Alchemy Restaurant & Bar in San Diego

About the Artist

Born in Berkeley, California, and now a resident of San Diego, Robert Glick spent most of his adult life in the maritime business.  It was not until he moved to Houston for professional reasons that the owners of a local gallery called the Blank Canvas became interested in Robert's poetry and offered to sell it if he could find a way to display it. Intrigued by the challenge, Robert received some technical advice and started painting in 2001; he soon discovered ways in which language could combine with visual composition to display a higher form of expression, and this kept him going until he developed sufficient skill to fully surrender to the call of art in 2006.

In 2007, Robert started painting with fire.  Inspired by the great Yves Klein, Robert wanted his art to reside "somewhere beyond the visible" (Klein) and began using transformational elements such as fire, heat and wind, along with more conventional mediums to create a permanent impression of transient nature. When asked about a series of fire paintings constructed for a 2009 group exhibit called "The Art of War", Robert noted: "When flames leap headlong into the void, they leave behind an unsullied imprint, a shining moment, the incarnation of form flickering between this world and the unknown, between life and death - pure energy incarnate."

Using a wide variety of mediums, such as ink, oil and acrylic, sometimes combined with resin, plaster, graphite and flame, Robert ranges between the abstract, conceptual and figurative.  Much of his work is inspired by the changing face of nature and the human condition. Some paintings evoke images of religion, evolution and the origins of man. Like all serious artists, Robert is searching for that "unsullied imprint" in a complex world. The more encompassing the subject matter, the more challenging the commonalities are to portray, until finally artistic language breaks down and art becomes as abstract as the concept itself. Somewhere between these material and immaterial worlds, Robert's art stands out.

Robert continues to write, and has a series of newsletters about art and the human condition on his website: www.robertglickart.com.

Bryen Beglinger was raised on the West coast. He has lived all over the region from Newport Beach to Las Vegas.  In 1993, at the age of 22 he left Las Vegas for San Diego to study art and journalism at SDSU and has lived there ever since.

Bryen has been in sales and marketing most of his professional career but because of his love for painting and creating, as well as encouragement from a growing fan base, he now focuses primarily on developing a greater body of art work. Bryen has been painting most of his life and he shows regularly in Los Angeles and San Diego County.  His art has been featured in local and national publications.

Bryen characterizes his style as minimalistic pop-art, contrasting bright color with sharp images. Among his many influences Jasper Johns and Roy Lichtenstein are the strongest. The majority of his work is acrylic and ink/acrylic mix on gessoed canvas however, he also paints in watercolor where his roots are based.

Contact Info:

Bryen Beglinger

702-496-6758

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Marisa Holmes

Marisa's experimentation with photography began at 15 and flourished when she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from UCLA in 2000 while studying under the worlds most recognized artists.  After UCLA Marisa went on to assist a handful of influential celebrity portrait photographers from the last few decades working on national and international advertising campaigns as well as editorials for magazines such as Rolling Stone, W Magazine, Vanity Fair, In Style, and People.

The work appearing in this show is a sampling of some of Marisa's fine art photography spanning from 1997-2009 in which she uses various cameras, films, techniques and hand prints the majority of the work.  Void of people the photographs have a presence of identity or experience and represent the unconscious beauty and design we encounter in our daily lives.

Outside of her gallery work Marisa is sought after for her wedding and portrait photography.  H

er work has appeared in national magazines such as Martha Stewart Weddings and In Style Weddings and is currently on the cover of San Diego's Exquisite Weddings Magazine. 

Whether she is working on a personal project or photographing clients Marisa is extremely passionate about her craft.  She commissions only a small number of weddings and portrait sessions a year to ensure a fantastic experience and exceptional work and still have enough time to create and exhibit her fine art work.

To find out more about Marisa and her work you can contact her at...

Web: www.marisaholmes.com

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Phone: 800.340.0049