Allan Bennetts practice takes cues from painting traditions while simultaneously engaging in concepts inspired by contemporary pursuits. His laboriously detailed oil paintings depict common and trade specific electronics with a carefulness that imbues each object with a sympathetic humanity. Bennetts graduated from Wayne State University, Detroit, MI and Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI. He has exhibited his work at venues such as Edward Cella Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI, Forum Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI, and Miles McEnery, New York, NY. Bennetts is the recipient of 2019 Museum Purchase Award Nominee, Cranbrook Museum Of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, among other awards.
Selected Works
Allan Bennetts
Electronics Stack I (Macintosh 512k and Sony BVM-20F1U), 2020
oil on linen
48 x 38 in. (121.92 x 96.52 cm)
Allan Bennetts
Two Surge Protector Power Strips, 2022
oil on linen
20 x 18 (50.8 x 45.72 cm)
Allan Bennetts
Stereo Stack III, 2020
oil on linen
38 x 30 in. (96.5 x 76.2 cm)
Allan Bennetts
iPhone 7 Plus IV, 2019
oil on copper
5 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.78 cm)
Allan Bennetts
Gameboy, 2018
oil on linen
12 x 12 in. (30.48 x 30.48 cm)
Allan Bennetts
Stereo Stack II, 2020
oil on linen
22 x 20 in. (55.88 x 50.8 cm)
Allan Bennetts
Macintosh I, 2018
oil on linen
24 x 18 in (60.96 x 45.72 cm)
Allan Bennetts
Gameboy Stack, 2018
oil on linen
18 x 14 in. (45.72 x 35.56 cm)