![]() Shay Bredimus earned an MFA in 2008 from the Laguna College of Art and Design in Laguna, California and a BFA in painting from Emily Carr University in Vancouver, Canada in 2004. His classical training in portraiture is evident, to which he has added aesthetic influences from Japanese tattoo and Ukiyo-e prints.Ī survivor of a traumatic brain injury that occurred at age ten Bredimus relates, “After the accident visual language became my first language and primary mode of expression, solidifying my life in the visual arts”. He could feel what others could only seeĪ figurative painter and renowned tattoo artist, Bredimus employs languid and gestural marks using tattoo ink on drafting film to portray spontaneous and personal moments of his models. As the man ran his hands over a large three-dimensional portrait tediously constructed with tens of thousands of screws over hundreds of man hours, his blank expression suddenly transformed into a warm smile. One of the artist’s favorite memories was watching a blind man experience his work for the first time. To truly experience Andrew’s art, it must be seen and even touched. But linguistic descriptions fail to adequately capture the progressive mixed media works he creates with screws, oil paint, charcoal, bronze, cement, and found objects. These are perhaps the three most fitting words to describe Andrew’s unique brand of contemporary artwork. The first time he set foot in the classroom, he was amazed to see students depicting live nude models in clay a seemingly archaic art form he had only seen in books. He now resides in Laguna Beach, California, where he has lived since attending the Laguna College of Art and Design (formerly the Art Institute of Southern California). Pearson’s work is featured in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian and Victoria and Albert Museum.Īndrew Myers was born in Braunshweig, Germany, and raised in Ciudad Real, Spain. He’s currently engaged in a stunning initiative to foster and create underground ideas and visuals in selected nations that are unfriendly towards the United States. Pearson works actively with strategic NGOs on human rights and poverty issues-providing poignant inspiration for his creative work. Now living in Southern California, Pearson finds himself strangely interconnected to the urgent crises of the outside world, yet encased in a bubble of comfort and luxury. Over the last five years however, he has worked on campaigns and documentaries addressing the global issues of modern slavery, aids + orphan epidemics, hunger and human rights. While living in New York City, Pearson created album art and then editorial fashion and music magazine visuals-all powerfully represented in his art. Smith Gallery in Denver, CO, Gilman Contemporary Gallery, Ketchum, ID, and Rice University Gallery, Houston, TX. His work has been exhibited throughout the United States as well as internationally, at galleries and museums such as the Bristol City Museum in the UK, LeBasse Projects in Culver City, CA, Kinsey/DesForges Gallery in Culver City, CA, David B. His work is reminiscent of Weimar-era German expressionism and his style has been described by some as capturing features of artists ranging from Edward Gorey to Egon Schiele. A lingering sense of loss and longing hints at emotional depth and draws the viewer into their introspective thrall with a mixture of capricious poetry, wit, and mystery. Using a mix of ink, colored pencil, paint and lacquer, Stilkey depicts a melancholic and at times a whimsical cast of characters inhabiting ambiguous spaces and narratives of fantasy and fairy tales. Los Angeles native Mike Stilkey has always been attracted to painting and drawing not only on vintage paper, record covers and book pages, but on the books themselves. ![]()
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