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| Boris Jairala |
| Carolina |
| Sophie 2 |
| Sophie |
"I want my viewers to be engaged by my work; to Want to
touch it and feel it and relate to the moment captured. I like the
idea of the viewer of my work to personally interact with my
paintings as opposed to being someone who just views an
image as a stand-alone object."
touch it and feel it and relate to the moment captured. I like the
idea of the viewer of my work to personally interact with my
paintings as opposed to being someone who just views an
image as a stand-alone object."
| Boris |
| Christy She Insisted |
| Jess |
This Candle Series
has been inspired by
my fascination of color
and form in a dark
environment where the
only light source is a
single flame... or 2
has been inspired by
my fascination of color
and form in a dark
environment where the
only light source is a
single flame... or 2
| Rob Investigation Into Disturbance |
Boris works in a variety of mediums and his paintings are
rendered in oil (high contrast colors, mostly) on canvas or wood
panel and are complimented by custom-made frames. These
frames become extensions of the painting itself as they are
designed and built to compliment the subject and overall feeling
expressed by the work. Essentially the painting and frame,
integrated together, is the artwork - unseparable, but one.
rendered in oil (high contrast colors, mostly) on canvas or wood
panel and are complimented by custom-made frames. These
frames become extensions of the painting itself as they are
designed and built to compliment the subject and overall feeling
expressed by the work. Essentially the painting and frame,
integrated together, is the artwork - unseparable, but one.
| Mary 14"x18" Oil on Canvas |
| Portraits |
| V baby 12"x16" Oil on panel 10/10 |
| Portrait 14"x18" Oil on Canvas |
"My influence is my need to create, and how the results of that
need can leave a personal impression on people. That it's
relationship to the viewer can create an appreciation for a single
beautiful moment.
need can leave a personal impression on people. That it's
relationship to the viewer can create an appreciation for a single
beautiful moment.
| Portrait of Abuela 7"x9" Oil on Wood panel |
| Figures |
| Dynamic 20" x 40" Oil on canvas |
| He was, I am 36"x48" Oil on canvas |
His "Candle" series focuses on one subject lit by a candle in the darkness. The frames are created from old
doors and are stained and burned. A candle is suspended from the frame in the exact position of the
rendered light source maintaining a physical light source complimenting the bright highlights and deep
shadows of the painting. Some of the candle sconces are mechanical in that they can be raised to maintain
the same light source as the candle burns down. "I believe my frames are the bridge between viewer and
painting."
doors and are stained and burned. A candle is suspended from the frame in the exact position of the
rendered light source maintaining a physical light source complimenting the bright highlights and deep
shadows of the painting. Some of the candle sconces are mechanical in that they can be raised to maintain
the same light source as the candle burns down. "I believe my frames are the bridge between viewer and
painting."
The new series of paintings have hidden images and writing that are telling the "real" story of the subjects
depicted. The full impact of the work can only be appreciated in person but some of the background images
can be seen if you zoom in. These paintings touch on the hidden aspects of life that one hides from the
world. They can be unacceptable by society or disturbing tendencies that we keep covered with a face of
"Normalcy". It exploits the very human tendency we all share to seek acceptance by the majority by hiding
the very things that make us feel alive. Despite how common or terrible they may seem.
depicted. The full impact of the work can only be appreciated in person but some of the background images
can be seen if you zoom in. These paintings touch on the hidden aspects of life that one hides from the
world. They can be unacceptable by society or disturbing tendencies that we keep covered with a face of
"Normalcy". It exploits the very human tendency we all share to seek acceptance by the majority by hiding
the very things that make us feel alive. Despite how common or terrible they may seem.