Deconstructing Reality Deconstructing Reality commands viewers to discard the mundane and enter and embrace a surreal existence. Multiple dimensions where color, texture and movement guide the imagination create a whimsical adventure for the audience. Descend into the rabbit hole and connect with the unfamiliar. Discover new truths in the foreign and the intangible in this delightfully hallucinatory experience
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Nader Abedini
 
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Born in Tehran, Iran over 40 years ago, Nader Abedini still considers it home. Its influence is apparent in his work, which includes sculpture and calligraphy in addition to paintings. The canvas creations of Mr. Abedini employ acrylics with oil pastels, and can be quite large. The effects of mixed media and size are dramatic, especially in conjunction with his striking technique. Backgrounds are deeply colored with restrained palettes, while the centers of attention glow with luminescence. That glow is constant, even when the models don’t reflect glamour and may be too absorbed to even smile.
Nader Abedini’s paintings focus on individuals at quiet moments; movement is in slow musical notes and physical activity is limited to the sedentary. In his world, time slows for the pursuit of individual fulfillment. Does Mr. Abedini wish to reflect internal calmness, or simply peace within four walls? Are the women in his paintings satisfied and fulfilled with their endeavors? Only Nader Abedini knows for sure, and as he says, “Figurative is my life.” |
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"Woman Painter"
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"Violinist"
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Monica Baesu
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"Contemporary Adam & Eve (Diptych)"
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"P.I.R.(Program of Intense Romanticism)"
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Cynthia Hudson
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When do layers and textures of paint evoke feelings of movement? What allows viewers to sense sound vibrations from a painting? How can bold strokes of vibrant color open a dimension beyond the visual?
In the hands of Cynthia Hudson, these exceptional feats are her standard signature. She has the ability to touch an audience on many levels by conveying a unique whimsy and energy. Growing up with an artisan father and dancer mother, Ms. Hudson blends the two cultures and produces artwork choreographed with mood, rhythm, and liveliness. Cynthia Hudson’s early oil portraits established a base of realistic discipline from which her present technique evolved. By allowing her innate connection to dance and movement to influence this structure, Ms. Hudson achieves a mesmerizing style. She has enjoyed numerous commissions for corporations, exhibitions, and collectors, and her work has appeared on the television show “Dharma and Greg”. Cynthia Hudson lives and works in Kansas City |
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"Red"
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"I See Jazz"
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Dr. Rich Ragle
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It’s said that in the face of death, life becomes even more precious. No one knows that better than Dr. Richard Ragle, a board certified osteopathic family practice physician. Delivering babies and assisting in the dying process has provided him with insight and perspectives which are skillfully expressed in masterpiece sculptures. Dr. Ragle’s medical training provides the basis for the exquisite anatomy of his work. Working in bronze, gold, silver, wood and gemstones, he uses his own spiritual recovery over personal struggles to direct his art.
A Native American once believed his soul to be blessed after viewing Dr. Ragle’s “Logan” sculpture. After deep inhalation and exhalation while touching it, the gentleman explained that he was breathing its energy in, and extending a blessing to it. This was to make it part of himself, and him to it. Obviously, Dr. Ragle succeeds in reaching his goal of opening peoples’ hearts to their own spiritual truths!
Born in Denver, Dr.Ragle currently lives in the mountains between Santa Fe and Albuquerque. |
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"Logan (edition 3/30)"
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"Pronounced (edition 3/30)"
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Anya Rubin
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The female form figures prominently in Anya Rubin’s paintings. As portals to existence, women embody Rubin’s fascination with the paradox of the cosmos encompassed in each human being, as well as the connections between the individual and the universe. She portrays women not solely as symbols, but also the way they are in the contemporary world: smart, strong and sexy. Her interest in the feminine manifests itself in curvilinear lines. A recurring, mosaic-style composition within the boundaries of organic forms conveys the complexity hidden in each of us. These fragmented, multi-hued, yet paradoxically holistic beings are often suspended in dark space, portraying a poignantly existential view of our place in the universe. The painter at times dives into color, achieving oceanic blues reminiscent of Marc Chagall and audaciously expressing passion and intensity via blazing reds. The New Jersey resident was born in St. Petersburg, Russia and has lived in Vienna, Germany and Israel. She studied at the Art Student League of New York, and privately with working professional artists.
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"Muse"
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"Secrets in the Red Room"
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