Things Crushed Underfoot Sacrilentes (Bio Courtesy of Kirsten Anderson

(Bio Courtesy of Kirsten Anderson via Hi-Fructose)

the seduction of the imagery is ultimately contemporary and odes to feminine beauty that combine nostalgia with timeliness

The images are somewhat familiar but certain elements remains foreign

JoKa likens his hours spent dotting the canvas using toothpicks to a kind of meditation

Platz is co-owner of Modern Eden Gallery

Things Crushed Underfoot Sacrilentes (Bio Courtesy of Kirsten AndersonDetails About Shipping 8. 75 x 11 inches 2013 Oil on Cigar Box Theatrically posed and surrounded by lush, illusory environments, the subjects of Lacey Bryant's works are like illustrations in a picture book written in an unknown language. The images are somewhat familiar but certain elements remains foreign. The stage is set in an imagined world of natural beauty beneath ominously stormy skies. It is a world poised between now and once upon a time.