On Display in Sip Art Gallery from form July 24th to August 20th, 2024.
Louis Tan, born in 1998 in Hsinchu, Taiwan—a coastal city known for its powerful winds and often called the “Windy City”—Louis Tan’s surroundings have deeply influenced his art. His landscapes are not just visual representations but reflections of the townscapes within his soul. Louis has always been captivated by cityscapes. The diverse architecture and unique styles of urban buildings inspire him, and his paintings reveal how his emotions shape his perception of these landscapes. Each piece, with its bold color choices and striking compositions, represents his inner world at a particular moment. By centering his compositions around iconic landmarks, Louis invites viewers to see the city through his eyes, where familiar places transform into modern ruins, imbued with personal emotional resonance. His use of color blocks, precise lines, and layered scenes highlights the allure of urban landscapes, while his exploration of various media adds depth and complexity, mirroring his evolving emotions. Through his art, Louis captures not just the physical essence of a city, but the emotional landscapes that reside within him, offering viewers a glimpse into his unique perspective.
About the Artist:
Louis Tan was born in 1998 and diagnosed with autism at the age of three. His journey has been one of extraordinary talent and determination. Despite facing challenges with verbal communication, Louis has a remarkable memory and an innate gift for the arts. By the age of four, he was already playing the violin and piano, able to transcribe entire pieces of music after just one listening. However, it is through painting that Louis has found his true emotional outlet. In his own words, Louis shares, “I am autistic, yet I experience the same emotions as others. People think I don’t feel anything, but frustration and sadness affect me just as much. Through painting and poetry, I can express myself and show my love for this world.” Each of his paintings is accompanied by a poem, offering a narrative that bridges his inner world with the outside one. This dual expression allows him to communicate in a way that words alone cannot. Louis’s artistic journey has not been without struggle. He wrestled with the pressure to conform to popular techniques in order to achieve success. It was only when he chose to paint with his heart and soul, embracing his own style, that his art truly flourished. His work is now characterized by thick, bold brushstrokes and vibrant, intense colors that demand attention. Through his art, Louis not only invites us to see the world through his eyes but also to recognize his place within it—passionate and unyielding. Louis has found his voice through his artwork and is dedicated to sharing his stories, hoping to inspire others and foster compassion and respect for individuals with autism.
Accolades
2009 Taiwan Presidential Education Award
2010 Luminance Art Space New Talent Award
2014 First Place in Luminance Art Space Award
2018 Taipei Fubon Cultural and Educational Foundation Creative Painting Group Excellence Award
2020 Hsuan Chuang University Art and Design Department Talent Achievement Award
2021 Luminance Art Space Creative Award Gold Prize
2021 First Prize in Zenaviv Autism Awareness Month April Art Competition
On display in Sip Art Gallery from June 13th, 2024 to July 7th, 2024.
Join us for the Opening Reception of this exhibition in the Sip Art Gallery at IAMA on Saturday June 15th, 2024 from 3 to 5 PM.
Brian McPartlon, Return
“For many years after leaving San Francisco, I traveled from my newly adopted home of Santa Fe, New Mexico to run in “Bay to Breakers,” the city’s annual footrace. Going up and over the hills and ending at the beach represented not just a race well run, but a victory joyfully given to me by the city I loved that loved me back.
Runners speak of the “runners high.” RETURN is my runner’s high that comes from the years of going up and over the metaphorical hills of my precious studio life. The life of an artist well lived. These paintings are an homage to some of the scholars, maestros, poets and artists I knew during my exhilarating time with the San Francisco Art Institute. This is my retroactive gift to the 1970s burgeoning South of Market art scene. To me, this body of work signifies victory, a race well run.
My gracious thanks to the IAMA for marking the finish line.”
—Brian McPartlon
Since his first exhibition, as a teen, at the Oak Room Gallery in 1965 in Schenectady, New York, Brian McPartlon has honed his skills with acrylics, watercolor, oils, pastels and mixed media sculpture. In 1973, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute. In 1975, he founded and directed the 63 Bluxome Street Gallery in San Francisco, California.
McPartlon’s technique seeks to present true depth of field through layers of shapes and colors. His process includes staining, pouring and spraying, and a diverse set of brushes from a traditional 6” house painting brush to palm fronds, cacti, animal bone fragments and his fingers. A single painting may take him ten minutes or over 40 years to complete. The large bold canvases can be ominous, antagonizing, invigorating and breathtaking
The range of colors and depth of each of McPartlon’s works evoke powerful reactions from viewers. Observers of his works struggle to not touch the textures or crawl into the portals that exist in the layers of his paintings.
About the Artist
Brian McPartlon was born in Schenectady, New York in 1948. His high school teachers encouraged his art and at age 17 his work was recognized at a local art exhibit as one of the “Best of Show.” McPartlon then attended the School of Visual Arts in New York. He studied drawing, painting and sculpture in a traditional studio setting, all the while exploring art museums and galleries, hungry for art without confinement. He “hung out” at famed counterculture places, associated with influential artists and activists and participated in Vietnam War protests. These events brought a connection to a world that he felt was his to encompass and portray in a manner unlike any he had learned in school. McPartlon then moved to California to attend the San Francisco Art Institute.
Upon graduation in 1973, McPartlon rented studio space in San Francisco. With artist friends from the evolving South of Market art scene, he put together well-attended impromptu art shows at 63 Bluxome gallery. In 1975, the collector
Thomas Martinez introduced him to other collectors, designers and artists. McPartlon was now selling his work. In 1978, McPartlon also began using his studio to build movie sets and was Art Director and Property Master for various films through 1986.
In Santa Fe for the past 40 years, he has supported the arts – as a fundraiser, curator and exhibit producer. He and his brother Kevin started McPartlon Roofing, an ongoing successful roofing business. And McPartlon continued to paint every day.
His work was recently selected for The Art in Architecture Program: U.S. General Services Administration National Artist Registry, Washington, D.C.
Recent and upcoming exhibits include International Art Museum of America, San Francisco, CA (solo); Slice of Pie, Pie Projects, Santa Fe, NM; CINQ Gallery, Dallas, TX; and The Shape of Color, Pie Projects, Santa Fe, NM (solo). Recent press includes LandEscape Art Review, London, UK; Magazine 43/Berlin, Hong Kong, Manila; ART UP MI, Milan; Southwest Contemporary; Artwork Gallery Magazine, Kyiv, UKR; MVIBE Magazine; Silk Road Review; Gemini Magazine; Modern Renaissance Magazine; The Woven Tale Press; New Mexico Bar Bulletin (cover); Unique Homes/The High End; Forget Me Not Press; Superpresent Magazine; Blue Mesa Review; Pasatiempo/Santa Fe New Mexican; Another Chicago Magazine; Arkana Literary Review; Dream Noir; and The Uncoiled. He is represented by Pie Projects, Santa Fe, NM; CINQ Gallery, Dallas, TX; and Fresh Paint Art Consultants, Los Angeles, CA.
On Display in Sip Art Gallery from May 8th, 2024 to June 7th, 2024.
Join us for the Opening Reception of this exhibition in the Sip Art Gallery at IAMA on Saturday, May 11th, 2024 from 1 to 3 PM.
Exhibition Statement:
An Artist’s Canvas by Jill Howard
When I paint I am capturing moments in time, whether they be viewed with my eyes, sensed by my physical body, or felt in my heart and spirit. Often it is like two people communing with one another, only it’s me and the Canvas. It becomes less of an object and I have a connection with the canvas and I’m grateful it’s there for me to impress something of myself on its surface.
Time could be looking back, as in longing for a person, a place or state of mind, and trying to create something of remembrance to feel that joy again, rest briefly in a state of peace, or even to process grief and anguish. Being in the present while painting often is very healing as it shuts out the immense amount of sensory inputs, external data, and slows the ions of thought bouncing around my mind. Once in a while if I’m lucky and trust my intuition a foreshadowing painting will emerge ever so nonchalantly until one day in the future I look back and it all makes sense.
Artist Biography:
Jill Howard was born in California. Jill formally began painting in her studio classes at St. Mary’s College of California. Inspired by dance and movement, Jill incorporated colorful silhouettes into many of her paintings. Her travels to the Asia-Pacific region and time living in the Northern Marianas Islands were influential as well in terms of color and exposure to various cultures.
Many of her paintings were completed after her return back to the San Francisco Bay Area reflecting upon her experiences. Jill attributes most of the subject matter to her imagination and expression of feeling. Known for a variety of styles, her work shows commonality in movement, loose brush strokes, and colorful expression.
Join us online via zoom for the Opening Reception of this exhibition on Saturday, April 7th 2024 from 3 to 5 PM!
Exhibition Statement:
“Having been an art teacher, woodcarver, and printmaker in my formative years, I emerged as a painter, joyously overwhelmed by color and searching for patterns. Color and pattern are everywhere, but the seeing and interpretation of them are different for each of us. Pattern in nature is primal to me – which fuels my desire to find a glimmer of logic in vastly complicated, confusing, and tumbled landscapes. I do also seek out the vibrant hues in landscapes.
My oil paintings begin with a saturated red-orange backdrop. This is overlaid with the main imagery, applied with distinct brushstrokes of brilliant color. Hints of the red background peek through like a woodcut, creating a subtle impact without drawing attention away from the primary subjects.
Several times a year I travel throughout the Southwest, hiking and photographing vistas for future paintings. The goal is to catch the light and design in these scenes in all its strangeness and beauty. It is a lofty goal, but I find when the quest is shepherded with paint and brush it is a delightfully daunting adventure.”
— Kathleen Frank
Artist Biography:
Artist Kathleen Frank is in love with nature. A contemporary landscape painter, she seeks out magnificent vistas to depict in her paintings. She has hiked hundreds of miles to paint the land of the Southwest and West, capturing images of the brilliance and vivaciousness of the natural world that beg to be painted. She is willing to go to any length to reach the precise vantage point she is seeking. It may take some serious, long-distance hiking, up, down and over rocky outcroppings, a plunge down an arroyo or a sprawl in sage bushes to capture exactly what she wants, but she is never timid about climbing, trudging, and scrambling to reach the sought-after sweep or bird’s-eye view of the colorful and uniquely rugged landscapes.
Kathleen Frank lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Raised in Northern California by parents who were adventurous teachers, who hosted and nurtured hundreds of foreign students in their home and traveled around the globe with Kathleen and her sister during their free summers, Frank’s background proved invaluable in the formation of her worldview of the diversity of cultures and artistic styles. She earned a BA in Fine Art and Design from San Jose State University in 1967 and a California Teacher’s Certification in Art Education in 1968. Her first job was on Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert during the Viet Nam era. There she met her husband, an Air Force flight test engineer, who later received his PhD in Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University. Frank taught art and was introduced to woodcarving in Colorado. In Pennsylvania, where the family had moved for her husband’s university position, that woodcarving led to a printmaking program at Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Arts degree in 1993. She continued to travel the globe with her family, meeting and learning from artists around the world. She co-founded the Printmakers Studio Workshop of Central Pennsylvania, where printmakers conducted classes and held community art exhibitions. During that time, Frank taught printmaking and costume design at The Greer School, as well as guest lecturing throughout the state and exhibiting the masks and costumes she designed.
She began a gradual shift to painting in a style reminiscent of the marks of a woodcarver-printmaker. Her paintings express how pattern and repetition entice her. Discovering this in nature is primal to Frank – finding a glint of logic in complex jumbled terrains and instinctively favoring a semblance of orderliness among the randomness of our landscapes.
In her studio, she examines every photo to select images she wants to paint. To Frank, any photo may be a gem in disguise. What resonates for her, whether a tranquil panorama or a robust display, is if a resplendent unguarded emotion is asserting itself.
Her oil paintings begin with a saturated red-orange backdrop. Frank knows the ground will poke through and feels what would be more joyful than red? She thinks of Swedish Dala horses, Chinese luck symbols and the tropical setting sun. Using broad single brushstrokes of brilliant color for her overlaid imagery, hints of the background peek through like a woodcut, creating an understated influence on the overall painting, enhancing yet not diverting from the imagery.
Frank is irresistibly drawn to vibrant color. She looks for the splendor and gaiety of life around her. She catches light and design in all its strangeness and beauty. While the colors in an image will dictate choices to a degree, the process of selecting hues and highlighting or muting is an active one, determined by what she is choosing to accentuate. When, for instance, her yellows are surrounded by blue-violets, purples and red-violets, she thinks “now you’ve got something to look at that is striking and vibrant and joyous.” This is where the playfulness of art making is found for her. Frank is not averse to making repeat patterns rather than showing every distinctive bit of landscape. The details she chooses to emphasize can be purely aesthetic. The overall essence and atmosphere of the image dictates what matters, and which peripheral details are not relevant. She acknowledges that she is not above adding a dramatic sky to a painting.
Another part of her painting process that Frank exults in is using oils – she loves the feel of the paint. She has proclaimed, “Let’s face it, the smell feels like creativity itself.”
Frank’s work was selected for Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State, Ambassador’s residence, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and she won the Curator’s Choice Award at the Art in the West exhibit, High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon.
To learn more about Frank and her work, visit her website.
On Display from December 12, 2023 – March 24, 2024
Join us for the Opening Reception of this exhibition in the Sip Art Gallery at IAMA on Saturday, January 13, 2024.
Exhibition Statement:
The Planet Earth series aims to celebrate the Beauty of the earth from space and to demonstrate alternate ways to view and engage the world. The Concept is the creation of artwork that has been inspired by the satellite images of the earth taken from a distance of 270 to 300 miles above sea level.
The landscapes fuel my imagination and induce adrenaline highs while summoning tremendous peace. The raw beauty of the planet emerges as a series of initially unrecognizable shapes and forms. The paintings present the earth on a grand scale where human impact is difficult to discern, but in some cases is most certainly there. The broad perspective allows the language of the landforms to surface. The Earth communicates stories of events and inhabitants embedded in reality and fantasy: shapes of animals dance in fire scars, wind blows patterns in the sand, and sediment fans out intricate arteries.
The artistic style employed is realism with blends of impressionism and expressionism.
In appearance and form, my art looks mostly contemporary. In addition to using traditional and old masters techniques for oil and canvas, I fuse watercolor and oil painting techniques. I have written poetry for some of the paintings as a way to communicate stories that the images have inspired in me. The subject matter is what very few contemporary artists have attempted; thus in its content, scope and rendering it may be a completely new idea in the art world. The landscapes have elevated and inspired me; I hope the paintings arouse similar emotions in those who view my artwork.
“Tanami Desert (Hidden Portraits)” by Rubina Anjum
Artist Biography:
Rubina Anjum is a visual artist from Austin, Texas.
Rubina is the Inaugural Artist-in-Residence at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. In her art studio at the Austin Airport. She is working on a four-part series called “From Austin Airport to the universe. The first of these large-scale oil on canvas paintings is on display at gate 25 within the main Austin Airport terminal. Through this series, she wants to provide impetus for the viewers to launch on a transformative, visual journey of tranquility and wonder; by forging a connection between our immediate surroundings to the vast expanse of the universe. Through the Austin Airports Art’s Program, she shares artistic practice with travelers. Her art-making videos are airing 24/7 at checkpoint 2, near American Airlines; they fuse moments of beauty, contemplation, and inspiration into the journeys of diverse travelers.
Through her art inspired by satellite imagery she communicates the beauty of the natural world. She works extensively with oil on canvas and watercolor on paper. She expresses her creative vision using different artistic styles and mediums While uncovering extraordinary vistas from Space.
Her main body of work is the “Planet Earth Series One’ which comprises twenty large scale oil on canvas paintings inspired by satellite imagery; Eleven of these were displayed in the Moore’s Crossing Gallery at the Austin Airport in 2019 for a period of six months. From 2017 till 2021 she participated in the Austin Studio tour for five consecutive years. Her solo exhibition featuring her entire Planet Earth Series One’ took place at Tel Art Gallery in Austin during the fall of 2019. Rubina’s Planet ‘Earth Series One’ are on display at the Museum Exhibition at IAMA (International Art Museum of America) in San Francisco from Dec 12th 2023 till Mar 24th 2024.
Embracing the digital age Rubina utilizes online platforms plus social media to share her creative process which also include some free art lessons. Her objective is to provide new avenues for acquiring, appreciating, understanding and creating art. Rubina believes that creativity will propel us forward as a species.
Rubina Anjum standing in front of her painting “Mother Earth”
On display from September 12, 2023 – December 3, 2023.
Join us for the Opening Reception of this exhibition in the Sip Art gallery at IAMA on Saturday, October 7, 2023 from 12:30 – 4 PM.
THE BLOSSOMING OF THE ETHNIC BEAUTY: Arturo Martinez presents this Solo Exhibit which manages to capture the ethnic origins of beauty that historically defies borders and nationalities, ultimately generating new cultural realities. It immerses us in the social dynamics that unite human and ethnic groups and are capable of modifying the qualitative perception of the individual being; thus, without ceasing to love his/her origin and identity, individuality is integrated into a universal society, and contributes to a collective flourishing and personal elements of ethnic beauty at the same time. New amalgamated universes then flourish with emphases in the fine arts, clothing, gastronomy, musical culture, and dance, tied together with a scale of sublime values through community awareness.
(SPANISH) EL FLORECIMIENTO DE LA BELLEZA ÉTNICA: Arturo Martínez presenta esta Exhibición Individual, que logra capturar los orígenes étnicos de la belleza que históricamente desafía fronteras y nacionalidades, generando nuevas realidades culturales. Nos sumerge en las dinámicas sociales que funden grupos humanos y etnias, capaces de modificar la percepción cualitativa del ser individual que, sin dejar de amar su origen e identidad, integra su individualidad a la sociedad universal, contribuyendo paralelamente al florecimiento colectivo, con elementos personales de su belleza étnica. Así se logran amalgamar nuevos universos que florecen protagónicos en las bellas artes, indumentaria, gastronómica, cultura musical, danza y una escala de valores sublimes con conciencia comunitaria.
Artist Biography:
Artist Arturo Martinez is a culmination of music, culture, and ethnicity. His work reminds one of the great African-American artist Romare Bearden celebrative renderings of life, jazz, and people. Like Bearden, Martinez too praises his ethnicity and mestizaje (of mixed race) without losing sight of the long struggle of the diverse ethnic communities of Mexico.
His geometrical compositions of C shapes, half U’s, curves, circles, and his nonlinear patterns flow rhythmically. A musician himself of “Son Mestizo,” Martinez roots his paintings with an African, Mestizo, and Indigenous lining. Born in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz, Mexico, he captures the lyrical and traditional in the vibrant power of its local fauna, flowers, and customs with colors that guide his inspiration like a musical note on canvas. Each painting ripples with movement, and ebbs according to the color chosen. For Martinez, “music has resonance.” His approach to color is like the artist Wassily Kandinsky, who believed color to be like a keyboard. Martinez’s paintings have a deep inclination towards the rhythm of Latin Jazz. By incorporating patterns from Mexico’s diverse ethnic Indigenous plurality, Martinez exalts his recognition of the importance the artisanal artists have had in Mexico’s creative spirit. Each pattern expresses a natural deity, the cosmos, and a metaphorical meaning.
To learn more about Arturo and his work, follow him on Instagram and Facebook.
As a visual artist, Siana Smith is heavily influenced by the critical theory of Guy Debord, particularly his concepts in “The Society of the Spectacle.” This theory argues that contemporary society has replaced reality with a representation of itself, a spectacle, in which images dominate our lives and shape our perception of the world. It is highly relevant in today’s society and resonates deeply with Smith’s artistic practice.
Growing up in China during the post-Cultural Revolution era, Siana Smith experienced a life of scarcity, where handmade clothing by her grandmother held profound personal significance, symbolizing her grandma’s affection in a way that resonated deep in Siana’s subconscious. The loss of these garments left a void in her heart. Then, three decades ago, Siana immigrated to America and encountered a culture of consumerism. She was captivated by the seductive power of material possessions, subconsciously equating them with love and happiness.
At first glance, Smith’s large-scale paintings of high-fashion consumer products appear to embody the spectacle Debord criticizes. However, she intentionally depicts these subjects in rich, vivid colors and intricate details to highlight their allure and seductive power. Simultaneously, Siana incorporates symbols of transience, push, pull, and other elements to prompt the viewers to consider the more profound, often darker social and psychological context surrounding these objects of beauty.
Furthermore, Smith’s artwork goes beyond the surface level and exposes the impoverishment of society brought about by the spectacles. She captures real-life moments that indicate the impact of commodities, particularly in the commoditized virtual world behind the screens, on our relationship with one another and the natural world. She hopes to engage the audience on multiple levels by creating visually stunning and alarming paintings. Rather than simply consuming the images, as Debord argues, the viewer is asked to actively participate in the act of seeing.
Siana Smith’s artwork seeks to challenge societal spectacles and delve into the complexities of human emotions, experiences, and connections.
Artist Biography:
As an immigrant who came to the United States in the early 1990s, Siana earned her master’s degree in computer science, worked as a software engineer, and then dedicated herself to raising a family. Subsequently, Siana found her true calling in art and painted commodities ranging from fashion accessories to used tissues. She uses vivid colors, larger-than-life scale, and fine details to emphasize subjects and subject matter. Her figurative works catch fleeting moments in life, fostering engaging dialogues on issues in a social and psychological context.
Siana earned her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree focusing on fine art painting from California College of the Arts, San Francisco, in 2021. Her paintings have been shown nationally, including at The De Young Museum of San Francisco, the New York Academy of Art, the Triton Museum of Santa Clara, CA, Southern Arkansas University, the Haggin Museum in Stockton, CA, and various other galleries.
Siana has a passion for public art and community service, having painted murals in the San Francisco Bay Area, and currently serves on the City of Saratoga, CA Public Art Commission. Siana is a signature member of American Women Artists (AWA) and a member of the Northern California Women’s Caucus for Art (NCWCA). She recently completed a 6-month Artist-in-Residence program in Navasota, Texas.
To learn more about Siana and her work, visit her website or follow her on Instagram and Facebook.
Reception Date: Friday, July 21, 2023 from 3 – 5 PM, on-site.
The My Art White Canvas artists displayed in this exhibition include Anshu Pancholi, Dhruti Mahajan, Shrikant Kadam, Sumita Maity, and Riyazuddin.
On display from May 2, 2023 – June 27, 2023.
“Wow Voyage” exhibition: Indian Artists on the Move Internationally! This exhibition is one of the many endeavors in the journey of Art. My Art White Canvas looks forward to introducing its vision with “Wow Voyage” and invites you to be part of this journey. The world-renowned My Art White Canvas artists featured in the Sip Art Gallery include Anshu Pancholi, Dhruti Mahajan, Shrikant Kadam, Sumita Maity, and Riyazuddin. What stands out in this exhibition is the strong individuality of each artist in the style and medium of their choice, and also of how they have imbibed from their roots and tradition yet created their own narrative. Themes of Finding the Self, Meditating on the Self, Strength within Identity, The Feminine, Nature and Us, Portraiture, Fantasy, Miniature tradition and Abstract all come together in a joyous celebration and exploration of Art. From delighting the eyes, to sparking curiosity and questions, and taking the viewer on a journey within through Art, the show will altogether be an experiential delight for the discerning viewer.
Artists Biographies:
My Art White Canvas was conceived in 2019 by Simran Kaur in Jaipur, India. She had the conviction to do something solely dedicated to arts that resonated with her own beliefs and aesthetics. Being part of a rich culture and heritage with vast depth and diversity would enable Simran to explore various styles and forms from Indigenous, Folklore, and Contemporary works not bound by any set of preconceived notions. The world-renowned My Art White Canvas artists featured in the Sip Art Gallery for “Wow Voyage” include Anshu Pancholi, Dhruti Mahajan, Shrikant Kadam, Sumita Maity, and Riyazuddin. The following are statements about the artworks featured in this exhibition taken directly from the artists themselves.
Anshu Pancholi: My ultimate vision is to present and concretize in my art those subtle aspects hidden dimensions of the “soul” of the “woman” that words will never suffice to explain.
Dhruti Mahajan: My art practice is characterized by the geometric shapes in my works. Using acrylic on canvas, my work is minimal, clean, and involves an interplay of geometric shapes to form simple compositions. The balance and interplay of different forms evokes a sense of harmony and joy.
Shrikant Kadam: Colors bring the shape, and sometimes shapes bring the colors on the canvas. The colors run through the canvas. On the canvas, the art starts interacting with me and guides me where to stop. I trail them. I always try to paint what I have experienced from life.
Sumita Maity: I believe that a better world is possible if only we return to nature and let it heal us. I consciously use this belief to create spaces that I hope will help others feel the same peacefulness and connect with their own feelings of joy, stillness, and contentment. When people look at my work, this is what I hope they will see — that despite what else happens, there is always love, hope, and happiness in the world.
Riyazuddin: To highlight my connection with Nature, I am pulled towards the usage of natural pigments in my artworks. Mostly inspired by different styles of Indian miniature paintings and highly impressed by the Pahari School of Rajput Paintings, under which Basohli & Kangra paintings from Jammu & Kashmir (India) for their color and composition. I strive to develop my own practice by mixing the different styles with my personal style of contemporary aesthetics, thereby marking my works with a unique set in their own pattern.
To learn more about My Art White Canvas and the talented artists in this exhibition, view My Art White Canvas’ website or Instagram, and follow Simran (founder) on Instagram.
Reception Date: Sunday, May 7, 2023 from 3 – 5 PM, on-site.
