Artist Information:
April Bending
George Town,
Cayman Islands
Member Since: Nov 2008

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Artist Statement:
Please go to You Tube and type in April Bending to view a video discussion on my work.Or www.aprilbending.com
Statement for recent solo show in NYC
Limiting the palette allows the viewer to focus on the image rather than be distracted by a myriad of colours; much as a black and white photograph requires a different mind set to view than a colour photograph does. But colours do envoke emotions, so I use simple monochromatic schemes to set the moods of the paintings. The black under painting provides a backdrop that can become somber or serene.
Texture is also important. It allows me to use the surface of the canvas to diffuse light and create vagaries and ambiguities as additional layers of paint are applied. Those ambiguities require the viewer to participate in deciphering the piece through personal interpretation.
Often viewers see different meanings in my paintings. This pleases me because it means that people are referring to their own unique experiences to understand my work. And, even though one painting can be interpreted in many ways, those ways are limited to our communal experiences which are all part of the human condition.
One might expect to ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
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Upcoming Exhibitions
Art Fair Tokyo 2010
Exhibitions 2009
Istanbul International Art Fair 2009
Florence Biennale (Invited by the selection committee)
Florence, Italy December 5-13, 2009
Affordable Art Fair NYC
New York City, USA
The Armory Show at Bridge Art
New York City, USA
Art Basel Miami ...
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Artist Galleries:
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Milan, Italy Ars Italica Galleria d’Arte
Ferrara, Italy Trevisan Arte Contemporanea
New York City, USA Monkdogz Urban Art
New Orleans, USA Carol Robinson Gallery
Victoria, Canada Sooke Harbour House Gallery
Cayman Islands The Kennedy Gallery. Pure Art Gallery
Montreal, CAnada Arteria
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Artist Reviews:
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To read articles click on "further information" and scroll down:
Modern Painters December 2009
ARTnews Top Collectors issue summer 2009
Studio & Gallery Feb/March 2009 page 12
NYarts Magazine March 2009
ARTnews March 2009
Modern Painters March 2009
Cayman Net Newspaper January 2 2009 page 18
Modern ...
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Collections:
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1- National Gallery of the Cayman Islands.
2- Eight paintings were featured in Orlando Bloom's movie "Haven".
3- Paintings from the "Sails" series were chosen for banners for National Heroes Day 2008 in Cayman.
4- Andreas Ugland Collection
5- Private collections in Italy, Japan, USA, Switzerland, ...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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April Bending's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to April Bending's Portfolio. Please go to You Tube and type in April Bending to view a video discussion on my work.Or www.aprilbending.com
Statement for recent solo show in NYC
Limiting the palette allows the viewer to focus on the image rather than be distracted by a myriad of colours; much as a black and white photograph requires a different mind set to view than a colour photograph does. But colours do envoke emotions, so I use simple monochromatic schemes to set the moods of the paintings. The black under painting provides a backdrop that can become somber or serene.
Texture is also important. It allows me to use the surface of the canvas to diffuse light and create vagaries and ambiguities as additional layers of paint are applied. Those ambiguities require the viewer to participate in deciphering the piece through personal interpretation.
Often viewers see different meanings in my paintings. This pleases me because it means that people are referring to their own unique experiences to understand my work. And, even though one painting can be interpreted in many ways, those ways are limited to our communal experiences which are all part of the human condition.
One might expect to ... |
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