Tanya Varga Another Earth Digital print, 18″ x 12″ SOLD from the feature exhibit: Celestial, September 5–26, 2014 In a distant solar system lies another Earth-like world with two moons and rings of icy comets – remnants of a large collision which had happened millions of years prior to life existing on this world. Only very primitive life forms live here and the planet is very lush and thick with plant life. As a result the oxygen is much thicker than on our Earth.…
Tanya Varga Caelestis Digital print on metallic paper, 12″ x 18″ $149.95 from the feature exhibit: Celestial, September 5–26, 2014 On another world quite similar to Earth, lives an ethereal species of hybrid humanoid/plant creatures. When they are not soaring through the sky, they often will spend time gathering nutrients from plants and other elements for energy. Like trees, they absorb carbon but also emit beautiful pheromone fragrances from the blossoms growing from their napes.…
Tanya Varga Deity Digital print, 10″ x 13″ $124.45 from the feature exhibit: Celestial, September 5–26, 2014 She is a humanoid alien deity from another world very similar to Earth.…
Tanya Varga Ergoa Digital print on metallic paper, 12″ x 18″ $149.95 from the feature exhibit: Celestial, September 5–26, 2014 Once a planet rich with life, Ergoa is now a post-apocalyptic shadow of what it once was. Thousands of years ago, many different species of life lived here and flourished, though through their evolutionary advances, they slowly and carelessly poisoned their world and over time wars broke out and global warming made the planet uninhabitable for most living things. A run away green house effect began and now the planet is barren of life with acidic oceans and an atmosphere with little to no oxygen left. The planet is surrounded by rings of ancient debris, tiny fragments of the once great space stations, ships and satellites that had existed.…
Tanya Varga Sidereus Galaxy Digital print on metallic paper, 12″ x 18″ $149.95 from the feature exhibit: Celestial, September 5–26, 2014 Billions of light-years away from our milky way lies another larger galaxy, larger even than Andromeda. Many unique stars and worlds exist here as well elements which have not even been forged in our own galaxy.…
Tanya Varga Universe of Dreams Digital print on metallic paper, 10″ x 13″ $134.95 from the feature exhibit: Celestial, September 5–26, 2014 Tanya has her own personal meanings behind this piece but would like the viewer to interpret their own. The bubbles represent many different things to her such as dreams, atoms, solar systems, galaxies and singularities. She wanted to mix her love for science and fantasy with this painting.…
Tanya Varga Xianthen-18 Digital print, 18″ x 12″ $114.95 from the feature exhibit: Celestial, September 5–26, 2014 Xianthen-18 is a world 3-times the mass of Earth and surrounded by rings of diamond-rich asteroids. It’s four moons create enormous tides in its seas of liquid argon and the atmosphere ignites with light caused by surges of radiation from a nearby pulsar. If this planet could support any form of life, they’d likely be very flat and luminescent from the electrified atmosphere.…
Celestial solo exhibition by Tanya Varga For the theme of this exhibition, Tanya has created various works relating to celestial bodies and phenomenon. Tanya has a strong fascination with science, astronomy and science fiction. With these passions intertwined, comes a new series of work that promises to lift the spirits into the outer sphreres of beauty and wonderment. Tanya Varga (formerly Tanya Wheeler) is a freelance digital and traditional media artist living in San Jose, California. She attended the Academy of Art University in San Francisco where she studied 2D illustration/animation and advertising. Having worked for years with traditional mediums, such as oil and charcoal, she eventually discovered digital painting and has loved it ever since. Unlike with traditional painting, however, she is completely self-taught. She has advanced her skills with a lot of hard work, experimentation and practice. She is also currently working as a freelance graphics designer, concept…
Spirit Walks solo exhibition by LAuruS Myth LAuruS is a prolific artist who expresses the constant search inward and outward for a collective power. Her paintings speak about a native connection we share throughout our diverse cultures. The symbols in her paintings are derived from her intimate interactions with other cultures. She recreates visions of her world that fuses sciences with spirit, and nature with innovation. While finding a deep connection to every culture and bits of nature she permeates, LAuruS celebrates the varieties of experience throughout her paintings and hopes to evoke a worldly sense of unity. Spirit Walks will immerse the viewer in enchanting imagery of Thailand, Cambodia, Peru and visions from within. From the peaks of mountain temples to the sacred valleys, an uplifting journey unfolds to speak of this deep earthly connection we can awaken from within. Artist Reception: Friday September 5th, 7–11pm part of the…