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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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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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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 30 years ago, this provocative art form has moved from the subways and streets onto canvases and , increasingly, into political and spiritual spheres.
Breaking Boundaries: Part II features over 20 prints, portraits, paintings, graphics, cartoons and illustrations demonstrating graffiti's stylistic developments and global impact. Reflecting and often challenging the contemporary social order, they range from the gently satiric to the scathingly political to the sensuously spiritual.
Joining Meres, Jasky Raju, David Pham, Josh Gura, Dani Reyes Mozeson, Chris Cores, James Pyle, Anibal Pedrono and J-nub are Aint, George Hogan, Jack Tsai, Richard Orlina, Bisco, Cern, Pawn, David Mars, Stella Yang, and Daya Bonnie Rao, along with celebrated Amsterdam artist Karski in his New York City debut.
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