John Dobbs
"In Dobb's paintings the human being becomes its own architecture. Life is performed through his art, referencing the follies of Goya, and the occasional appearance of a personage from a painting of Titian, Veronese, or Gericault – just as art is performed through his life." Life's trials are portrayed in Dobbs' paintings by figures performing balancing acts – figures walking on tightropes, stilts, and in a variety of different situations capture these climactic moments."