Longing for the Ephemeral Mariana Mezic Manukyan combines traditional oil painting

Manukyan combines traditional oil painting with surrealist symbolism to communicate the impact of technological innovations on the human body and psyche

plus working as a tattoo artist at Amor Eterno Tattoo in Oakland

Child-like subjects pluck at adult themes in paintings whose narrative provide all the answers one could expect to find on single page torn from a book

Living in rural Northern California shaped her perspective on nature and how humans interact with land

Longing for the Ephemeral Mariana Mezic Manukyan combines traditional oil paintingDetails About Oil on panel 24 x 20 in. 2021 Framed Sandra Yagi was raised in suburban Denver Colorado, the oldest of a typical suburban middle class family. From an early age, she loved science, especially biology, and drawing. Yagi cites the following artists and providing inspiration and influence: Titian, Vesalius, Albinus, Caravaggio, Delacroix, Goya, Jerome Witkin, Bill Viola, Walton Ford, Masami Teraoka and William Kentridge. She has