Artist Information:
Serena Makofsky
Oakland, CA
United States
Member Since: Jul 2003
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Artist Statement:
For purchasing information,
please consult the gallery
that represents me: iTheo.
The link is:
http://www.itheo.com/buyer/arti
st_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 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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