Robert Grad

These pieces are from a series which represents a road map of my internal journey—battling the inertia of life in order to set out on a different path, and find a genuinely new experience amongst all the familiarity of my day-to-day existence.

As a professional musician for more than 20 years, all my visual works have a rhythm to them. By blending the expressiveness of abstraction with traditional form, juxtaposing layers of media, I can access emotional content that would otherwise be unavailable. I explore different levels through color expression, finally bringing in the photographic form once I fully understand the intuitive statement that I want to express.

These works are a celebration of living in the present moment, letting go of the past, and embracing new possibilities.

Robert Grad is a musician and visual artist, forever finding new ways to express what’s in his mind and heart.

He had his first record deal with RCA Records fresh out of high school, as bass player and main songwriter for the band, Kik Tracee. Grad toured the country with Kik Tracee, playing shows with Bon Jovi, Joe Walsh and others. After Kik Tracee, Grad formed Superfine, an alternative rock band, in which he sang lead vocals and played guitar. Superfine gained an international following when they were featured on Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV show and soundtrack. Grad's songs have also been featured on a variety of TV shows and films worldwide.

As his career developed, Grad felt he wanted to manifest his creativity in other ways, free from the constrictions of the music business, so he began painting and getting more deeply involved with photography. Soon he started experimenting and blending both mediums into visual works which expressed his exploration into how we constantly grow and change and move through life--being heavily influenced by his first trips to Europe and his fight to overcome an undiagnosable illness contracted in 2001.

Grad has had multiple solo exhibitions where he has also played music specially written to go alongside the art, as well as participated in several group shows. His piece, "Fantabulous," was awarded a top prize in a juried show in 2010. His work is held in corporate and private collections.