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 EVENING WALK, 2013 OIL ON CANVAS 30X24 IN. | 76X60.5 CM.  EVENING SILENCE, 2010 OIL ON CANVAS 24X20 IN. | 60.5X50 CM.

capture the warmth and closeness of community that supported him in of art: composition, color, line, technique, story, symbolism, conformity,
his formative years when he was raised by his Mother and Grandparents. creativity, and not least, quality of execution or craftsmanship. There
In his signature, expressionistic style of portraying people, Leon appears are multitudes of good artists working in all manner of media and styles
fascinated by the concept of a “feminine” life force. This concept emerges that score well on many but not all of these metrics. They produce
in his allegorical depiction of single or multiple female figures integrated beautiful “pictures” that people buy and treasure but ultimately will not
with the reproductive symbology of orchids and people growing and be remembered as blazing a new trail or changing the direction of art.
blossoming as if flowers. More recently, his art explores the complexities Leon’s paintings are strongly linear and his expressive palette is not
of modern life with fantastical depictions of intertwined human forms simply “strong” colors but “complex” colors. His mixtures are as unique
symbolically and metaphorically describing our most basic and defining and as integrated with his line and form as his imagery is intertwined
emotions. Leon’s paintings are intricately portrayals of our common and mutually supportive. Leon Oks achieves a deeper, richer variety of
humanity infused with energy, optimism, affection, and hope for the hues in his color palette than is evident in a Picasso or Chagall paintings
future. and results from a blending and gradation of colors, often impossible
Continuing to develop this analysis, perhaps we can discern future to replicate even by the artist himself. Leon’s expressionistic work with
potential greatness in an artist by examining his body of work and intertwined human figures exhibits significantly greater complexity of
assessing how well he performs to the fundamentals of a superior work form and composition.

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