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Venice artist, Andy Moses, harnesses the viscosity of the acrylic paint itself as a way of painting. His circular works represent abstract landscapes in globe form: a world in marble. Los Angeles-based artist, Chase Langford, invented Geographic Expressionism, the next iteration of abstract expressionism, which uses a cartographic language of the natural world as inspiration.\u003cbr\u003eMixed media sculptor, Kenny Nguyen hand weaves silk and other materials creating rippling surfaces and textures. Lisa Beth Older’s perspective of dense abstraction reveals a controlled abandonment. Well-known neon artist, Lisa Schulte’s newest work plays with geometric dimension and fluid rigidity. Michigan’s work from the Rose Series, re-interprets the singular beauty of the rose to the point of abstraction. What is at first a familiar flora is depicted as a strange landscape—both new and alluring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an interest in metaphysics, Robert Standish uses basic elements like line, color, and texture, to represent the dynamism, constancy, and transcendent flow of the universe. When asked about the inspiration behind his pieces he replied, “Spirituality, beauty, and the enjoyment I get from doing what feels authentic, unrestrained, uplifting, and well executed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In each work, we see that the artist uses their mind, their craft, their experiences and happens—that is similar to the orgasmic experience,” explores Mashian. “Perhaps that is the joy of painting after all—to get lost in the process while staying fully conscious, which is the basis for Tantric sex.”\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"metropolis-9","title":"Metropolis 9","description":"\u003cp\u003eChase Langford invented Geographic Expressionism, a distinctive visual language grounded in the natural and built environment while embarking into uncharted territory. 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