mona lisa cat - Romero Brito

When I was on Miami Beach I was on my favourite street, Lincoln Road. I had some extra time while waiting for my friend so I decided to walk into a gallery. It happened to be the studio of Romero Britto, that was my introduction to this artist.

The most masterful thing an artist can do is create something simple yet absolutely different. Romero Britto’s simple, colourful, and playful artistic style have been translated from canvas to toys, buildings, cars.

Audi RS 4 quattro Art Car by Romero Britto

Looking at his work makes you feel like you are living in a cartoon reality. What I like is the style transplanted on content of serious matter such as the Mona Lisa Cat above, Darth Vader, and my favourite piece Pure Sugar featuring MacDonald with Mao Zedong.

Darth Vader by Romero Britto

Pure Sugar - Mao Zedong

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I’ve never been a sneakerhead. When all my friends were in school collecting sneakers I was collecting baseball cards. I guess it was the wrong move. The only kicks I really like are Pumas and never really understood high end designers like Prada and D&G. But when I cam across HeyDay in Las Vegas last August I was an instant fan. Tried to get the designer Darin to sell me the sample but he said “No, you’ll have to wait, this is coming out in Spring”. I was referring to the purple blue Cobra skin mid top sneaker which was their showcase piece.

There is something classy and sleek about these babies. The are not over the top like D&G‘s and Prada’s kicks and yet they are not for the runner that wears Nike and they are not for the skaters that wear Converse Chuck Taylor’s. They are for the new breed of fashion forward people…like me. It’s spring time and the collection is out, I’ll give a shout to Darin and see if he can send me a pair, too bad they aren’t available in Canada.

Timmy on the Metro by Alexa Meade

I glanced over this painting and something doesn’t seem right. The character seems to pop at you, the strong emotions, the sadness, the feeling of loneliness and not fitting it. It’s just on the train, an everyday boring mundane trip yet so must more to it. I could not stare and feel.

Then I move to see other works by Alexa Meade and it grabs me with her strong emotional painting. It makes you feel something unique. That is the purpose of art. Going to art galleries where you see many pieces of different artists with similar techniques bores me. The great artists are the ones that are brave enough to master 2 synergistic art forms to make something that is unique. Painting and photo is two classic art forms yet not much art is there that combines to create something we have not seen. This is what makes Alexa Meade different.

But it’s not just a gimmick. She masterfully tells a story and if you see all her pieces for each series you will admire and discover the subtleties and beauty she is expressing through her work. As you look at more of her work you will be able to see how she stretches her unique style in many different ways.

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