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Why This Artist Paints Emotion as Strength, Not Weakness

Interview: Artist Ross Collado

Oct 30, 2025
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We Shine andAbstract painting by Ross Collado with layered blues and rust tones; soft edges and implied horizon suggest distance and memory.
We Shine And That’s Enough, mixed media on canvas, 2025

Last month walking through the Other Art Fair in LA, there were a handful of artists who caught my eye. One of those was Ross Collado, a Filipino American abstract artist whose work feels urgent and calming at the same time. This is purposeful, of course, Collado is inspired by nature and all of it…

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