Paragons of cultural identity receive the exacting, raptured attention their classic status merits when their image is rendered via the talents of Neil J. Farkas. Icons, folk idols, national and world symbols that have transcended social or anthropomorphic norms are revitalized and reexamined on a human level through his extractions of their pure aesthetic potential.

The Florida-based Farkas has exhibited extensively in the Midwestern United States, including showings at the Scarab Club of Detroit; Art Space Gallery of Birmingham, Michigan: Lawrence Street Gallery of Pontiac, Michigan and the Detroit Institute of Art. Among many other sites, his work has also been exhibited at Open Space Gallery of New York City. He has recently completed a commissioned project for the National Baseball Hall of Fame. More recently, Farkas' image "One Flag" was acquired by the Smithsonian Institution and exhibited in the "September 11" exhibition at the institution's National Museum of American History.

Commenting on his own work Neil says, "As a product of America's turbulent 60's, it is no surprise that much of my work examines the Pop Art movement, perhaps pushing it forward with new digital technology. My technique is called "photo-synthesis." I see myself as a photo realist by definition. Principally, I work with the tools of the digital age; however I deliver my work in the traditional means of lithography and serigraphy, sometimes combining both mediums within the same print."