Riana Gear - South African Pop-Realist Painter

Riana Gear is a prominent South African pop-realist painter known for her unique visual language melding abstraction and representation. Working across painting, drawing, collage, printing and airbrush media, Riana explores the shifting nature of reality and layers of truth that emerge in the creative process. Her imaginative works straddle pop art and neo-expressionist genres, offering compelling contemporary commentary as she seamlessly interweaves figurative and abstract elements. Praised for her deconstructive imagery, Riana invites viewers to discover new perspectives as truths subjectively unfold. 

Riana Gear - Exploring Shifting Realities Through Visual Art 

 

Get to know Riana Gear

As I search for meaning through concepts and images unfolding from my mind and fingertips, I find reality constantly shifting and new layers of truth exposed for deconstruction. My artworks are made through processes of painting, drawing, collage, printing and airbrush, combining abstraction and figuration. I feel drawn to a visual language between pop-realism and neo-expressionism.   

Blending Styles and Perspectives

Riana Gear is recognised for uniquely blending pop-realist and neo-expressionist styles as she examines shifting realities. Her imaginative works straddle these genres through varied creative processes and a seamless interplay of abstract and representational elements. 

Contemporary Commentary Through Art 

Riana's visual language offers compelling contemporary commentary, inviting the viewer to discover new truths. Inquire to learn more about acquiring her thought-provoking mixed media artworks.