Oryan’s paintings include the traditional and the unexpected: acrylic paint, crushed crystals, ground quartz, and translucent micas. Oryan uses paintbrushes, blow-torches, gravity and his bare hands to coax the colors and substances multi-directionally each singular layer at a time. Every completed painting is the result of 20-30 layers of artistic application and complexity. Due to the volatility of the components, Oryan must prepare and complete each individual layer in an uninterrupted flow of artistic focus...