Houses of the Holy XXI ©2024
62 x 48 inches (157.48 x 121.92 cm)
Enamel Acrylic on Canvas
“Houses of the Holy XXI” is a striking addition to a remarkable series that began in 2011. Completed in 2024, this body of work reflects Michaels' ongoing exploration of color, shape, and texture, pushed to their limits on raw canvas. Through years of experimentation, the artist has achieved a multidimensional quality that is at once freeform and precisely crafted, creating a unique dialogue between chaos and control. The work pulses with an energy that recalls music—its forms and layers evoking rhythm, melody, and the play of sound in visual form.
The artist whispers, “If you use your eyes, you can hear the delicate rhythm of the misty memories of days gone by.” In this way, the canvas transforms into a living thing, inviting the viewer to listen—to hear the resonant echoes of people, places, and moments frozen in time, but not forgotten. The “Houses of the Holy” series is more than a collection of images; it is an invitation to engage with the intangible: the emotions, the memories, the echoes of what once was, and what still endures. These works capture the perpetual energy of the sacred—those people, places, and objects that hold deep significance, some still here, some fading into history, but all revered and deserving of remembrance.
Each piece is a vessel, holding the intangible and making it visible: a quiet yet powerful tribute to what is eternal in the human experience—the beautiful, the powerful, and the most sacred.