Isaac Pohoryles Gelb

Visual Artist, Chevy Chase MD

Artist Statement

While diverse in style and media, my art externalizes and reconstructs momentary observations through the filters of imagination and memory. Whether representational or abstract, my work always begins with careful observation of the structure, geometry, and light on the bodies, architectural forms, and objects in my surroundings. The process of remembering, sketching, and composing these images guides me toward a result where colors and shapes gain independence from the reference material. Even my representational artwork aims at a degree of abstraction— or re-familiarization— with the subject through energetic compositions which encourage the viewer to spend time with the picture.

Please browse my work— you can find everything in the “Portfolio” section— and get in touch if you have any thoughts!

Thank you so very much for being here!