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]]>As you scroll through his Instagram page, it’s easy to see why he’s getting so popular. First and foremost, his painting skills are top-notch. His talent is apparent, and it’s also clear that this is someone who has put in tireless hours to become a master of his craft.
But there’s more to Howlett than just technical skills. He has a unique style that sets him apart. His surreal paintings often depict giants in mountainous landscapes or people merged with trees. If these descriptions don’t make sense to you, they’re not supposed to. The beauty of surreal art is that it doesn’t always make sense.
You have to look at the art yourself to appreciate the structure within the chaos, and if you take a look at Howlett’s page, you may just witness the magic. Before you know it, you might find that you “get” what Howlett is trying to say.
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]]>“I’ve always been inspired by patterns in nature, natural phenomena, and things that feel much bigger than ourselves, while also feeling familiar,” reflected Heisch in a recent interview with Whitewall. And yet, being abstract, her paintings also have a sense of openness to them.
“I’ve been thinking more about fantasy, really striving for less rigidity in my work,” says Heisch. “I’m thinking about space, actual imagery of outer space, but more so I’m thinking about the forms in my paintings existing in a space that isn’t grounded or rooted in architecture.”
These spaces can reflect both the outside world and our personal interpretations of it – a psychological landscape of sorts that reminds of surrealist paintings from the early 20th century. “I’m thinking of this newer work as exhibiting forms grown in nature, the balance and chaos that entails, and having lots of fun exploring all the possibilities of that imagery,” says Heisch.
Her sense of exploration and experimentation can also be traced to her creative process. “I start with a series of thumbnails, to get a few possible scenarios for a painting,” explains Heisch. “From there, I most often make a pastel based on one of the thumbnails. The pastels are great to work out color, and maybe to edit composition.” She adds that while she tries to match colors accurately to the pastel during the first few layers of underpainting, she usually stops paying such close attention to the pastel reference as the painting progresses.
Born in New Zealand, Heischwas raised in Buffalo, New York, and attended SUNY Potsdam, where she received her Bachelors in Fine Arts in 2011. She then went on to attend the University at Albany, where she received her Masters in Fine Arts in 2014. Now based in in Brooklyn, New York, her selected solo exhibitions include Trapeze, Davidson Gallery, Heed, Transmitter Gallery (both in NY), and Like Molasses, No Place Gallery, Columbus, OH.
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]]>Bois isn’t too concerned about fine-tuning her photos to achieve certain visual effects. For him, photography is just a tool for translating the ideas she wants to share with the world. She got a degree in fine art but she only started practicing photography after she graduated. She mostly finds inspiration in ordinary, mundane things that make up everyday life but always adds a twist that makes her work recognizable.
You can find her photos on Instagram and see them in exhibitions around the globe. She’s currently preparing a solo exhibition for 2020, but her work will also be featured in group exhibitions in London and Montreal this October.
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