artist statement and inspiration

‘When The Heavens Burst’ - This stunning original artwork on canvas is from the Skye Brothers ‘Hidden Messages’ Series created in 2020.

The first thing you need to know is colour. All paintings in the series are rendered in black, white & gold, but every painting is different. Examining the duality of life (black and white), and the role of the divine (gold), The Skye Brothers take a penetrating look at the stories we tell ourselves, and the truth that lies beneath them, through their unwavering monochromatic and metallic lens. Masterfully executed in layers that are added to or revealed, their paintings are beckoning us to explore what’s being covered up and what’s hiding in plain sight.

"One must be drunk. Everything lies in that; it is the only question worth considering. But with what? With wine, with love, with art? Ask the wind, the wave, the star, the bird, or the clock, of all that flies, of all that groans, of all that sings—ask what time it is...it is time to intoxicate yourself.”

- The Skye Brothers