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Some artists have a vision both so original and so exceptional that it something about the value of our existence in a complex universe. In
appeals to our emotions and intellect on a deep and often subconscious his choice of colors, forms, and composition, he manages to achieve a
level. We cannot forget the experience of viewing their art, nor can we sense of hope, freedom, and optimism that cause his art to rise above
shake the images from our mind. Leon Oks has emerged as just such a many of his contemporaries. His art is unique without being completely
painter who blends a unique but uplifting color palette with energetic disruptive or simply shocking. Because of these attributes, he is likely
brushstrokes and fluid lines that provide multiple perspectives and lively to earn a place in the development and evolution of art of the 20th and
movement in his art. His art is at once romantic and melancholy but 21stcenturies. This is my prediction.
positive and nostalgic causing us who view it to search and explore with There is yet another element, a subjective element, to this algorithm
him the human emotions that stimulate his imagination. of what indicates a “Master Artist:” acceptance of the establishment.
Consequently exaggerated, recognizable but suggestive shapes and This would be the independent acclaim of knowledgeable and influential
colors intertwine with emotions of joyfulness, curiosity, and excitement people in the art business: gallery owners, museum curators, anthology
across the canvas and seem to spill out beyond the frame to imply that publishers, and respected art collectors. Given such a complex of
we are permitted to enter into the world of the image. Leon has suffered judgmental influences, how can we assess today whether a given artist
and enjoyed a range of human experiences, which spill out onto the will be viewed as great tomorrow? Art institutions worldwide recognize
canvas with precision and a quality of execution that conveys to us Leon’s art. They select him independently. Widely exhibited across the

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