About The Artist

Using her paints, Arlene Buster, examines the convergence of our physical and digital worlds. She draws attention to the aspects of the contemporary digital landscape to visually illustrate the dialogue between our physical and digital realms. Her interests encompass the manner in which technology has become so intertwined with our lives, such that, it has become an extension of ourselves. Her work embodies the representation of the figure juxtaposed with color, data glitches, and digitally corrupted signals. These figurative works are painted using oil on canvas. The Los Angeles area is home to the award-winning Cuban-American artist. The daughter of two Cuban exiles was born in 1969, in Hoboken, NJ. Her affection for painting began at a very young age. As told by her family, she would be found painting or drawing by herself, in the quiet corners of her home. This devotion was further nurtured when her mother took her to inquire about her very first private art class. Nestled amongst the hustle and bustle of stores and traffic in Hudson County, NJ, sat the almost hidden art school. When she opened the glass door, she can recollect the aroma of turpentine and paints that engulfed her. The somewhat small and elongated space was lined up with beautiful easels in a repetitive row. Each week was a heartfelt joyful experience that helped her gain an understanding of the concepts in art that were taught in class. The five years of private instruction was a pivotal time in her young life that resonated throughout her life. She persisted in her painting endeavors and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts from Montclair State University. In the furtherance of her development and a quest to paint in the tradition of the old masters, she pursued a formal education at the Academy of Art University. The education she received was, to a great extent, a classical approach to painting and drawing. She learned to paint in a more realistic style while integrating contemporary concepts in her work. Despite several physical health challenges throughout the process, she earned her Master of Fine Arts in Figurative Painting