Last Monday I featured a painting of an Arizona landmark. This week I'm featuring another painting this time of a Phoenix landmark. I discovered this painting in the lobby of a downtown Phoenix office building hanging near the elevator bank. It's called "Tovrea Dreams" and features the well-known Phoenix landmark, Tovrea Castle. Only this depiction has taken on a surrealistic tone with the castle sitting on the back of a giant turtle.
The artist is Rafael Navarro who is originally from Mexico City. He is self-taught and finds his way through painting and sculpting. This painting was part of a show by Modified Arts called "Visions of Phoenix: Reality and Surreality." This painting fits the "surreality" description perfectly.
You can see more of Navarro's work here.
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