Themes of my work derive from theories of cosmology and biologic diversity. While organic forms and geometric patterns are set up in expandable compositions, colorful systems made with unconventional material generate spirited schemes. Basic features such as fabric, clusters, waves, radials, strings and cavities are a few components within the work that give it qualities […]

Aaron Johnson’s reverse-painted acrylic-polymer-peel paintings inhabit the realms between the erotic-catastrophic/ecstatic-psychotic/comic-tragic, fusing diverse vocabularies into his own distinctive breed of Americana-grotesque, all rendered obsessively with tender brutality. Johnson’s painted universe overflows with Romantic beauty and sexual violence twisted into demonic tales of a world gone berzerk, monstrous musings on the absurdity of war and religion, […]

Blame Nandos, but South African TV has a new hero. Call him the “yapping, benign, and slightly ridiculous dictator,” or Idi Incarnate. And like his namesake, he’s everywhere. “We’ve been Having It?” Boy have we ever! So much so that if a buffoon break-dancing to “Brrrrrrrrrr,” leaves you cold in the light of the Zimbabwe […]

With one small step from Mr. Neil Armstrong we reached a world that had seemed to reside outside of the reach of human experience. Yet, almost half a century later, the romantic longing for large-scale space travel, residence and communication with some yet unknown extraterrestrial force remains. This desire, a continual and unfocused looking outwards, […]

Speckled textures of different paints grace the canvases of Zhang’s works. All carrying a heaviness in their surface and texture, these paintings place a strong emphasis on the materiality of the medium. Ornamented with swift, clean strokes as well as their thick leftovers, Zhang’s paintings’ have a varied application, arbitrary in nature, giving his pieces […]

Illustrating what he calls the “cultural contrast,” Hu Zhi-Ying brings together traditional Chinese art with the eclectic styles of the West. He combines traditional Chinese symbolism and landscape with the elements of the various styles of Western art all coming together to create something more than art—something equal to the real world. Using Chinese varnish, […]

Appearing almost as engravings or etchings, depicted through scratches and harsh inconsistent strokes, Al Khayer’s works render expressive portraits through her rough, gestural mark. Working on a black background, the artist creates deep recesses and shadows that add a heightened sense of drama to the otherwise neutral portraits of young women. Al Khayer’s color palette, […]

Rosch’s collages are a vibrant mix of exuberant colors. Lively oranges and reds bring an intense energy and dramatic flare to the artist’s collages. Blooming flowers spreading their blossoming petals throughout the composition, blown up rather large at times, some flowers possess a notable stage presence in these pieces. While in other moments they downsize […]

Lukoschek’s photographs compose quiet, simple, and minimal scenes of barren landscapes. In many pieces there are only a few elements that compose the entire composition. The color palettes, as well, are simplistic, involving only a few colors, and sometimes even remain monochromatic. Many times Lukoschek’s landscapes are found covered in snow, blending the land with […]

In striking resemblance to the paintings of Salvador Dali, Rhyner’s work is a collection of wavering, hazy, amorphous skies and landscapes that serve as a slightly confused and distorted foundation for the paintings surreal contortions that are the painter’s subjects and figures. Often dissected and discontinued in unnatural places and frequently found with inhuman, robotic […]