As you probably know, the Gallery Grand Opening on May 7th featured the "Seven Deadly Sins" series by Houston artist James Perez as our very first exhibition (and will remain in the gallery until June 22nd). But if you missed the opening night, you missed out on the premiere sneak peek of the very first painting (in a planned series of 12) of James Perez' next series, entitled "Relics". Most of the details of the new series are remaining under wraps for now, but what I can tell you is this - each piece will feature the use of REAL human skulls and bones. Yes, you heard me. Real ones. (And don't worry, these human skulls/bones were obtained legally while James was traveling in a foreign country. He doesn't have any grave robbing minions working for him secretly in the dark of night. That I know of.)Even the best of cameras (and mine is not the best) can't capture the true impact of a piece of art properly, but the following images will give you at least an idea of how awesome this is. I should also note that this particular piece has a multi-colored track lighting illuminating the painting at all times in a fairly dark room, so it morphs into red, green, blue, natural, pink lighting, and so on, adding an even more interesting spin on the piece. The work is still hanging in the gallery, so if you come by, you can see it in person. Or should I say, you can see THEM in person? Scroll on and you'll catch my drift.
RELICS SERIES.
Artist: James Perez.
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The Necromancer. Mixed Media. $18,000.
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