Reza Bahmani’s oil paintings, with each’s distinctive texture and scale, carry a distinct intimacy. In his recent show at Saless Gallery an accompanying score that required the use of headphones further beckoned viewers to focus on the massive portraits.
His recent body of work was created in tandem with a collection of musical compositions. Musicians involved with the project include pianist Behnam Abolqasem, Pedram Fryvsfy, Meysam Marvasti and several others.
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Examining masculinity and power, Scott Scheidly’s paintings re-contextualize real and fictional villains. Elsewhere in Scheidly’s practice, he injects the grotesque into floral motifs, further underscoring the painter’s knack for satire and subverting expectations. The artist’s humor is also evident in his short bio: “At age four I attempted my first art project by devouring a 10 pack of crayons thus turning my diaper into a Jackson Pollock.”
In the way a funhouse mirror warps the mundane into the absurd, Brazilian artist