Chris Consani is an artist famed mostly for his work that relates to pop culture. He started working in the entertainment industry, creating album covers and posters for films. Today, he continues in this vein, working on the visual development team at Dream Picture Studios.

If you have a feeling of nostalgia for the Golden Age of American cinema and the early days of Rock and Roll, Chris Consani's work is for you. He frequently depicts American icons like Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, and Elvis. One of his most famous prints is Game of Fate, which features Marilyn, Elvis, Dean, and Humphrey Bogart playing a game of pool.

In Java Dreams, this same quartet gathers in an espresso bar, each seemingly pursuing his or her own interests. This powerful convergence of images from our cultural past is trademark Consani. There is at once a sense of mystery, wonder, and slight foreboding, as we all know the tragic ends to which some of these bright stars came.