“Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul.” ― Wassily Kandinsky

Perception of color by the human eye has challenged and excited artists for centuries to express and translate how colors can act on our emotions and state of mind. Matisse summarized part of art history through a color lens when he wrote: "From Delacroix to Van Gogh, and especially Gauguin, through the Impressionists, who cleared the way and Cezanne, who gave the definitive impulse and introduced colored volumes, one can follow this rehabilitation of the role of color, and the restitution of its emotive powers.”

Infinite potential lies within search for and discovery of the power of color. We feel it is best left to the artists to express it through their work. The six artists in the “Color Harmonies” bring out the mystery, magic, and dynamism of color in their own unique ways.  So please look, feel and allow yourself to be moved by these works!

Color Harmonies is envisioned and curated by Natasha Schlesinger, the founder of Artmuse art advisory, guidance and curation company and co-founder of Artmuse Collector virtual platform. In the current exhibition, Schlesinger brings her deep knowledge of contemporary art and years of experience as an advisor, guide and curator to the selection process of artists and works for this innovative translation of physical art into the digital format.  

JEN RAY

Multidisciplinary artist Jen Ray presents performances, paintings, and sound works that celebrate female confidence and self-determination. Drawing inspiration and symbolism from a wide range of socio-political and cultural references, from feminist science fiction and dystopian theory, to seventies glam rock, to multi-layered historical references and gendered storytelling, the artist challenges static or reverential perceptions of feminism and encourages on-going discussions about gender, intersectionality, and identity politics.

EMMANUEL WERTHENSCHLAG 

French-born Emmanuel Wertheschlag, aka Méïr Srebriansky  is an abstract painter based in New York City.  Influenced by French and American New Wave cinema, Werthenschlag moves easily between and beyond  oil and acrylic paints to  incorporate resin in his painting practice.  Now, recurring shapes, often derived from his figurative drawings, colors, and both two and three dimensional forms guide his labor-intensive process driven by popular culture, science, and the depths of his own imagination.

WOLE LAGUNJU 

Nigerian-born and US based artist Wole Lagunju’s hybrid paintings of traditional Geled masks juxtaposed with images of modern figures in the Western world redefine forms and philosophies of Yoruba visual art and design. He reimagines and transforms cultural icons from various European historic periods as well as the fifties and sixties. Lagunju’s cultural references critique the racial and social structures dating back to colonial times while also commenting on power, femininity and womanhood. 

ANDRAE GREEN 

A Jamaican-born, US-based artist Andrae Green , explores complex themes such as hybrid-identity, memory, fantasy, hope, and family in his works, which reflect the fluidity and fragmentation of contemporary life. Drawing on his mixed European and West African heritage, as well as the diverse influences of the New World, Green creates art that speaks to universal experiences.

Using mixed media and collage techniques, Green creates dynamic compositions where Synthetic colors play a key role, creating a sense of hyperreality and instability that reflects the beauty and vibrancy of the Caribbean landscape and contemporary life.

JOHN GRANDE 

John Grande is a New York-based artist whose dynamic, colorful, spatially explorative paintings reflect upon modern and contemporary culture while carefully utilizing techniques and traditions of Old Master painters, 19th century artists and 20th century advertising and  Pop Art. His diverse subjects include glamorous Hollywood stars, American dreams, fantasies, obsessions and even the art world itself.  

TATYANA MURRAY 

Born in the Bahamas and based in NY, the British artist Tatyana Murray uses conventional materials such as glass and found objects to create works that explore the magic, mystery and beauty of the world around us. Her best known series of LED wall sculptures are made with multiple layers of etched and drilled glass stacked together and illuminated from above to create ghost-like hovering images of trees and corals. Her work is a poetic reminder of the fragile nature of the world around us.