used color and form to pioneer the art world forever. 

Watch a video of the painting here.

Exhibitions:

Organized Chaos - Solo Exhibition - Women United Art Movement (2023)

Series: This piece is from my Mid Century Modern series

 Shipping: This painting comes shipped to you as is, ready to hang on your wall with hanging hardware and a certificate of authenticity.   

About The Artist

I’m Leah Nadeau, and I create original abstract paintings for people who want their homes to feel unmistakably like their own.

My work is shaped by architecture, midcentury modern design, my film school background, and synesthesia, which means I experience music as color. Every painting is made slowly, by hand, and one at a time.

Filled with color, joy, resilience, and a little weirdness, these paintings aren’t meant to disappear into the background. They become the piece you build the entire room around.

My work has been featured in Atomic Ranch Magazine, exhibited at Modernism Week in Palm Springs, and permanently installed at the Henry Ford Health Cancer Institute in Detroit.