A DOOR OPEN TO ANOTHER CENTURY Ray Donley’s style – figurative, dramatic, full of high-contrast lighting – evokes that of the Old Masters, particularly the Dutch and Spanish portraitists of the 17th century, quite deliberately. “By the 17th century, the painters looked like they were having fun. They were slapping the paint around. My change […]
THE BEAUTY IN ABSURDITY Pamela Wilson has built a reputation for works of art that transcend the commonplace to enter the realm of the otherworldly, the sublime unknown. She develops haunting images which create a remarkably compelling narrative. The characters in her paintings are often called ‘odd or mad’, or similar terms denoting something out […]
URBAIN PORTRAITS Tim Okamura investigates identity, the urban environment, metaphor, and cultural iconography through a unique method of painting – one that combines an essentially ‘realist’ approach to the figure with collage, spray paint and mixed media. The juxtaposition of the rawness and urgency of street art and academic ideals has created a visual language […]
AN EXPIRED TIME James Wigger: “Perfection is not the goal. I have found that what I am looking for is chaos. Maybe it isn’t really chaos, but the introduction of elements that I have little control over. Mood, emotion and texture tend to be my main goals. I’ve always wanted my photos to appear to […]
THE HIDDEN STORIES OF HUMAN FIGURE His reverence for masters of old is apparent in his depiction of the human figure, which Kris Lewis uses as a vector for hidden stories, delicate emotion, and universal truth. His affinity for people-watching also informs his paintings, collecting glances, gestures, miens and hints and channeling them through the […]
AN AMBIGUOUS INNOCENCE Jolene Lai is inspired by everything from mythologies, Asian culture, and children’s stories, to fashion editorials, cityscapes, and illustration. Aesthetically, her work combines the beautiful and the grotesque with the quiet and the excessive in fluid and unexpected ways, just as innocence in her imagery tends to be shadowed by the suggestion […]
