illustration
I hope to use images to challenge attempts to politicize and pin down culture. I like non-sequiturs and strange instances of combinatorial play that screw-up our patterns of association and show how multi-dimensional our relationship to culture is.
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photography
I'm nostalgic for a time before I was born. My photographs often imitate the stylistic mannerisms of 60's era photographers. That being said, I'm a child of the media generation, so whether I like it or not, new media techniques tend leak onto my creative palette as well.
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painting
I use various mediums to explore the eerie perceptions that arise from the simple act of living. My paintings churn calm hallucinations into deliciously twisted casualties, and my drawings use the movement of lines to depict nearly-invisible minefields dancing all around us. Visual drama, whether real or imagined, is what connects me to my environment, and is the language I use to speculate about things that intrigue me. Some of my photographs behave like drawings; others I alter to convey a meaning outside the realm of truth. The artwork I create is mostly inspired by the curiosity I derive from watching attraction, distraction, and other forces as they prod us around town.
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painting
Michael Jekot's paintings may be either acrylics on canvas or watercolor. A number of new works are always in development. Subject matter represents a balance between man and machine, enhanced by creating contrasts between mechanical surfaces and personality, hard and soft, mind and matter. The subject vehicles are not always show cars or race winners, but convey a story that makes the observer wanting to know more about the subject. As his work has evolved Jekot has found that the key to a successful project is based in research.
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photography
"Ashley Lebedev, is a 26 year old Artist & Fine Art Photographer, specializing in Conceptual Portraiture & Moodscapes. After attending school for Commercial Photography, Ashley chose to venture away from conventional photographic style, and developed a taste for telling stories through her photographs. Her style of Photography is best described as "atmospheric" and "nostalgic". Every photograph, whether it be a portrait or a landscape is meant to evoke an emotion, or relay a lingering message..."
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painting
I paint because I love to paint. My painting is about the process.
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