Derek Gores was born 1971 in New York. He receivedhis BFA from The Rhode Island School of Design in 1993.Derek Gores recycles magazines, maps, data and morein his lush portraits on canvas. The balance of detailand playfulness in each piece reveals Gores' knack fordiscovery and for building seemingly endless puzzlesinto his works. Rearranging the scraps, he is able toform a sort of surrealist image, where from afar a nearlyphoto-realistic image comes into focus. However, as theviewer gets near, the small scraps reveal themselves tobe other pictures, song lyrics, charts, patterns andmore, and sweep your attention away down a newrabbit hole. Gores exhibits with top galleries in Los Angeles, Paris, Quebec, New England, Miami, and more. He's considered part of the New Contemporary Movement,playing in a post internet and post pop-art vista, letting the real, digital, and virtual worlds mingle. He builds onDada and Surrealist ideas from the last century,especially enjoying the idea of "automatic" art and allowing chance and repetition in as part of the process.Gores' work is inclusive and inviting, partly due to thehumble disposable materials, and partly due to theartist's drive to connect and let the viewer in. Gores is a collaborator. He's deeply invested in hishome town Eau Gallie Arts District on the Space Coastof Florida, as well as in the larger global creativecommunity, regularly engaging with blue chip brands, who value how Gores' work engages the senses in a way words cannot. Derek was honored with his firstmuseum solo exhibit, "Local Edition", curated by Serene McGroarty, at the Foosaner Art Museum in Melbourne, Florida in 2018-2019.