Andras Bality is a contemporary representational painter, drawing inspiration from predecessors Homer, Porter, Vuillard, Monet. He captures vistas across Virginia and various other parts of the country with lightness, freedom, and intensity. Although based in realism, his paintings blur representation he applies paint to convey a scene’s energy as opposed to its accuracy. Small, vigorous strokes build into tangible layers, transporting the viewer to vistas both near and far. – Reynolds Gallery
Andras is represented by Reynolds Gallery in Richmond VA , The Blue Print Gallery in Dallas Texas and The Willard Gallery in Portland ME
Artist Statement
The search for beauty, truth and the universality of being human, (as long as one stays open, curious and positive) inevitably leads to a silver lining. Through the act of trying to make good paintings, which involves an idea and enough familiarity with the materials at hand to be able to bring the materials into a visually compelling state of being determines whether I succeeded or not.
Joseph Campbell said that the artist/painter is an alchemist. Observing something closely, getting down to its essence and then re-presenting the idea, turning it into gold, giving the viewer a possible path to get through a moment, a day, possibly a life.
I am drawn to the little things. “Life is every breath, every cup of tea, every flower”.