VOKI AS THE MERMAN By Sara Jean Odam Back To All Artwork Part painter and part educator: Sara Jean Odam has no problems finding practical applications for her creative abilities. Everything from teaching Montessori in Brooklyn to illustrating designs for Ralph Lauren, Sara Jean Odam’s bright and colorful palette always brings a sense of joy and a smile to viewers. After moving to Las Vegas, her gaze (un)expectedly shifted to local performers: those in burlesque, drag, and costumes celebrating the fantastic and bizarre expressions of humanity that bespeckle our glittering Sin City. Mermen, Mom-of-two strippers, clowns, acrobats, and a variety of talented performers that make Las Vegas brighter are the central subjects, while Odam’s keen sense of color and pattern brings the scene to life. The subjects themselves take on an odalisque scene, often lounging around on couches draped in fabric, skin exposed, alongside lush exotic plants that aggressively hint at the guilty pleasure of ogling these works of art. Location Superfrico Atlantic City, Caesars Atlantic City More ArtWork Brian Duffy Anarchist, painter, atheist, fashion illustrator, film producer, advertising director, photographer – Brian Duffy (1933-2010) was a blizzard of talent and contradictions. Fast-talking and controversial, he was also something of an enigma. Those involved in the media during the 1960s and 70s remember him as a cutting-edge fashion photographer, equal in stature to Terence Donovan and […] Read More Moshpit Sam Ganados uses vibrant color palettes and intimate compositions to explore themes of gender, sexuality, and nonconformity. Their practice often has a feminine perspective and reflects on personal experiences, distorted memories, and inner conflicts. Working mainly with painting, their subjects are rendered with bright gradients connecting colors with fluidity and transitional states of being. Read More