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 […]

Revital’s paintings of lazy lounging in domestic settings have a quiet, slow, lethargic, almost melancholic feel to them. Standing within a close range, the artist’s brushstroke becomes fully evident, playing with a sense of motion, emphasizing the creation of each plane made. Active, lively marks describe each and every part of the composition, yet the […]

Beaming with a theatrical, enchanted light, Ruzickova’s photographs look towards the skies, concentrating on the powerful presence of the sun. The beautiful, picturesque quality of the setting and rising suns sets a fairy tale-like air to all of her pieces. The overlay and transparency of some of the imagery over the rest gives these photographs […]

Gao Yi Lei’s vibrant palettes bring marine creatures back to life in his oil-on-canvas series The Times of Ke Long. Catherine Y. Hsieh Gao Yi Lei’s vibrant palettes bring marine creatures back to life in his oil-on-canvas series The Times of Ke Long. A lobster in green and royal blue seems to be jumping off […]

Exuberantly colored in bright blues, oranges, pinks, light purples, Colina’s work gives the immediate feeling of a children’s book. Through the setting’s abstract forms she composes a fantasy-like playground for the characters in her narratives. Exuberantly colored in bright blues, oranges, pinks, light purples, Colina’s work gives the immediate feeling of a children’s book. Through […]