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Artist Statement:
I am an artist. I follow my
intuition to create layer by
layer. I am a layerist. The
focus of my work is collage.
By layering components of
experiences, environments and
people, I express the
complexities of life. Most of
the collages I construct are
non-representational, allowing
the viewer to extract ideas
stimulated by the work to
apply their own
interpretations. Typically
refraining from realistic
detail and the expression of
emotion, I stress abstract
form at the expense of
pictorial elements. I disclose
enough reality to supply a
tension between the real world
and the strata of images
portrayed. The layers are a
dimensional experiment with
structure. I construct the
subject matter in relief with
geometric two and
three-dimensional shapes.
There is precision within the
composition. It is ordered,
minimal, spatial and
architectonic. Favoring a
monochromatic palette, my
current series focuses
primarily on the structure of
the composition. Using
recycled materials, primarily
cardboard, paper, wood, and
fabric, I transform elements
into a physical object. I am a
collagist, and my source is
pure abstraction. I invite the
viewer to dwell on individual
shapes, explore individual
units within the frame or
experience the overall texture
and harmony of the ...
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Artist Galleries:
JSL Fine Arts Gallery
1105 William Styron Square
South
Newport News, VA 23606
(757)327-0425 PH
(757)327-0428 Fax
www.JSL-Fine-Art.com
The Gallery Shop
Peninsula Fine Arts Center
101 Museum Drive
Newport News, VA 23606
(757)596-8175 Ph
www.pfac-va.org
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Exhibitions for Crystal Warlitner:
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Work has been shown at: Fay Gold Gallery, Lansdell Gallery, Io's, and Paces Papers in Atlanta, GA; JSL Fine Arts, the Peninsula Fine Arts Center and the Frame Shop and Gallery in Newport News, VA; the 1996 Parade of Homes in Williamsburg, VA; and the Charles Taylor Center and the 1997 Parade of Homes in Hampton, VA. My work is in numerous private and corporate collections.
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