Newberry, The Kiss, oil on canvas, 24x36"

Love

“Find what you love and let it shine.“
MN

Genuine romantic love is one of the greatest and most special experiences. It seems to me that when art, love, and eroticism merge, it creates an evolutionary combination that has been prevalent in art since the dawn of modern humans, around 40,000 years ago.

Newberry. Pursuit, oil on linen, 72x52"
Newberry, Pursuit, 1984, oil on linen, 72×52″
Newberry, Denouement, 1987, oil on linen, 54x78"
Newberry, Denouement, 1987, oil on linen, 54×78″
Newberry, The Kiss, oil on canvas, 24x36"
Newberry, The Kiss, 2019, oil on canvas, 24×36″

“The Kiss” is the most intimate picture I have ever seen. –Anat Moberman, Ph.D in Art History and Education, current lecturer of Art and Design History.

Newberry, Arabesque Hetero Couple, oil on linen, 48x60"
Newberry, Arabesque Hetero Couple, 2017, oil on linen, 48×60″
Newberry, Arabesque Male Couple, oil on linen, 36x60"
Newberry, Arabesque Male Couple, 2017, oil on linen, 36×60″
Newberry, Arabesque Female Couple, oil on canvas, 60 x 36"
Newberry, Arabesque Female Couple, 2017, oil on canvas, 60 x 36″

You are a great Genius, my friend! -Pietro Maneos

Newberry, Adam and Eve Diptych, oil on linen, 72x92"
Newberry, Adam and Eve Diptych, 2016, oil on linen, 72×92″

At first, your choice of this famous scene from Genesis (in the holy book used by Jews, Muslims, and Christians) seemed a strange way to express humanist values–but now I see that that’s the whole point. You really are a fucking genius, Michael. -Rick Barker