About the Author
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Blurbarian Since
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December 2007
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Name
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Olan Montgomery
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My Web Site
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www.lipstickchic.com
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Location
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New York, New York United States
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Gender
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Male
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My Occupation
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Artist
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My Bio
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I create my paintings from my own photographs. They are a combination of my photos handpainted on canvas.
My work has a simple message: see the individual through color and light. by doing so, one's individuality can be more fully understood.
It is a visual stimulation to remind people to simply look at one another and see through the layers of a complex personality. In our world today fame and pop stardom are sometimes reduced to “5 seconds of fame”.
In some respects we can blame (or thank) the mass media for contributing to a jaded social value of “been there, done that”.
Regardless, my work is an effort to
capture an essence within that fleeting context and place it into a perpetual freezeframe. why can’t a nano-second last forever? -
"Olan's pop art explodes off the canvas like fireworks, both contemplating and celebrating the beauty of the individual." - Jennifer Cattaul for MAR Magazine - July-Aug 2006
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Things I Don't Mind The World Knowing
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Spoiler alert: I'm thinking my next book will be about... |
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groups of people in the city. |
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Everyone needs to know about these authors and artists... |
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Keith Herring, Andy Warhol, Scavullo, Dita von Teese, Avedon, Basquiat, Anne Rice. |
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This book is addictive. Read it. (At your own risk.) |
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I titled this book POP seeing 'something more" through color & light for many reasons. I truly believe we are all capable of 'something more.' To act in such a way as to bring about change for the good, to stop when we see injustice and speak out, to care when someone needs our help. When we see an individual by actually looking into their eyes, understand their complexities, appreciating their existence - We can come to understand ourselves and we see 'something more.' |
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