TONY  OQUIAS  FROM  ANOTHER  ARTIST'S  PERSPECTIVE

Tony Oquias' view of existence is so simple it cannot help but breathe complexity. The artist finds himself at the soul of paradox with his no-nonsense view of causality. In his art, in himself, cause and effect inscribe themselves in dualities and exist in tensions: light and darkness, joy and angst, art and social realism, aesthetics and emotion, being and nothingness.

For what is art without plurality of tensions?

Tony Oquias proves the difficulty of capturing in writing the essence of tension: there exists a push, a pull, a degree of strain, yet no words are uttered. His still works reflect these motions in patinas of intense, saturated color and dramatic blacks and whites. Hues and textures, stimulate memory and vision, and stir both imagination and sentiment in their recording of time and space. There is synchronism of opposites here, and they find their roots in the artist.

Schooled in theater arts, sharpened in the field of advertising, and self-driven in the art of photography, Tony Oquias reflects infallible perceptiveness, a keen sense of beauty, and a strong grasp of reality. The artist, sturdy and silent, defines passion as a combination of intensity and skill. Competency and soul are at the core of his art, breathing images that are both creative and thought provoking.

The silent thoughtfulness surrounding Oquias bursts into life through his images, and in whispers and shouts, speaks eloquently of grit, angst, dream, and the power of passion.

See the artist operate over duality and complexity; reality and sub-reality; and conglomerate their pieces in the play of light and darkness.

See passion -- in the play of consciousness. See tension -- driven by desire.