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Artist Statement:
In my art, I investigate the uncertainty and unease created by our constant exposure to, among other issues, terrorism, globalization and the destruction of the environment. The purpose of the work is to express these feelings of insecurity in a visually intriguing and challenging way.
My own photographs are usually at the basis of my creative process. They are transferred or glued to the canvas and become a visual jumping point for my painted interpretations. I also use newspapers, maps, music partitions and postcards. These images may or may not have any relationship to one another. In fact, most of the time, I choose images that do not rationally fit together. On one end, they ground my work in reality, on the other end, they add elements of irrationality unbalance or surprise. It is up to me to make sense of it all and reconcile all the elements of this puzzle into a coherent, challenging and intriguing whole. Each piece is different, with its own unique problems and solutions.
In my series “Subways”, I contrast the vulnerability, helplessness and passivity of the subway riders to the hardness of their surroundings: the metal structures, beams, platforms and tunnels. The riders are...
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Artist Galleries:
440 Gallery
440 6th avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
718 499 3844
www.440gallery.com...
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Exhibitions for Helene Mukhtar:
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Art Students League (NYC) - Brooklyn Botanical Gardens (NYC) -
Ogelsby Gallery, 2005 (Tallahassee) - Nan Boydon Gallery, 2005(Tallahassee) - Museum of Fine Arts, 2006 and 2007(Tallahassee) - 621 Gallery, 2007(Tallahassee) - Tallahassee Comunity College Art Center, 2007 (Tallahassee) -
Most recent:
Group shows:
October 2007, Agora Gallery, Chelsea, NYC
February 2008, Icosahedron Gallery, Tribeca, NYC
April/may 2008 BAMART at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
June/July 2008 Art Gotham Gallery, Soho, NYC
Solo exhibitions:
March 2008, Galerie Art Sud Toulouse, France
October 2008, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NYC
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