SEPTEMBER
ARTISTS OF THE MONTH
RUBY ARTIST OF SEPTEMBER
GABIKO IOMO
"Autumnal" - Digital
“Skilful in various crafts, I "invented" computer graphics, became a digital artist and built a consistent portfolio. Using basic software, I’m playing with volumes and lights, keeping forms in balance and hues in harmony. Everything around — shadows, sounds, perfumes, textures — can inspire me and joyful, vibrating spots of life (ready to use) fill my insomnia when it is dark outside. I paint, by small patches, on black background — sometimes covering it completely, other times creating outbursts of unexpected meanings. My artworks — invariably square — may have a militant message or a hint of irony.”
- GABIKO IOMO
SAPPHIRE ARTIST OF SEPTEMBER
JP ROMERO
"Venus" - Digital
“My art delves into what it means to be human - the journey we all take from seeking meaning in life to facing our inevitable mortality. I aim to spark self-reflection, helping us connect with our shared humanity. I'm drawn to the rich diversity of human life and the symbolism found in the human body. These themes are a constant thread in my work. I create almost exclusively using digital techniques like photo-manipulation, matte painting and 3D modeling.” -- JP ROMERO
CRYSTAL ARTIST OF SEPTEMBER
DEANNE WEBER
"Gracie" - Acrylic
"My practice is meditation. Using mainly an acrylic-wash medium, this gives the opportunity to constantly move and adjust the work to my liking. This allows me to constantly make mistakes, discover new methods and paint for longer periods of time. Throughout my process, whether a commission or personal project, I find myself leaning into fear, self-doubt, joy, contentment — the list can go on." -- DEANNE WEBER
EMERALD ARTIST OF SEPTEMBER
ROBERT BOLLA
"Pollution" - Photography
“I have long believed that a photograph tells a story — one the photographer sees and one viewers see through their imagination. It is like a novel to be read through the eye of the reader. If I write the novel, I must get the viewer to read it. To do so I have developed a digital method of producing an orotone or gold tone print emulating the method developed and used by Edward Curtis and his contemporaries as they photographed Native Americans in the 1800’s. This method draws the main themes in my novel out from the background and does not distract the reader by the colors or, by analogy, “frivolous words” around them; it focuses the “reader” on the “story”.”
-- ROBERT BOLLA