Stella Michaels

Houses of the Holy XI, Abstract Expressionism, enamel and acrylic on canvas 2017

2017

​​Stella Michaels is a contemporary painter born raised in New York. She has been described as a channel of the past traveling on a highway to the future; a medium between people paintings. She acquired her BFA from New York University, where she focused on both the visual performing arts. Ms. Michaels amplified her visual expression, utilising her proficiency in sound vision to execute her operatic paintings. "Art is a very personal experience. In order to create relevance, we must enhance the tool within us that is capable of creating a multi-sensory approach of a boundless vision, feel, sound, taste, touch, taste or smell, , to infuse our reality, thereby creating, a timeless quality that lures you in beyond the visual space, &, that is where the experience, truly, continues." ​Working from various studios in New York she began to display her work in a mobile pop-up shop, showcasing selling on Madison Avenue at the Mark Carlyle hotels, to the Meatpacking district at the Standard hotel. Ms. Michaels found great success with collectors worldwide. Best known for her blend of abstract, pop-edge sensibility; coupled with a signature rock 'n roll swagger, she traces the boundaries of spontaneity precision in equal measure. The paintings embody and meld sound vision; spontaneous cliff notes to choreographed dances that give life to raw canvas', found objects, plaques, etc... She is able to achieve exceptional results through mediums that include enamels, metals, acrylic, paper appliqués, creating a symphony of visual rhythms sounds that resonate from ambiance to power pop. ​