Raisa Gates / The Longest Pause Gift Card This piece was created as

This piece was created as an homage to the remarkable work of French painter Henri Matisse

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and paper imbues each artwork with a unique texture and depth

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Raisa Gates / The Longest Pause Gift Card This piece was created asRaisa Gates is a Filipina American artist based between Arizona and Paris. Gates artistic narrative is an exploration of the self and our connections woven with others. Turning to the body as her foundation. Her painted figures bare, gathered, resting in one anothers presence seem to inhabit a realm beyond language. Through her work, she extends an invitation to viewers to ponder the nuanced intricacies of human relationships. Her art serves as a