Bangkok, Thailand.- La Lanta Fine Arts is pleased to present “Michele Mikesell: Dichotomy”, on view at the gallery from January 11th through February 22nd 2012. This will be the first opportunity in Asia to see a solo show of works by Michele Mikesell, a half Filipino-half American artist. “Dichotomy” features portraits of familiar characters together with subjects we recognize and identify with.  Mikesell’s work consistently travels along a general vein of the universal human experience.These realistic stylized faces placed within loosely interpreted animal shapes and costumes narrate a continued thesis of dichotomy and metaphor – comparing and contrasting human ideas with animal instinct. Irony, contradiction, humor and tragedy, have been continued themes in Mikesell’s work and are illustrated not only within the image, but within the actual paint and surface of the painting. Removing paint throughout the process of creating an image is of equal or greater importance than adding paint. This method of wiping, scraping and sanding enables the apparent worn and built up surface to be paradoxically buried within a pristine and untouched surface, resulting in a contrasting yet uniform aesthetic.