ANTHONY LIGGINS (1965 - )
Miki’s Winter Wonderland.
Acrylic with yarn, chopsticks and wooden rod on linen canvas, 2007. 1219x2438x89 mm; 48x96x3½ inches. Signed in acrylic, lower right side.Provenance: acquired directly from the artist; private collection, Virginia (2008).Emitting a broad spectrum of abstract color with paint and yarn in electric hues, Miki’s Winter Wonderland is a stimulating canvas from Miami-based painter Anthony Liggins. His body of work, including Abstract Expressionist paintings, mixed-media work, and sculpture, is influenced by Eastern philosophies such as Japanese Wabi-Sabi and Zen as well as folk music. He creates mixed-media canvases with vivid combinations drenched in intense color.Liggins studied fashion design and merchandising at Delaware State University and American Intercontinental University in Atlanta and London, and completed an apprenticeship with French couturier Claudine Taubault. After a career in fashion, his creative spirit led him to visual art as he found a way to express himself through painting. His work was exhibited in the Biennale Internazionale Dell 'Arte Contemporanea in Florence, Italy, 2005.