Presented by Las Laguna Art Gallery

“My art is an alchemical adventure into the mysteries of my own philosophy, beliefs, and values. For me, studio practice is an intellectual activity, both on my part as the creator, and on the part of the viewer as translator of the experience. As a result, I try to place mental inquiry at the heart of each image I create. Each work is to be studied, pondered, and deciphered by the viewer. I consciously place symbolic interactions and connections within the objects populating the theatrical sets, and I encourage viewers to build their own narrative interpretations of these connections. I construct artwork like theatrical presentations. The actors in each visual set interact with and perform for the viewer. Through the stylistic use of realism, exaggeration, subdued colors, and strong lighting and shadow, I attempt to arrange the actors in a way that connects a pivotal object or theme with object association, symbolism, and metaphor, drawing background technique from Baroque and Victorian art. For me, the enclosed space of the visual image is a dramatic cerebral theatre populated by realistic sets, objects, and figures which when combined with intention, offer challenging mental enigmas." Don Bergland - Eternity - Pigment Print on canvas - 8 Inches x 10 Inches - $475.00