Sebastián Gutiérrez crafts two-layered portraits that reveal something less elegant beneath the surface. This particular series from the Puerto Rican artist, titled “Inner Beauty,” is a study in contrast. A statement says that “though his main medium is oil paint, its usually presented on everyday items such as doors, rugs, windows or toys; he wants to give the spectator an instant sense of familiarity.”
“His work focuses on the influence of identity on personal behavior and lust as protagonist in public environments,” the artist’s site says. “The subject matter is majorly derived from self-development manifested in relation with the everyday coexisting stranger. Sebastián also pulls influences as wide ranging as vintage fashion editorials and illustrations, interior design and cartoons, to create pieces that reveal eye opening ideas learned through contrast.”
See more of the artist’s work on his site.
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The acrylic and mixed-media paintings of Hernan Bas carry a coming-of-age quality, pulling from varying periods. His influences, among several other mediums, have a particular consideration of “the Aesthetic and Decadent writers of the 19th century, in particular Oscar Wilde, Charles Baudelaire and Joris-Karl Huysman,” a statement says. Film, poetry, and art history itself also have an impact on his contemplative works.