Jeff Quiros Artist

There is so much hate-filled, divisive rhetoric flooding our world these days … engineered by those who would enslave us by making us forget we are spiritual beings.
I was struck by a photograph of these Native Americans obviously taken on a reservation after their lands had been plundered, their food sources, sovereignty, culture and many of their numbers wiped out.
Even in adopting the robes of their antagonists, their pride and dignity persist and are perhaps amplified.
Let’s remind the ill-wishers and take hope in the fact that they cant kill a spirit.

What genre does this fit into? Fauvist, Impressionist, Expressionist??
Maybe I need to become more educated on these classifications but it doesn’t interest me too much. I’ll just create it and let someone else classify it. I believe I have an overall style … my work is recognizable as mine … but I employ a few sub styles.
I guess it’s like fine wine. My knowledge of wine goes beyond red and white, but not too far beyond. In the end it’s what you like; what communicates to you. There seems to be no end to the number of adjectives you can hang on a wine. … I suppose the same is true with art. What pigeonhole do you think my work roosts in?

I started with a photograph I took maybe 50 years ago on an escalator landing at the Emporium department store on Market Street in San Francisco then traced and colored it. A new twist on old work.

Another from my “love” series … a subject that is frequently on my mind thanks to my beautiful and talented artist wife Tanya Ermakova.

Getting back to my minimalist roots now and again … simple lines and forms can promote two way communication between myself and the viewer. I present my thought, intention and emotion and unique experiences are triggered in my audience. Sadly, i don’t often get to hear about the experiences that have been triggered. When you see this piece, do you have anything to say back to me? Let me know.

As I’ve said before, I have favorites … which often has little to do with what my audience considers is my best work. People have different viewpoints. I like that. To me, this one has clarity of expression, line and form. It is bold and confident. I welcome your comments …

From the humanity series … the indomitable spirit rising from misestimations like blades of grass springing from cracks in the concrete to reach for the sun … our differences are petty but our individuality is not.

From the love series … one of the most enjoyable aspects of life is the organic growth experienced from the union of two beings.

Continuing to try different emotional tones to see which communicates the best … conclusion? It depends on the emotional tone of the audience, as one would expect, although I believe that higher toned people have a wider range of appreciation for lower toned images than lower toned people have for higher toned images.

A common theme in my work is faces within faces, emotions within emotions – sometimes seemingly in conflict. But a being creates his own emotions … you can easily have gloom in a world of color or color in a world of gloom.