Argentine-born artist Havi Schanz has been living in Miami Beach since 2005 where he draws upon rich impressionistic, romantic, and baroque influences to create a unique representation of pop culture icons and prominent political and cultural leaders. His vision of art is reflected in a poetic way as his brushstrokes capture people’s feelings and emotions. In the difficult-to-accomplish simplicity of his paintings, he skillfully combines rigid and structured forms without losing the organic character of his art. In his words, he “paints souls”.