The Grand Galleries
Main Stage Gallery
Exhibit Title: LOVE IS GRAND
Artist Statement:
“A Rebechi painting engages you in a personal relationship, compelling you to look—to see beyond the surface. Captivated willingly, one is integrated and synthesized into a Primordial Nature, a world uninhabited by man.
"The world created by Rebechi is not fictional or imagined. It strictly adheres to the botanical forms; colors and shapes found in nature, of what the casual observer overlooks—a type of myopic introspection that lies between the seen and the felt. It calls to your heart.
"Patterns out of chaos are for Rebechi a form of abstraction. The subject matter is an “abstraction” of the artist’s seeking out the inherent complexities, subtleties and energies found in nature; a composition (compilation) and fusion of classic design elements.
Color provides the emotional content as the design element that transports the viewer into a fantastic world of sublime entertainment: an escape to Primeval Paradise. Love is the emotion that is evoked for all.
"The paintings are very much a statement of what is right in front of your eyes, if you knew where to look. A Rebechi painting leads you willingly to a hypnotic and hedonistic labyrinth, revealing the many paths all leading to the heart. This engagement grows and changes with you in a continuing relationship with each painting. The painting then becomes “your” muse, the object of your affection.”
Baby Grand Gallery
Artist Statement:
“As a process oriented artist I’ve always been fascinated by liberal use of false colors. So when I discovered Kodak’s Color infrared film it was only natural that I would want to try it out. Once I did I was hooked… I love the way it turns everyday colors into a bold mixes of pink, red and blue. For me this is the perfect way to record a great landscape. It’s my colorful twist on the most classic of subjects.” - Chris Macan