To kick off the month of Black History I want to highlight artists from around the world making their marks in an industry full of many different unique forms of self-expression. I am honored to present to you the new class of art history.
Greg Breda is yet another self-taught artist. He lives and works in LA and works mainly with acrylic on canvas and mylar and paper, creating deeply emotional works highlighting the human soul and spirit.
Breda sources from media as well as from his memory and imagination to create images that challenge the viewer and his circumstances. His thick brushstrokes technique forms faces and figures and the play with light and shadow contributes to the serenity of the picture. Even though the figures appeal strong on the outside, they are fragile on the inside, which is mediated through the soft surroundings and the protagonist’s preoccupied look. His flatness technique and strong graphical presence almost resemble Japanese prints, which makes Breda’s work distinctive. He has already held two solo shows and participated in a number of group shows in the US.
Written by Adele Smejkal.
Tajh Rust
The New York-born artist Tajh Rust now lives and works in Connecticut. He is referred to as a figurative and abstract painter who takes inspiration from the environment that people occupy.
Everyday dull objects and spaces that people move around are captured in Rust’s work in a manner that explores their relationship towards the objects and spaces. Using detailed realistic rendering and saturated colors, the artist produces images that tell a story or a memory. He often uses inspiration from his travels and imagination. He stands out by blurring lines between real and surreal to create something unique.
Mike the universal artist 
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