Hans Withoos’ photographs are carefully staged, the final image often bearing a richness that evokes the Dutch still lifes of the 16th and 17th centuries.” • This piece will be on display in the DAM Gallery as part of our November exhibition, Le composé, le raffiné, rencontre le sauvage, opening November 7 at 6pm. ––––––––––––––– “Garden of Eden”, 2016 DM for Inquiries https://www.instagram.com/p/B4aS8LoF6GT/?igshid=8dh9ec8jfua0

A direct descendant of 16th century painter Matthias Withoos, @hanswithoos utilizes elements of the Vanitas motif in his series “Withoos meets Withoos”, which notes the beauty of symbolism and ephemerality of life. • Hans’ photography will be on display in the DAM Gallery as part of our November exhibition, Le composé, le raffiné, rencontre le sauvage, opening November 7 at 6pm. ––––––––––––––– “Caught Fish”, 2016 DM for Inquiries https://www.instagram.com/p/B4aTDn1liK1/?igshid=1ruip4w0p645d

Withoos’ perspective isn’t critical, but observant and grounded. His fascination with beauty in all its aspects begets a decadence and magnetism that is unique to his idiosyncratic aesthetic. • This piece will be on display in the DAM Gallery as part of our November exhibition, Le composé, le raffiné, rencontre le sauvage, opening November 7 at 6pm ––––––––––––––– “Apple Temptation”, 2016 DM for Inquiries https://www.instagram.com/p/B4aTK55F-W7/?igshid=b2lrh3i5bibu

@missaniela fuses traditional imagery and elements from classical paintings with digitally enhanced motifs to create images of what she calls “surreal fashion”. This piece will be on display in the DAM Gallery as part of our November exhibition, Le composé, le raffiné, rencontre le sauvage, opening November 7 at 6pm. ––––––––––––––––––– "Ragged Rococo" DM for Inquiries https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Xnb-hAfiz/?igshid=1156ryt2ade3

Miss Aniela’s work approaches fashion through the lens of fine art, and beauty with an absurdist eye. Her characters are dreamy and captivating, resting in gowns alongside zoo animals, inviting the viewer into the detached yet intimate aura of classical portraits. This piece will be on display in the DAM Gallery as part of our November exhibition, Le composé, le raffiné, rencontre le sauvage, opening November 7 at 6pm. ––––––––––––––––– "Poster and Plumage" DM for Inquiries https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Xnb-CgE4E/?igshid=1jsgwiyltcbmu

For British photographer Miss Aniela, an attention to beauty unleashes the isolated woman, reminiscent of Byron’s “Manfred” battling time, society and creativity. This piece will be on display in the DAM Gallery as part of our November exhibition, Le composé, le raffiné, rencontre le sauvage, opening November 7 at 6pm. –––––––––––––––––– "Message to Medusa" DM for Inquiries https://www.instagram.com/p/B4XnUgFg3QK/?igshid=1qyczh2679g65

We are happy to announce our November exhibition:  Le composé, le raffiné, rencontre le sauvage. Featured are a selection of works by photographers Harry Skeggs, Miss Aniela, Hans Withoos, Olga Kulakova, and Alice Zilberberg.⁠ •⁠ Behind the lens of all the photographers is the search for beauty, keeping John Keats in mind—"Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all. Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."⁠ https://www.instagram.com/p/B4VDQaeHAWk/?igshid=17mf0fy9r6f9l

Schmitt’s work bears an undercurrent that is equally grim and whimsical, a blurring that breeds hypnotic discomfort and inspires introspection. ––––––––––––––––– “Untitled”, 2018 SOLD https://www.instagram.com/p/B4SeKHnnhNa/?igshid=fkw6d2ib8sob

German artist Dominik Schmitt is known for unifying elements from surrealism and expressionism to create visions of humans and quasi-anthropomorphic animals that are anatomically precise in an almost medical fashion. ––––––––––––––––– “Muttertier | Mother Animal”, 2016 SOLD https://www.instagram.com/p/B4SdixKH43A/?igshid=gh3km0428ug0

English painter Thomas Donaldson takes the familiarity of the portrait/nude and abstracts it to the point of imperfection and awkwardness. This makes it so that the closer one gets, the more irregular it appears—an unassuming arrangement of blotches and textures. –––––––––––––––––––––– “Crouching male figure”, 2019 DM for Inquiries . . . . . . #thomasdonaldson #oilpainting #contemporaryart #figurativeart #portrait #DAM #DAMart #DAMgallery #thedirectedartmodern #damtalentedartist #artinmiami #miamigallery #littleriverartdistrict #instaart #artcollectors #artcollectorsofig #youngcollectors #dailyart #artistoftheday #artoftheday #malefigure #artsy https://www.instagram.com/p/B4NUJ93lUhB/?igshid=zhjkajmqlmsy

Although @thomasdonaldsonart’s works are representational and figurative, they intend to suggest rather than depict an accurate observation of his subject. . . . . . . #thomasdonaldson #oilpainting #contemporaryart #figurativeart #DAM #DAMart #DAMgallery #thedirectedartmodern #damtalentedartist #artinmiami #miamigallery #littleriverartdistrict #instaart #artcollectors #artcollectorsofig #youngcollectors #dailyart #artistoftheday #artoftheday #artsy https://www.instagram.com/p/B4NUROmlVwx/?igshid=1efvb736bova7

Donaldson commits to a process of development and re-evaluation, continuously adapting to the nature of his chosen materials and the occasional “happy accident”. He is currently based in Thailand. –––––––––––––––––––––– “Skull study I–III”, 2019 DM for Inquiries . . . . . . #thomasdonaldson #skullstudy #oilpainting #contemporaryart #figurativeart #portrait #DAM #DAMart #DAMgallery #thedirectedartmodern #damtalentedartist #artinmiami #miamigallery #littleriverartdistrict #instaart #artcollectors #artcollectorsofig #youngcollectors #dailyart #artistoftheday #artoftheday #skull #artsy https://www.instagram.com/p/B4NUY6Tl9MW/?igshid=nk79cxgkaesc

What drives Ysabel LeMay as she composes her fantastical digital collages is highly instinctual and organic, both drawing inspiration from and utilizing the natural world. ––––––––––––––––– “Intemporel”, 2012 DM for Inquiries . . . . . . #ysabellemay #hypercollage #digitalcollage #digitalimaging #photography #inspiredbynature #contemporaryphotography #fineartphotography #contemporaryart #DAM #DAMart #DAMgallery #thedirectedartmodern #damtalentedartist #artinmiami #miamigallery #littleriverartdistrict #instaart #artcollectors #artcollectorsofig #youngcollectors #artlovers #dailyart #artistoftheday #artoftheday #nature #photography #collage #artsy https://www.instagram.com/p/B4P_32aFIFM/?igshid=ermm81w2mtut

Each of @ysabellemay’s pieces grow from the seedling of a single point—an image, emotion, color—that is weaved through her imagination into captivating images of dreamy, divine worlds outside of our own. ––––––––––––––––– “Whispers”, 2011 DM for Inquiries . . . . . . #ysabellemay #hypercollage #digitalcollage #digitalimaging #photography #inspiredbynature #contemporaryphotography #fineartphotography #contemporaryart #DAM #DAMart #DAMgallery #thedirectedartmodern #damtalentedartist #artinmiami #miamigallery #littleriverartdistrict #instaart #artcollectors #artcollectorsofig #youngcollectors #artlovers #dailyart #artistoftheday #artoftheday #nature #photography #collage #artsy https://www.instagram.com/p/B4P_6jCFCLd/?igshid=a1ub14kgm51e

LeMay is continuously replenishing her voluminous catalog of the living world via travel, borrowing fragments from her own photographs of animals and flora for her “hypercollages”. She is from Quebec and based in Austin, TX. ––––––––––––––––– “The Empress”, 2018 DM for Inquiries . . . . . . #ysabellemay #hypercollage #digitalcollage #digitalimaging #photography #inspiredbynature #contemporaryphotography #fineartphotography #contemporaryart #DAM #DAMart #DAMgallery #thedirectedartmodern #damtalentedartist #artinmiami #miamigallery #littleriverartdistrict #instaart #artcollectors #artcollectorsofig #youngcollectors #artlovers #dailyart #artistoftheday #artoftheday #nature #photography #collage #artsy https://www.instagram.com/p/B4P_746FpSP/?igshid=7b4mp4ozy839

Spanish visual artist Bego M. Santiago (@begomsantiago) brings the viewer to witness their own reflections and internal monologues, aspects of life she elevates from "mundane" to a masterpiece of self exploration and art in her "Loop Diarios". ––––––––––––––––––––––– "Makeup", 2019. . . . . . . #begomsantiago #begosantiago #contemporaryart #videoinstallation #makeup #selfreflection #selfexploration #digitalart #socialcommentary #galicianartist #spanishartist #thedirectedartmodern #DAM #littleriverartsdistrict #instaart #dailyart #damtalentedartist (at Miami, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3uNJErAfJc/?igshid=1p1nhkl7bv286

Bego specializes in the use of light as a pictorial and sculptural tool. Her work explores the ever-present dichotomy of real versus illusion. For her, light is a tool of simulation and optical illusion capable of giving life to inanimate objects, blurring the boundaries between reality and representation, presence and absence. ––––––––––––––––––––––– Swipe for Spanish quote! . . . . . . #begomsantiago #begosantiago #loopdiarios #contemporaryart #videoinstallation #makeup #selfreflection #selfexploration #digitalart #socialcommentary #galicianartist #spanishartist #thedirectedartmodern #DAM #littleriverartsdistrict #instaart #dailyart #quotesfromtheartist #artistinterview #damtalentedartist https://www.instagram.com/p/B3uN0nrAJzp/?igshid=q5n5z3gsu5z7