The mysterious portraits of Belgian painter Eddy Stevens are filled with stirring symbols that invite the viewer to unpack their meanings. Though his work has a certain timeless quality that recalls 16th- and 17th-century painters, his work is also filled with contemporary flourishes and progressive approaches to the craft.
“In a passionate way he tells us about himself growing and, at the same time, gaining insight into his techniques,” Angela King Gallery says. “He trusts that new concepts present themselves in moments of meditation, and they do. It is as though new works come to find him. He says, ‘it’s as if it’s not only me who’s inventing the idea, it’s as if I’m looking at my shadow.’”
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Hailing from Santa Fe, New Mexico, 
Painter Henrik Aa. Uldalen brings riveting new portraits to JD Malat Gallery with his new show, “Lethe.” The artist, who crafted the cover for 
In the recent, enormous portraits painted by Mike Dargas, the artist pays homage to major figures in art history and tucks surprises into their contours. With “The Unbreakable," which honors Frida Kahlo, the artist says she was "physically broken but her spirit was unbreakable and her powerful essence eternal.” See more of his recent portraits below.