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In a constant search to understand and decipher the human condition, Rafael bases his work on symbolic elements that represent the concepts of construction of reality in all its dimensional states. Trying to understand the notion of identity related to the projected image of the individual being (ego) to the collective states of the human psyche. A cathartic representation of archetypal self and universal symbols.
Born in 1952 in the Kingdom of Bahrain, Rashid Al Khalifa held his first solo exhibition at the Dilmun Hotel, Bahrain, in 1970 when he was just 16 years old, and then moved to the UK in 1972 to study at the Hastings College of Arts and Technology in Sussex. After returning to Bahrain in 1978, inspired by Europe’s greatest Impressionist masters, he began his own renditions of his country’s landscapes, producing a series of atmospheric paintings of the desert, sea, and historical sites. These works...
A lawyer by profession, Hunter Biden now devotes his energies to the creative arts, bringing innumerable experiences to bear. The results are powerful and impactful paintings ranging from photogenic to mixed media to the abstract. His chosen substrates are canvas, YUPO paper, wood, and metal on which he affixes oil, acrylic, ink along with the written word; all of which creates a unique experience that has become his signature.
Laddie John Dill (American, b.1943) is a sculptor and fluorescent provocateur best known for his Light Traps and Light Sentences in addition to neon installations. Dill remains an influential member of the California Light and Space movement and one of the principal protagonists responsible for drafting the group's manifesto along with fellow artists John McCraken, James Turrell, Larry Bell and Mary Corse. The movement concerns itself with the transformative impact of both light and geometry upon the viewer's own cerebral and physical understanding of their immediate environment.
Hisako Kobayashi grew up in Tokyo before moving to New York City in 1981 to earn a Master of Fine Arts at Pratt Institute. An abstract painter, she has since exhibited her work on five continents over a span of three decades. Upon observation, her works clearly and openly illustrate a maternal devotion to her native Japan while at once embracing the essence of her newfound Western sensibilities.
Art critic Donald Kuspit has authored this on her work, "Kobayashi's paintings exemplify the romantic idea that...
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