Artist Information:
Serena Makofsky
Oakland, CA
United States
Member Since: Jul 2003
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Artist Statement:
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ARTIST STATEMENT
My fascination with altars, shrines, collages, and found objects began in a tiny square along Oaxaca’s Avenida Independencia. It was there I saw a sign for La Soledad, at an entrance to a church. Inside I found a shrine to the Virgin of Soledad, a room packed with icons of saints, silver trinkets, plastic toys, and random discards—whatever visitors happened to have when they came. I spent an hour working my way through the pyramids of treasures.
In my collages and shrines, I juxtapose the ordinary with the holy, using detritus of pop culture, folk art imagery, and religious iconography. I try to recreate the feeling of La Soledad, a place filled with things easy to overlook, the setting making them sacred.
These works reflect my worries about memories, how they fade and become static snapshots rather than a continuous narrative. By creating these pieces, I’m constructing a fuller memory of a place, moment, feeling, or experience. I want my work to conjure up dusty corners of city neighborhoods; a Mexican town ...
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Serena Makofsky's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Serena Makofsky's Portfolio. Browse Makofsky's body of work: For purchasing information, please consult the gallery that represents me: iTheo. The link is: http://www.itheo.com/buyer/artist_detail.jsp?artist=5027162
ARTIST STATEMENT
My fascination with altars, shrines, collages, and found objects began in a tiny square along Oaxaca’s Avenida Independencia. It was there I saw a sign for La Soledad, at an entrance to a church. Inside I found a shrine to the Virgin of Soledad, a room packed with icons of saints, silver trinkets, plastic toys, and random discards—whatever visitors happened to have when they came. I spent an hour working my way through ... | |
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