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L E T T E R F RO M JA C O B C O L L I N S Dear GCA Artists, We ’v e s p e n t t h e l a s t s e v e n ye a r s i n o u r d i l a p i d a t e d , l e a k y, m a g i c a l w a r e h o u s e. I t h a s c e r t a i n l y b e e n f r u s trating at times and we all wished we had a less squalid h o m e, b u t i t h a s a l s o b e e n a p e r i o d o f a r t i s t i c f e r m e n t a n d w e h av e a c c o m p l i s h e d s o m u c h . S o m u c h t a l e n t has walked in through our unprepossessing door and s o m a n y i n s p i r i n g a r t i s t s h av e w a l k e d o u t . H o w m a n y c o nv e r s a t i o n s a b o u t p e n u m b r a l l i g h t , t h e s u b s u r f a c e, s u b - c l av i c u l a r f o s s a e, c h r o m a t i c f a l l - o f f , p e a n u t s , t r a n s p a r e n t s h a d o w s a n d b u g s o n t h e f o r m h av e o u r s o o n - t o b e - d e m o l i s h e d w a l l s ov e r h e a r d ? I am still in awe of the talent that gathers around our casts and models at GCA -and also of the dedication o f o u r a r t i s t s . I t ’s a l i t t l e p i e c e o f t h e a r t w o r l d I n e v e r i m a g i n e d I ’d s e e d e c a d e s a g o w h e n I w a s f i r s t s t r u g g l i n g t o l e a r n t o d r a w. I a m d e l i g h t e d w i t h a n d i n s p i r e d by t h e w a y o u r w h o l e community persevered and thrived through this last diff i c u l t ye a r w h e n t h e w h o l e r e s t o f t h e w o r l d s h u t d o w n . I t a u g u r s w e l l f o r o u r n e x t c h a p t e r. I a m s o l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o t h a t c h a p t e r, t o c o n t i n u ing on our trajectory of drawing and art making at our brand new studios.
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H E M A L I VA DA L I A MUMBAI, INDIA WWW.HEMALIVADALIA.COM @hemalivadalia For purchase inquiries, email: hemaliv.84@gmail.com I n d i a n m u l t i d i s c i p l i n a r y a r t i s t c u r r e n t l y l i v i n g i n N e w Yo r k . A s a n a r t i s t w h o i s s t i l l e x p l o r i n g h e r p l a c e i n t h e c o m m u n i t y, I b e l i e v e m y m o t i v a t i o n s a n d i n t e r e s t s a r e c o n t i n u a l l y e v o l v i n g w i t h m y s e l f. I w o u l d l i k e t o e x p l o r e t h e q u i e t a n d y e t d e a f e n i n g m o m e n t s o f l o s s, e x i s t e n t i a l i s m , s e l f - d o u b t , a n d t h e i n s t a n c e s o f h u m a n p e rs e v e r a n c e and braver y in the face of it.
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LU C A S B O N O N I NEW YORK LUCASBONONI.COM @lucasbononiart For purchase inquiries, email: lucasbononiart@gmail.com L u c a s B o n o n i ( b. 1 9 9 1 | L o s A n g e l e s ) I s a c o n t e m p o r a r y p a i n t e r l i v i n g a n d w o r k i n g i n N e w Yo r k , N Y. L u c a s r e f l e c t s t h e s e n s a t i o n o f n a t u r e t h r o u g h t h e l e n s of the moder n world. It is through this lens that he invites us to question the r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n b e a u t y a n d c h a o s, a s w e l l a s, f i g u r a t i o n a n d a b s t r a c t i o n . C u r r e n t l y, h i s w o r k i s d i s p l a y e d a t G e o r g e B i l l i s, N e w Yo r k , N Y a n d A r c a d i a C o n t e m p o r a r y G a l l e r y, L o s A n g e l e s, C A .
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M I C H A E L P I T RO P OV TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA MPITROPOV.COM @michaelpitropovart For purchase inquiries, email: michaelpitropov@gmail.com A f t e r s t u d y i n g a r t h i s t o r y i n I t a l y, M i c h a e l f e l l i n l o v e w i t h t h e a r t o f t h e o l d m a s t e rs. Michael has shown work inter nationally and received several awards for his work. He is c u r r e n t l y s t u d y i n g i n N e w Yo r k a t G r a n d C e n t r a l A t e l i e r.
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HAROD II OIL ON LINEN, 18X24”, 2021
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ÉCROCHÉ OIL ON LINEN, 20X30, 2021
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STANDING MALE NUDE FIGURE OIL ON LINEN, 18X24, 2021.
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PORTRAIT OF MORGAN PRIMED WOOD PANEL, 9X12, 2021.
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SILAS AXTELL STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO, USA @ SA_the_starting_artist For purchase inquiries, email: sb333axtell@gmail.com Consider the lilies of the field, ho w the y g ro w; the y toil not, neither do the y spin: yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glor y was not ar rayed like one of these.
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“MORGAN” OIL ON CANVAS, 13,6 * 14,2” 2021
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ANGEL GRAPHITE, 18”X24”, 2021
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