Peter Abrami is an artist working primarily in painting and drawing with an interest in exploring the connections between human perception, abstraction and cognitive recognition. He holds an MFA in painting from the University of Texas Austin (2015) and a BFA in painting from The University of South Florida (2010). Peter’s paintings and drawings have been exhibited in group and solo shows both nationally and internationally.

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Notable venues he has had the opportunity to exhibit his work include BRIC Art Center, David Shelton Gallery, Whitdel Arts Detroit, The Royal College of Art London, The DeVos Art Museum, School 33, CICA Museum, Lansing Art Gallery, La Guardia Community College and Atlantic Center for the Arts. Currently Peter lives in Interlochen Michigan where he teaches Visual Arts at Interlochen Center for the Arts.

Sky Net, by Peter Abrami

As an artist, his subject matter stems from his research and observations of early childhood development, particularly the link between visual cognition and play. His interest lies in how our visual perception actually functions.

In his recent paintings, forms that suggest schematic bodily shapes punctuate “fields” of built up color and brushstroke, titled “Face/Fields,” a series of work that plays to people’s desire to arrange visual information into a known or easily understood construct. Pareidolia is the psychological means in which these paintings are activated and reveal themselves.

In another series, “Particulates,” hundreds of individual marks come together to form webs of optical fluctuation. These drawings actively engage with a person’s field of vision, creating a perceived visual sizzle akin to a hallucinatory state. This series of work is a continuation of my research into visual perception and cognition, drawings that hint at an underlying image that is in a perpetual state of dissolve and becoming.

Artist’s Website: www.peterabrami.com

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