Day 4345: Luciano Cian’s Bold Portraits, Special Lunch.

 

"Future?": digital drawing from old photo.

  

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Click : Al Green, A Change is Gonna Come.

 

  

 

 

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Minimal Lines Contour Bold Portraits

Rendered in sparse, sweeping lines and textured shapes, the women of Luciano Cian’s Tête portraits embody proximity and escape from formality. The digital series, short for tête-a-tête, is the latest in the Rio de Janeiro-based artist’s geometric body of work, which utilizes bright color palettes and minimal markings to define the contours of a cheek or shoulder. Each piece is an invitation, Cian shares, offering an intimate interaction with the anonymous subject.

The artist recently finished ten digital drawings and one acrylic painting (shown below) for Vozes Negras, A Força do Canto Feminino, or Black Voices, The Power of Feminine Singing, a musical theater production at Teatro Prudential on view through June 26. Originals and prints are available from Saatchi Art, and Cian shares portraits and other works on his website here, Behance and Instagram.

Thursday I was invited to lunch by two handsome young men that I have known for almost all of their lives. Kevin picked me up at 11 am and we meet Colin on his lunch hour at Aria Kitchen in Irvine. Aria Kitchen, which is now open in Irvine, introduces a new fusion to Orange County’s dining landscape as it melds Mexican and Persian cuisine. Two sisters, Mahta and Anahita Ariarad, second-generation restaurateurs with deep ties to the Irvine community are behind the opening of Aria Kitchen.

 

Two of us chose the Aria Chicken above, one of us chose the chicken tacos. Can you guess who got what? Which looks good to you. There was a huge menu. We all agreed the food, service and atmosphere was excellent, and we would come again. 

me, Colin and Kevin.

I am so grateful for these great young men in my life, so many trips, so many memories. They are both successful as really good human beings.

A 6  minute video, How to get to Mars,  here.


 

  

 

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