27x26" - Black Pearl - Mixed Media on Paper

This is a beautiful piece by Alexis Portilla. The rich inky greys and blacks of this piece contrasts against the symbolism of vessels and pictographs. Vessels are a recurring theme in Portilla's work as symbolic of the potential for the ability to hold and receive.Black Pearl27x26 in.Mixed Media on PaperUnframedFraming available Sales tax is charged on items shipped to California. Use tax may apply.The artist Alexis Portilla obtained his Masters of Fine Arts at Columbia University in 1990. His bold linear lines, use of symbols, pictographs and strong colors create atmospheric abstracts.“Using simple forms and creating swathes of rich texture, Alexis Portilla builds atmospheric abstract paintings that convey a sense of time having passed. Brushy areas of color suggest the indeterminacy of memory, while bold linear forms speak for the present.”- Meredith Mendelsohn, Art News magazine review.Influenced by the emotion of artistic expression in music, poetry and literature, the artist finds