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Artist Statement:
My artistic work has always
been closely aligned with my
quest to uncover the nature of
reality. The important
distinction I make at the
outset is that the work will
not reflect the mere
appearance of nature, but
rather its underlying laws.
If there is one common thread
in my work, it has to do with
a desire to preserve and
symbolize the inner order and
harmony of an outward world
of discord. I have always
agreed with Emerson's
observation from Nature about
this quest. He said, “We must
trust the perfection of the
creation so far as to believe
that whatever curiosity the
order of things has awakened
in our minds, the order of
things can satisfy."
For the past twenty-five
years, my work has explored
philosophical geometry,
including the Fibonacci
sequence, the Pythagorean
Theorem and, most importantly,
the Golden Mean proportion,
which is a unique ratio
preferred by nature as the
most fundamental geometry for
growth and energy
conservation.
This proportion, often found
in great architectural designs
from the ancient world,
including Egypt, provides me
with a substructure of
infinite possibilities. The
Golden Mean rectangle, with
the squares, arcs and circles
it generates, allows me to ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
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EXHIBITIONS
Pearl Arts Gallery, Stone
Ridge, NY - Eternal Egypt -
Collage and Encaustic, 2008
Wuersch & Gering, New York -
Constructions and Works on
Paper, 2005-2006
LoRiver Arts Gallery, Beacon,
NY - "Astrid Fitzgerald &
Kotani" New Paintings - 2005
Galerie Raubach, St. Gallen,
Switzerland, Constructions and
Works on Paper, 2002
Galerie ...
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Artist Galleries:
The Pearl Arts Gallery, Stone
Ridge, New York
Raubach Galerie, St. Gallen,
Switzerland
Ellen Price, New York, NY
Galerie Schoenenberger,
Kirchberg, Switzerland...
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Artist Reviews:
“These quiet icons,
produced from generation to
generation (Mondrian 50 years
ago, Rothko 30 years ago,
Fitzgerald today), are signs
of an underlying
contemplativeness that will
not settle for being rushed
through a deformed
world....[these works] are
respectful of the world and
its order, respectful of human
consciousness, ready...
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Collections:
SELECTED COMMISSIONS
Union Bank of Switzerland, New
York City, 1990; Hyatt Regency
Hotel, Albuquerque, N.M.,
1990;
I.B.M., Atlanta, Ga. 1988;
Kindercare Corporation,
Montgomery, Ala. 1985; I.B.M.,
Marcel Breuer Building, Boca
Raton, Fla., 1985; Ashly Plaza
Hotel, Tampa, Fla., 1985;
Ridgeway Corporation, Atlanta,
Ga., 1984; Coin ...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Astrid Fitzgerald Biography:
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Female
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Married
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Other
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Abstract Art - (1910 - )
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Kandinsky, Mondrian, Giacometti
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BIOGRAPHY
Astrid Fitzgerald was born and educated in Europe. She emigrated to the United States in 1961 and works and lives in New York City and the Hudson Valley.
Education: 1972 Pratt Graphics Center, New York, N.Y.
1968 Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, N.Y.
1962 Art Students League, New York, N.Y.
1958 Polytechnic School, London, England
1955 College St. Agnes, Fribourg, Switzerland
PUBLICATIONS
An Artist's Book of Inspiration - A Collection of Thoughts on Art, Artists, and Creativity. Compiled and Edited by Astrid Fitzgerald, Hudson, N.Y.: Lindisfarne Press, 1996.
Being Consciousness Bliss - A Seekers Guide. Astrid Fitzgerald, Great Barrington, MA: Lindisfarne Books, 2002.
Illustrations and Photographs for Traveler's Key to Ancient Greece, by Richard Geldard, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, l989.
Winter Break: A Luminous Journey into Wisdom and Love, by Astrid Fitzgerald, A.R.K. Books, 2008.
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