BIO
Darren Singer is a Fine Artist & Photographer based in Brooklyn.
He is most known for his exploration of spaces both interior and exterior. His use of skewed and distorted perspectives and exuberant color revitalize the seemingly insignificant. His lyrical juxtapositions of both color and texture create an inner resonance in the viewer that forces them to stay with the work. “Nostalgic”, “Meditative” and "Internal" are the feelings often experienced when engaging with his work. When not painting he can be found composing music, or creating spaces and opportunities for other artists.
The work in this series, Pathos, ranges from the whimsical to the brutal. The collection is very personal to me and strikes upon numerous strands of my personal story as well as a means of transfiguring, coping, and channeling a lot of the pain that has been a part of my story. The work is meant to evoke and engage with the inner dialog of the viewer in such a way that encourages both introspection and celebration. Color is used as the primary driving force goading the viewer through a rich, chromatic mosaic to invoke a shift in the inner being of the viewer. The intent impressed up on the, at times violent brush stroke, is to jab at the somnambulistic tendencies of the viewer, to engage in the frenetic energy, the spasms of colors and direct consciousness. Influences are many and varied, from Cezanne, Bonnard, Picasso, Rauschenberg, Diebebkorn, Freud, Bacon, Basquiat, to Rothko, different parts of a language of a visual narrative in pictorial language.
