Tobago is beautiful. With lush rainforests, towering mountains and endless beaches, it is beautiful in a way rivaled only by those few places equally fortunate to be located somewhere in the Caribbean Sea. It’s easy to believe that when Christopher Columbus first set foot on the island in the last years of the 15th century, that the beauty of the place was the first thing he noticed.

Kingston born and Brooklyn-based, artist Paul Suepat is a student of contrasts. Focused constantly on the nebulous space between ambiguity and definition, his art moves between sculpture and painting, whimsical figures and strong abstract shapes, specific emotions and imaginative contexts. His home too is a class in the power of opposites. Here, trend-forward rooms defined by bright splashes of color sit beside (or beneath) spaces where restrained motifs speak more of the past than the future. And everywhere there is art. Art that Paul creates and art that he admires; pieces gifted from fellow creatives and pieces left from his massive installations for public works and private galleries. The effect is magical, and each room, no matter how different, feels like somewhere that deserves further exploration.