ZOMBIES ARE HERE! Jacqueline Gallagher: “Painter of Zombies and the Disturbed. Or Disturbed Zombie Painter… I forget which. These figures are contradictions, beautiful and grotesque at the same time. They float through their worlds driven by craving, vanity, and addiction, caught in moments of stiff poses and comedic indulgence. They put themselves on display for […]
A CRYPTIC SYMBOLISM In Gail Potocki’s paintings, there’s a romantic feel, certainly. Perfect complement, at first look, to the idyllic settings where nature’s abundance is everywhere. But like the house-bound pet who begins to gnaw at its own hide after too many days spent in too-close quarters, there’s an uncomfortable feeling of anxiety pulsing through […]
HUMANS OF THE DEEP Victor Grasso’s works grab your mind, spirit, senses and childhood simultaneously and immediately. It’s dark and it’s whimsy. It’s sensual and childlike. It’s a jocular and hallowed family. It’s based in reality, but vivid with alternate universes suffused with reverence for the body. There is juxtaposition of the beauty and noir […]
CONTEMPORARY SURREALISM AND MEXICAN CULTURE Gustavo Rimada’s paintings are full of bold colors, stylized skulls and faces with high cheekbones and sharp eyes. “It’s sort of a blend between contemporary lowbrow and modern, and it’s starting to take more of a surreal aspect,” Rimada said. “I’ll start presenting it as surrealism now — a contemporary […]
HAUNTING LANDSCAPES Andrea Kowch’s work could be described as the creative legacy of Andrew Wyeth and Alfred Hitchcock. Her haunting rural settings mask mysterious backstories. But Kowch has invented her own brand of powerful, moody symbolism with enigmatic, unfathomable characters, a rich autumnal color palette, and tense, mysterious scenes. “It’s almost like characters on a […]
KEEPING THE KEY ELEMENT Alexandra Becker-Black’s relationship with watercolors started with an odd step when she was forced to choose a new medium after developing an allergic reaction to oil paints. Within weeks of first painting with watercolors, Alexandra found her medium and her new voice: “As a watercolorist, I am forced to work in […]
