artist statement and inspiration

‘Cookie Monster on the Midnight Train to Neverland’ - This iconic original artwork on canvas is from the Skye Brothers ‘Hidden Messages’ collection created in 2019.

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.

“There is no such thing as a plain black painting. Or a plain any-thing for that matter. Beneath the surface of what we see and call “reality” there is another world, a hidden world. That’s the secret. Whatever it is you are looking at, there is more to it than what meets the eye. Mystery is hiding in everything.”

- The Skye Brothers