Seonna felt like an outsider in school until she discovered she could open up communication with her art. From photo realist and comic book influences, her art evolved back into the more collage-oriented creations of her childhood.
“There’s a certain kind of classism in the art world.” Wray explains. “A lot of very contemporary art might not be so open to art that is narrative or illustrative. In the “Pink Manifesto” defining the philosophy of this show, the question about the controversy of different concepts of art is addressed clearly.
Neon has been Michael’s medium of expression for nearly a decade. His work reflects a fascination with the symbols of language, technology, and their influence on popular culture which he transmutes into visual word games from his unconscious.
Painting for Jennifer Pochinkski is a mysterious process. A figurative painter, she loves the paint itself. The application of the loaded brush has a sensuousness that has developed into her personal language, yet she still feels like a bystander to this internal world that seems to drive itself thru her unconscious mind.
With a focus on multicultural figurative paintings, SAINT JAMES also paints seascapes, landscapes and even butterflies. Her artwork has been described as ebullient, bold, creates paintings that remind one of Matisse cutouts in their clear line and intense color, and joyful.
