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Artist Statement:
The place in me that was
formed long ago by impressions
made in a world that was
marked by the screams and
strange behavior of a
schizophrenic brother is the
place where my art is born. At
any moment a peaceful family
dinner could be interrupted by
an unexplained fit in which
the dining table could be
overturned and the meal sent
flying in all directions.
I could escape from this to
my own room where I made
things. I could turn
discarded materials, like the
old cardboard, , telephone
wire, pipe cleaners and fabric
scraps, broken and discarded
things, into magical objects.
The process of making took me
away from what frightened me
and what I could not
understand. The objects
brought me praise and
pleasure. The objects most
often represented humans as
dolls and figures with houses
and castles in which they
would live.
From this beginning my art
has developed into
representation of the human
form, exaggerated, broken,
mended, embedded inside other
forms, or filled with things
such as butterflies, in a
variety of materials; wood,
clay and fiberglass. This to
conjure fragility, but
strength as well, inertia and
fear as well as joy and
movement.
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Hadiya Finley Biography:
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Age
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60
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Single
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| Children |
2
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| Religion |
Sufi |
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| Education |
Masters of Fine Arts |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Drama,dance and music performances. Touring China |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Sculpture Mixed
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Postmodernism - (1975 - )
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Cyladic art |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
I came from a family whre art was important, as my father was an artist. I went to art classses starting at age five and was exposed to museums and other artists from childhood. It is art that gives me pleasure, sustains my interest and is the dominant force currently in my life. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
I received my BA in Humanities/Fine Art from the State University of New York at Binghamton, my MFA from Claremont Graduate University in California. I have also studied with many artists and have participated in a residency program in Xiamen, China. I work for a studio potter in Topanga, California.
I have had exhibitions at the 18th Street Arts Complex, Santa Monica, CA, The Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA, Gallery 825, and the Brand Library in Glendale, CA.
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