My work starts with a desire, and ability, to paint. It comes from an attempt to be part of history, and achieve immortality. It comes from stubbornness and refusing to give up. My work must be personal and private to succeed, so it’s about exposing myself. There are risks and resistance on my part.

Technically, the challenge is to create light, volume, and texture.  Art is a reflection of our time and today, in the midst of the digital revolution, our perception is changing as well. The development of CGI, and it’s ability to synthesise “life” has  forced me to look deeper into how I use paint to represent “life” .

Much of my painting process involves exploring and experimenting. Finding the right color, searching for the correct perspective or vanishing point. The right pattern or gesture of the hand.  I also have a background in illustration,  but I am only now embracing my experience and the technical skills I have learned and incorporating them into my art.

Using a language that is easily understood,  I tell stories. I weave figures, symbols, and  elements  together to create a narrative to share with an audience. © scott g. brooks

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My first inspiration towards art came from my father. He drew cartoons and would sometimes exhibit his work. As a child I loved the book Where the Wild Things Are. After that, I would take inspiration from Science Fiction. I was fascinated by space creatures, aliens, monsters, goblins, and creatures from my dreams. Much of this was drawn from Omni magazine and MADD magazine, both of which I encountered through a High School art class. I continue to be inspired by Dadaism, Fantasy Art, and Surrealism. My style and inspiration have changed throughout my career.  Now I paint to express the things I have learned throughout my life illustrated by these Critters. I like to incorporate animals and humans as well as patterns and geometric shapes into my art. I have always been inspired by spiritual art, Buddhism, and Christianity. I also take inspiration from different cultural art such as Day of the Dead, aboriginal and tribal art, as well as Mardi Gras parades in South America and Mexico.  © Albert Schweizer

501 West 28^th St.   |   Baltimore, MD 21211   |   albertschweitzerart.com

Since decades ken grimes paints his statements and theories about the contact to aliens and extraterrestrial intelligence on the canvas. He refers to the roman “contact” by carl sagan  (american astrophysicist and writer) or he quotes important passages from the novels of bertram chandler (australian science fiction author) in which one of the protagonists is also called grimes. He writes with pencil on his canvas and then paints the background black, the color of the universe. The message will then appear in white, the color of truth, so grimes.

ken grimes lives in new haven and his gallery is in new york city. © n.g.

gallery: 529 West 20th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10011   |   www.riccomaresca.com