December 26 2022, 2023
Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Paxlovid solution
40 × 30 in (101.6 × 76.2 cm)
For Sale - $5,500
December 20 1996, 2023
Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Codeine solution
40 × 30 in (101.6 × 76.2 cm)
For Sale - $5,500
Week 1 (April 13-19 2020), 2024
Ink on 7 sheets of chromatography paper soaked in Vodka, Marijuana, Tylenol, Gin, Advil, Mezcal, and Amoxicillin solutions
5 × 31 1/2 in (12.7 × 80 cm)
For Sale - $2,500
May 1 2023 (Colores de ti), 2023
Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Advil/Codeine solution
40 × 30 in (101.6 × 76.2 cm)
For Sale - $5,500
Weekend 3 (July 16/17 2005), 2024
Ink on 2 sheets of chromatography paper soaked in Vicodin and Vodka solutions
40 × 60 in (101.6 × 152.4 cm)
For Sale - $7,500
September 5 2023, 2023
Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Advil solution
40 × 30 in (101.6 × 76.2 cm)
For Sale - $5,500
Weekend 2 (August 6/7 2022), 2024
Ink on 2 sheets of chromatography paper soaked in Vodka and Tylenol solutions
40 × 60 in (101.6 × 152.4 cm)
For Sale - $7,500
November 24 2019 (Amanecer Interior), 2024
Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Marijuana/Kombucha solution
40 × 30 in (101.6 × 76.2 cm)
For Sale - $5,500
Weekend 1 (April 8/9 2023), 2024
Ink on 2 sheets of chromatography paper soaked in Mezcal and Marijuana solution
40 × 60 in (101.6 × 152.4 cm)
For Sale - $7,500
August 24, 2023 (Ondas de Luz), 2024
Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Claritin solution
40 × 30 in (101.6 × 76.2 cm)
For Sale - $5,500
June, 2023
Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Advil solution
40 × 30 in (101.6 × 76.2 cm)
For Sale - $5,500
Cigarette Quilt (for Anne), 2023
Oil on canvas
60 × 48 in (152.4 × 121.9 cm)
For Sale - $20,000
Garden Palette I (Dobbs Ferry), 2022
Oil on prepared paper
9 × 12 in (22.9 × 30.5 cm)
For Sale - $2,100
Garden Palette II, 2022
Oil on prepared paper
9 × 12 in (22.9 × 30.5 cm)
For Sale - $2,100
Colors III, 2022
Oil on prepared paper
9 × 12 in (22.9 × 30.5 cm)
For Sale - $2,100
Me da Dolor, 2022
Oil on Linen
9 × 12 in (22.9 × 30.5 cm)
For Sale - $4,200
Hugo, 2022
Oil on Canvas
9 × 12 in (22.9 × 30.5 cm)
For Sale - $4,200
Baby Quilt, 2022
Oil on Burlap
9 × 12 in (22.9 × 30.5 cm)
For Sale - $4,200
Summer (Kerhonkson), 2022
Oil on Canvas
18 × 24 in (45.7 × 61 cm)
For Sale - $8,400
Phaedra, 2022
Oil on Canvas
30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm
For Sale - $14,000
Phaedra II, 2022
Oil on Canvas
20 × 30 in (50.8 × 76.2 cm)
For Sale - $10,000
El Ultimo Beso, 2022
Oil on Canvas
30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm)
For Sale - $14,000
Tinto Sin Color, 2022
Oil on Canvas
18 × 24 in (45.7 × 61 cm)
For Sale - $8,400
Wild Flowers (Minnewaska), 2022
Oil on Canvas
30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm)
For Sale - $14,000
Studio Colors I, 2022
Oil on canvas
54 × 100 in (137.2 × 254 cm)
For Sale - $30,000
Quilt Colors IV, 2022
Oil on canvas
58 × 100 in (147.3 × 254 cm)
For Sale - $30,000
Colors II, 2022
Oil on canvas
55 × 100 in (139.7 × 254 cm)
For Sale - $30,000
Quilt Colors III, 2022
Oil on canvas
44 × 100 in (111.8 × 254 cm)
For Sale - $28,000
Crazy Quilt #1, 2021
Oil on Canvas
14 × 18 in (35.6 × 45.7 cm)
For Sale - $6,500
GEL MONOCHROME VARIATION 1, 2016 / Archival pigment print / Image size: 14.5" x 11" / Paper size: 18" x 18" / Edition size: 20 + 2 AP
GEL MONOCHROME VARIATION 2 / Archival pigment print / Image size: 8.25" x 15.25" / Paper size: 18" x 18" / Edition size: 20 + 2 AP
GEL MONOCHROME VARIATION 3, 2016 / Archival pigment print / Image size: 15.25" x 7.5" / Paper size: 18" x 18" / Edition size: 20 + 2 AP
Untitled, 2018 / oil on prepared paper / 15 x 22 inches
Chromium Pearls III, 2018 / oil on prepared paper / 20 x 30 inches
Gel monochrome 1, 2016 / oil on linen / 56 x 80 in
By photographing paint and luxurious ephemera at close range, then using the resulting image as his subject, Ben Weiner creates works that pose a confusion of object, subject and medium. Weiner's paintings harness the idolatrous fetishistic desire of consumer culture, the fashion industry, and the art world. Thus, his paintings self-critically describe the duality of their own identity as both transcendent creation and commercial item. Likewise, all of the themes and references in the paintings reinforce their status as consumer/art objects. Roland Bathes' application of Freud's concept of "the uncanny" to landscape photography is the pertinent reference.
Weiner (b. 1980, Burlington, VT) received his BA from Wesleyan University (CT). He also studied under Mexican muralist José Lazcarro at Universidad de las Americas (Mexico) and has worked closely with artists Jeff Koons, Kim Sooja and Amy Yoes as an assistant. He has exhibited his work widely across the United States and in Mexico with solo shows in Los Angeles, New York and Puebla, and group exhibitions in Chicago, New York, Miami, New Haven, Ridgefield, Los Angeles and Riverside. His paintings can be found in the Sammlung/Collection (Germany), the Progressive Collection (OH), and the Frederick R. Weisman Foundation Collection (CA). The artist lives and works in New York City.