Artist Information:
Ivana Panizzi
Pretoria,
South Africa
Member Since: Jul 2000
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Artist Statement:
My years of living in Cuba
exerted a vital influence on
my art. One of the good
things that arose out of
having studied arts there was
that the scarcity of standard
art supplies forced me to
learn how to research
materials and to use every
means available in order to
express my art. I developed
an eagerness to try every
material on which I could lay
my hands: from polyethylene to
supermarket bags, from
Japanese rice paper to
homemade paper, from
interfacing fabric to jute,
from construction materials to
packing paper and foam and
even computer chips and cards.
I reject using the
conventional brush and easel
to do my paintings. I prefer
to use my bare hands to mix
and apply the materials on the
support of my choosing.
Sometimes I use a spatula or
other instrument to render the
texture I desire. And
textures are very important to
me. Some of my early works
were not only to please the
eyes but also the hands. I
wanted to transmit the
sensations I felt when I was
doing those specific works.
My first experiments on
plastics were made at the end
of 1995. I started painting
on polyethylene, ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Solo exhibitions
- Barbara Greene Fine Art, New
York, May-June, 2000
- Feira de Santana Museum of
Arts, Bahia, November 1998
- Sacred Art Museum, Salvador,
Bahia, September 1998
- "Projeto Prima Obra",
FUNARTE, Brasilia, November
1996
- Cultural Center of the
Brazilian Embassy in La Paz,
Bolivia, October 1996
- "Royal" - Café Gallery,
Sã...
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Artist Galleries:
Barbara Greene Fine Art
525 West 22nd Street, Unit 2-E
New York, NY
t: (212) 462-4123
f: (212) 352-0217
e: leafdreams4me@yahoo.com
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Artist Reviews:
"Particularly striking as you
enter the gallery are the
works of Ivana Panizzi, whose
first four images underline
the theme of the show: the
river. With the idea of people
coming to a river to seek
spiritual refreshment and
dialogue, Panizzi has four
photographs of an elephant
coming to a...
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Ivana Panizzi's Free Artist Portfolio
| Welcome to Ivana Panizzi's Portfolio. Browse Panizzi's body of work: My years of living in Cuba exerted a vital influence on my art. One of the good things that arose out of having studied arts there was that the scarcity of standard art supplies forced me to learn how to research materials and to use every means available in order to express my art. I developed an eagerness to try every material on which I could lay my hands: from polyethylene to supermarket bags, from Japanese rice paper to homemade paper, from interfacing fabric to jute, from construction materials to packing paper and foam and even computer chips and cards. ... |
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