Artist Information:
Salma Shami
Vancouver,
Canada
Member Since: Jun 2002
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Artist Statement:
My abstracts are organic,
tactile and reflective; they
express fleeting moments of
nature's power and fragility,
using three-dimensional media
and modeling pastes, with
acrylic paints enables me to
express depth and texture
The artwork invites you to
experience a connection
through multiple levels of
sensory stimulation, touch and
sight!
In my still life paintings, I
try to capture beauty and
preserve it on canvas, be it
in a flower's petal or a
setting sun… the short-lived
miracles of nature.
Acrylic paints allow me to
work fast before that fragile
beauty is gone forever.
I was born and educated in
Amman, Jordan, a daughter of a
Palestinian father and a
Jordanian mother. In 1987 I
moved to Canada, leaving
behind the harsh political
turbulences and the
never-ending promise of peace
in the Middle East. Three
years later I became a
Canadian citizen.
Practicing art full time was
always my dream, but with
life's many demands and my
educational background in
business, this dream was
repeatedly pushed aside. In
1999 I decided to make a
change in my life in pursuit
of this dream. I had made a
commitment to myself to begin
painting again. Only ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
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Artist Galleries:
Web Personal Gallery at
www.salmashami.com
Bel Art Gallery, 3053 Highland
Blvd.,North Vancouver,
BC.Canada.
http://www.belartgallery.com
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Salma Shami's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Salma Shami's Portfolio. Browse Shami's body of work: My abstracts are organic, tactile and reflective; they express fleeting moments of nature's power and fragility, using three-dimensional media and modeling pastes, with acrylic paints enables me to express depth and texture
The artwork invites you to experience a connection through multiple levels of sensory stimulation, touch and sight!
In my still life paintings, I try to capture beauty and preserve it on canvas, be it in a flower's petal or a setting sun… the short-lived miracles of nature.
Acrylic paints allow me to work fast before that fragile beauty is gone forever.
I was born ... |
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