Mike Sagato

"Delusions of Grandeur 3", Mike Sagato, Oil & Acrylic Painting on Aluminum, 2015

2015

"Mob Ties" by David Craig Ellis Oil and acrylic paint on hardboard, framed Since the early 1990s, David Craig Ellis has been involved in the NYC downtown ...

"Dear Chips" by David Craig Ellis Acrylic paint on hardboard, framed Since the early 1990s, David Craig Ellis has been involved in the NYC downtown art sc...

"Bonafide Tuff Guy" by David Craig Ellis Acrylic paint on hardboard, framed Since the early 1990s, David Craig Ellis has been involved in the NYC downtown...

"Gotcha" by David Craig Ellis Oil paint on board, framed Since the early 1990s, David Craig Ellis has been involved in the NYC downtown art scene, working...

Bardol Thodol literally means liberation through hearing and comes from The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Bardo is the transitional state between death & rebirth. Lovers of jazz and music in general will be all too aware of how one can be transported to this suspended state when listening to music. This state is expressed beautifully in the Tibetan Book of the Dead, and here we quote directly from it "remember the clear light, the pure clear white light...............Let go into the clear light, trust it, merge with it. It is your own true nature". Jazz Bardo, Heavens Gate...

"Benday Sophia 1" pays tribute to those paintings that became the trademark of Ceravolo's unique and trend setting style of painting. His work is collected worldwide and is in many important collections including, Sir Elton John, Rod Stewart, Hugh Hefner and Prince Jefri of Brunei to name only a few. In addition to those, his paintings came to popular attention when he was commissioned to create 5 large scale paintings for the lobby of The Palladium Theatre in New York City. In this painting, Ceravolo has featured an image of his pop art painting of Sophia Loren, and combined it with a pattern of benday dots to create the basis of "Benday Sophia 1". He then paints his trademark brush strokes and textures on the canvas over the pop art portrait. Then, he paints the "floating" illusion that creates the 3d floating effect he is known for. The Canvas measures 36x28".

Wherever one travels to in the world it's inevitable that one sees the heritage of wild-style graffiti. Graffiti writers are the most influential artists of their time; reaching so many people and influencing some of those people to make works of art using those influences. Sax Berlin was himself on the streets of New York city and experienced first hand this vibrant culture. Graffiti has connected with movements in music, and dance. In this neo-expressionist piece Berlin combines his love of street culture and music. This work is an interpretation of street art & the jazz of Charlie Parker...

Signed front and verso Oil and acrylic on canvas.