Eamon Ore-Giron is a multi-faceted artist based in Los Angeles. The painting above is called "Angelitas Negros" and it was part of an exhibit called Made in L.A. at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. You can see more of his amazing abstract paintings here. Ore-Giron was born in Tucson in 1973. His geometric paintings have been shown in a number of art museums and galleries. It's a style that speaks to me.
Roberto Matta is a surrealist painter whose full name is Roberto Antonio Sebastian Matta-Echaurren. He was one of Chile's best known painters in the 20th century. The painting was created after the artist visited Mexico and gives the impression of a "cosmic" landscape. The painting is said to represent the volatile nature of the planet. It certainly has an explosive look to it. This painting was found at the Art Institute of Chicago.
This painting is called "Fleeing Ghost" and it was created in 1929 by Paul Klee (1879-1940).
Klee was an artist who had his own individual style but was influenced by expressionism, cubism and surrealism.
This painting uses aspects of his idea of "polyphony". He looked at the effects created by various layered formats.
This painting is part of the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
This painting by Ryan Singer was on display in a special exhibit at the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff. Ryan Singer is a Navajo artist who is known for mixing every day Native American scenes with elements of science fiction. He is especially fond of characters from Star Wars. If you look closely at this painting, you will see many Star Wars characters and equipment mixed in with this casual trading post scene.
You can read more about Ryan Singer here.
