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Painting by Gina Beavers, Applebees! (acrylic on canvas, 20" x 16" x 3", 2012). The image illustrates a key early body of work by Gina Beavers in the 2010s when she produced relief-like acrylic paintings of that were based on appropriated images from an internet and social-media platforms. The paintings' thick surfaces and tactility were built with dense accumulations of acrylic paint and medium, foam and unorthodox materials such as pumice stone or glass beads to better capture the textures of various foods. Her depictions ranged from sophisticated offerings (oysters or shellfish) to those of "lower", popular food chains as in this work from her exhibition, "Palate" (2012).This body of work and individual piece were publicly exhibited in prominent exhibitions and discussed by critics in major art journals and daily press publications.

Artist Gina Beavers. Copyright held by the artist.

Gina Beavers

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The image serves an informational and educational purpose as the primary means of illustrating a key early body of work by Gina Beavers in the 2010s: her relief-like acrylic paintings of food, which were based on appropriated images from Instagram snapshots and internet sources—often found by using hashtags such as #foodporn. Like her work in a broader sense, these paintings examine social media subgenres that embody contemporary modes of consumption and desire defined by excess and differentiation, viewed from a position situated between fascination and critique. Her paintings re-endow ephemeral digital images with sculptural heft and tactility built by piling dense accumulations of acrylic paint and medium, foam and other materials, Critics have related this work to both painterly (dating back to the Renaissance) and Pop art traditions. Because the article is about an artist and her work, the omission of the image would significantly limit a reader's understanding and ability to understand this key foundational body of work, which brought Beavers initial recognition through exhibitions, coverage by major critics and publications. Beavers's work of this type and this series is discussed in the article and by critics cited in the article.

There is no free equivalent of this or any other of this series by Gina Beavers, and the work no longer is viewable, so the image cannot be replaced by a free image.

The image will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original due to its low resolution and the general workings of the art market, which values the actual work of art. Because of the low resolution, illegal copies could not be made.