Artist Information:
Daya Bonnie Astor
Bellevue, WA
United States
Member Since: Jan 2004
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Artist Statement:
Summer 2009 Venezia- I am
exploring movement. This is a
play on words of "women's
movement". I examine legs as a
symbol of women moving forward
to a goal. Legs can dance,
walk, take steps (physical and
mental); legs move in space. I
am using mixed media (fabrics,
canvas, paper, paints). The
body of work is title "La
Gambe che Supports" (the leg
which supports). My series of
fourteen works shows legs not
interacting with any artifacts
which would describe place,
home or activity, besides
movement. I sue color and
texture to show variations and
emotions within the legs.
Another level of complexity
for my artwork is site
specific: Venice is fragile.
Venice is a pedestrian city.
Everyone walks, moves on
fragile land. Workers commute
to the lagoon, even the
indigent and street vendors
commute to select places to
interact with the tourists.
Since the ground is uneven
here, one must pay attention
to stones, concrete and the
elements which make up our
pedestrian surface. One must
also pay attention to our
support, our legs. Legs have
expression, perhaps not as
refined as hands and arms, and
one can red expressions in
legs. My subjects, women, walk
through unifying ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Snap to Grid
Artists' Reception: Thursday
November 12, 7-9pm
(in conjunction with Downtown
Artwalk)
Every year for over 50 years
the L.A. Municipal Gallery has
held its "Open Call" exhibit
where any artist can show up
with their art and an entry
fee (to benefit gallery
programs) and ...
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Artist Galleries:
Lois Stavsky, NY, NY, Curator
East Shore Gallery, Bellevue,
WA
Temple B'nai Torah Art Hallway
Kirkland Art Center
Tree of Life Bookstore,
Bellevue, WA...
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Artist Reviews:
Following the enthusiastic
response to Breaking
Boundaries: Graffiti and
Graf-Inspired Artwork,
Sunshine Factory is delighted
to present Breaking
Boundaries: Part II, more
graffiti and graf-inspired
artwork by a dynamic mix of
over a dozen artists crossing
cultures, traditions and
genres.
Since Normal Mailer penned The
Faith of Graffiti ...
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Collections:
Private
Argentina
Private
St. Louis, Missouri
Private
Cary, North Carolina
Private
Great Falls, Virginia
Private
Woodinville, WA
Private
Bellevue, WA
Private
Seattle, WA
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Commissions:
Mills College, Oakland, Ca
T shirts for production Vagina
Monologues, March 2009
fundraising for Democracy of
the Congo
& Women against Rape, San
Francisco
The Vagina Monologues
production of Women of Reform
Judaism , February 2007
Image for screen and playbill
Community healing project
Fabric Healing Wall
Seattle, WA
Created in response ...
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Daya Bonnie Astor's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Daya Bonnie Astor's Portfolio.
Summer 2009 Venezia- I am exploring movement. This is a play on words of "women's movement". I examine legs as a symbol of women moving forward to a goal. Legs can dance, walk, take steps (physical and mental); legs move in space. I am using mixed media (fabrics, canvas, paper, paints). The body of work is title "La Gambe che Supports" (the leg which supports). My series of fourteen works shows legs not interacting with any artifacts which would describe place, home or activity, besides movement. I sue color and texture to show variations and emotions within the legs. Another level of complexity for my artwork is site specific: Venice is fragile. Venice is a pedestrian city. Everyone walks, moves on fragile land. Workers commute to the lagoon, even the indigent and street vendors commute to select places to interact with the tourists. Since the ground is uneven here, one must pay attention to stones, concrete and the elements which make up our pedestrian surface. One must also pay attention to our support, our legs. Legs have expression, perhaps not as refined as hands and arms, and one can red expressions in legs. My subjects, women, walk through unifying ... |
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