In Greg Breda's meditative work, noise and commotion are poisonous to transformation. The Los Angeles-based artist initiates quiet introspection, imagining figures deep in thought amongst houseplants and flowers.
Layering broad brushstrokes on artificial silk, Breda renders delicate, fragmented portraits. Among the many browns that define every face are giant periwinkle marks that overlap, intersect, and fade throughout the figures. Evoking the best way gentle would possibly hit a cheekbone or forged a shadow, shade contrasts add a dynamic aspect to nonetheless, serene scenes.
The works offered listed here are a part of Breda's private exhibition The place I’m discoverednow on view at Patron Gallery in Chicago. Drawing his Hey collection referencing the fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, the work invoke a non secular presence and self-reflection, emphasizing how stillness and solitude are important to private and collective change.
This physique of labor additionally considers interconnectedness and the way all life interacts and influences one another. Flowers corresponding to hibiscus and allium encompass the figures, offering each a fantastic setting for contemplation and serving as visible metaphors for unity, grace and self-love.
See The place I’m discovered by way of November 2 and discover extra of Breda's portraits on his web site and Instagram.
