Samson Gabriel

Samson Gabriel (born as Grigoriy Alayev in Russia, Soviet Union) is a contemporary artist specializing in Absurdist paintings, drawings, and portraits. He currently resides in New York, United States. His work is internationally acclaimed and has been exhibited in galleries across the United States.
Biography
Samson Gabriel's birthplace has in many ways defined his art, which often explores societal tensions, oppositional forces, the mythological, and the ephemeral.
After studying fine arts in Dushanbe, Tajikistan and the Estonian Academy of Art of Estonia, he honed his craft working on movie productions as a set designer on a wide variety of movies and television shows. Later, he moved into graphic advertising working on national social campaigns and projects. He has continued to paint and exhibit his work, experimenting with shadows, lines, and textures, in his paintings and creating beauty out of lo-brow materials and methods.
In 1991, Samson immigrated to the United States and continued defining himself as an artist. He was as an artist in residence at Andrew Kolb & Son gallery. In 1996, he formed his own mural studio, Gabriel Art Studio. He has since done murals in styles ranging from abstract to trompe-l’oeil in public spaces, restaurants, and private homes. All the while, he has continued to paint.
Samson creates powerful and arresting works of art, in multiple formats. His mediums include paintings, murals, illustrations, decorative work, and graphic design. His work explores the complex relationships and tensions between the ordinary and mythical, the discarded and valued, the dismissed and culturally significant. His career has been defined by boundless curiosity and exploration, and an authentic artistic inquiry process.
Samson’s work can be found in myriad of public and private art collections both in the United States and abroad. He has exhibited in New York City, as well as in galleries in
Miami, Southampton, San Francisco and Tel Aviv. He currently lives in New York City.

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