Dramatic, Dreamlike Flair: Art by Guntis Jansons
Regrowth Panorama, oil on canvas
Painter Guntis Jansons creates colorful images that are realistic and yet seem to add a dramatic, dreamlike flair to known reality. Each of the works in Guntis’ portfolio combines the world we know with just a bit of extra brightness and dimension.
Christinas's Intruder, oil on canvas
The artist has a really interesting way of blending his own unique style with nods to contemporary art history. In his series, Mixed Genres, Guntis creates visual mash-ups of paintings by two different well-known artists, resulting in surreal scenes in which two drastically different methods of depicting the world come together in a seemingly natural fashion. These works remind me a little of David Maxim’s Famous Dead Artists series.
The front page of Guntis' website
I really enjoy the way Guntis captures everyday landscapes and portraits as well. He does a wonderful job of using a range of color to build shadows, highlights and volume, rather than simply creating darker shades of a single color. Whether they depict a lush forest or a model’s face, the images sparkle with life.
