Marc Raphael is a contemporary abstract artist based in Los Angeles known for his “jazz-like improvisations on canvas.” Influenced by the New York School of the 1940s and 50s, Raphael has refined his action painting technique over the years to arrive at his own style. His colorful, rhythmic, and dynamic abstract paintings represent the outward expression of his inner landscape. As both the source and subject of his art, he is motivated by the pursuit of his true self and prefers to look inward for inspiration, yet he is often inspired by beauty wherever he finds it, whether in nature, art, music, love, or humanity.

“I paint to be myself and to see myself. I cannot see myself if I don’t have the courage to be myself.”