Golden Hour
NY-Based Art BY Jacob Milea
Jacob Milea is an NY based artist, with a background in science, technology, and finance. Inspired by graffiti and nature ever since he was a child, California juxtaposes light and dark, soft and hard and is a reflective piece embodying his signature style. Jacob believes art is interpretive, allowing those who approach it with an open mind to make the abstract concrete and to enjoy the complexity of nuanced details, which you’ll find as a staple of his work.
Original : 24“ x 18“
2024: Gold Hour Collection
At 36 x 24 Disco Flower is the largest and most complex pieces Jacob has made to date.
The backdrop is swirling gold spray paint which was spun while drying, layered with some wavvvvvy white, single pass flowers and thick layers of mixed acrylics (both structured and unstructured).
His 5 year old Roro lent a helping hand with the flower grouping (upper right). A very unique and fun collaboration to bring this painting to life.
The artist hopes this one makes you as happy as it makes him!
The Trio is one of the first pieces completed in this collection.
Inspiration strikes in many ways. While tinkering with a piece of paper, Jacob decided to turn it into a rose. He spray painted it and then pressed it on the canvas, giving it the slightest turn to create the illusion of motion.
He then turned to an old deck of Bicycle playing cards and tear by tear, turned a couple of cards into a smaller, more rigid rose.
That rose served as an inspiration for the two smaller flowers (center and left).
Original: 20” x 16”
When you first look at Growing Wild the artist is hopeful you'll be struck by the negative spaces, hard contrasts, pops of gold, depth in layering.
If you look closely, maybe you’ll see some parts of the painting that feel more organic.
A reef sponge hydrangea, a playing card daisy, paired with a few others give a “Welcome to the jungle!” vibe.
Original: 20” x 16”
Black, White & Gold All Over stars the paper rose, but this time its partners in crime are two negative space stunners.
Using a droplet technique as the backdrop, your eye might read strong right to left, middle to top.
On one hand it’s hard to take your eyes off the golden halo’s surrounding the rose and the negative space flower, but the simplicity in packing in that swirled acrylic creating such a start contrast, our eyes are just continually drawn back to the lower right.
Take your time with this one.
Original: 20” x 16”
The droplet technique gives Dew a life of it’s own.
Elements include a giant gold rose which comes crashing through to the forefront and a single pass painted flower (low left) and some stencil love.
Bordered with neutral earth tones , gold and iridescent white.
Play a game; how many flowers can I find?
Original: 20” x 16”
One word: layers. This one is heavy handed. Starting with a strong drippy gold spray paint one as the background.
Moving from the outside of the Sunflower inward, you’ll see an organic layer (reef sponge technique) contrasting against the hard black spray paint edges.
Moving inward, thick stacked acrylic layers, a little disco flair, and then black on gold spray paint excess bleeding down the heart of the painting.
This one gives us everything we want and more!
Original: 20” x 16”