Line vs. Color

Line v. Color, a series of paintings by mixed media artist Reph, combines the simplicity of the line with explosions of color to create order within chaos.  The work strives to embody life's contradictions and humanity's relationship to those contradictions.  Also, it is visually influenced by: the indigenous Taino petroglyphs found throughout the Caribbean, traditional Japanese crest designs, New York City Graffiti art, revolutionary print making of the 1960's & 1970's, and the classic American children's book Harold and the Purple Crayon.  When painting, Reph does not usually plan things in advance. He just lets it happen.  His artistic process is as much about the act of painting, as it is about the act of living, while waiting for the right moment to arrive. Some works are created in a few hours and others over a series of months or years.