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Artist Statement:
Scenic Painting is a form of
art that can be used to depict
places actions of everyday
life onto a constricted space.
With the ability
to experiment freely with
mix-media and subject matter I
have the ability to paint and
portray my world through
landscape, space, scenarios
from everyday life and
architecture. Through this
array of scenery, as well as
through illusion and form, I
am able to depict this subject
matter as unified and
interleaved.
I also enjoy working from the
figure whereby I manipulate
the figure onto various
textures and surfaces. This
technique gives me the freedom
to maneuver and control the
character, essence and nature
of the figure ultimately
through a diverse range of
materials and mediums.
Throughout my studies at the
Ontario College of Art Design
I have been able to adapt my
personal style and technique
to painting. This uncovers the
beginning of my aristic
journey. Due to my love and
appreciation for mural and
scenic painting I have
attained the ability to depict
my reality, surroundings and
atmosphere. Through my
distorted realism
"sculpto-pictoramas" my
audience is able to identify
with what I believe and see to
be authentic.
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Artist Exhibitions:
"Close Proximity" - Gallery
401 - 401 Richmond Street
Toronto, Ontario. July,
2002
"Art In The Park" - Markham
Museum - July 2003...
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Artist Galleries:
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Art Review
By Jennii Booth
Pg 14 ( indiemusicpaper.ca/art )
Iris Frank and
Argiro Klinakis
Close Proximity
Gallery 401
Props goes out to two OCAD graduates
who aren’t afraid to mix their media.
The paint and canvas of Iris Frank and
Argiro Klinakis collaborated for their
showing “Close Proximity.” As for the
title of the show... I figure it’s like one of
those jokes you don’t get until the
middle of the night.What I did get right
away was that Iris Frank gave the
human figure a whole new meaning.
Her “Untitled 2001” painting suggests
the idea of cleansing through the image
of a woman underwater. Studying to
become a professional, Frank creates
architectural relief paintings and also
designs sets for theatre productions.
Having spent her final year studying
abroad in Florence, Italy; you wont be
surprised to find that Argiro Klinakis’
artwork is inspired by Italian culture.
Interested in depicting nature, the sea,
the sky and the human body exploring
these environments, Klinokis also gets
ideas from mythology and her imagined
fa n t a s i e s. S h e
isolates the
figures in her
paintings by
making them
static a
b a ck ground with
lots of
m o v e m e n t .
O ve rall a polite
set of works that
c o m p l i m e n t e d
each other.
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