"Long ago, when wishing could lead to something" Painting

S.F. Bay Area painter Nikko Miladinovich works to create paintings that are layered, energetic, restless and full of living energy. His paintings seem to vaguely suggest forms hinting at anything from landscapes to various types of figures. "I like the idea of using art as a pathway to whatever meaning the viewer wants to pull out of it, whether it's a memory, a feeling, or anything that relates to their own experience of the world in some way. I don't really feel the need to provide any preset meaning or narrative. As in music, everyone experiences it in their own unique and personal way, on their own terms, and that's what makes it so moving and powerful for so many." ART IS FOR EVERYONE Many people are intimidated by art, as though it exists as part of some secret society to which you don't belong, and if you like, or don't like something, you better have an intelligent explanation as to why that is so. This is a huge barrier that can stand between a person and the way they experience a work of art. To this I found a great quote from a fellow painter, who so perfectly says, "There's no explanation necessary, and there's no need to know a thing about art. All you need are two eyeballs." Well said. Nikko's work has been collected in the U.S., Canada, Australia and Europe, and has been exhibited in the SF Bay Area, and on the East Coast, including a show at Sikkema Jenkins Gallery in New York City. Shows are currently being planned for London, Vienna, Bavaria and China in 2014.