The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art (LRMA) is proud to present Louis Markoya: A Deeper Understanding. As a former protégé of master surrealist Salvador Dalí, Louis Markoya is a multi-media artist and engineer who is bringing modern technology into classical art. Markoya merges the tradition of oil painting with fractal geometry, mathematics and 3-D holographic technology to depict human thought and emotion. Featuring more than 70 oil paintings, sculptures and interactive lenticular prints, this retrospective exhibition dives deep into Markoya’s fascinating cerebral world. From his time spent with the master surrealist to his more recent exploration of fractal imagery, this exhibition also includes rare collaborative works by Dalí from Markoya’s personal collection, LED-illuminated lenticular prints and chessboard, and a 3-D film experience.

Evening Dream, 2021

LED backlit 3-D holographic lenticular, limited edition of 250, 24 x 48 in.

On loan from the artist

When Dalí depicted form utilizing molecular structures and rhinoceros' horns in the 1950s, he brought to the viewer’s attention what was known then of nuclear form. He was enamored with the logarithmic curve found in many places in nature, including rhinoceros' horns. Here, I have used fractals and organic forms to recreate the invisible that occurs all around us, every day in every inch of our world.

David’s Dream, 2021

LED backlit 3-D holographic lenticular, limited edition of 250, 24 x 48 in.

On loan from the artist

This series of paintings is based on images processed utilizing Google’s Deep Dream Generator. While working on the painting, I realized how well the software mimicked and evolved many Dalí characteristic qualities in his religious and Nuclear Mystical works. Here, I have used the utility to bring an entirely new look to Michelangelo’s David. These animated GIFs represent the LED 3-D holographic lenticulars made of the original paintings.

Blueface Angels and Coral Head-Fluidity, 2020

LED backlit 3-D holographic lenticular, limited edition of 250, 22 x 22 in.

On loan from the artist

Last in the series Coral Heads, these paintings take Dali's nuclear mysticism to modern science.

The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art is pleased to present Louis Markoya: A Deeper Understanding opening August 28, 2021.

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