Photograph of Artist ELENA OSTERWALDER
ELENA OSTERWALDER
Upper Arlington, Ohio - United States



Original Artworks (9)

Elena Osterwalder; Carmen , 1991, Original Painting Oil, 24 x 30 inches. Artwork description: 241  Abstract figure of woman. Oil on paper  ...
Elena Osterwalder
Original Oil Painting, 1991
24 x 30 inches (61.0 x 76.2 cm)
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Elena Osterwalder; La Maja , 1991, Original Painting Oil, 44 x 48 inches. Artwork description: 241   Abstract painting  suggesting a Spanish Lady and two Calla lilies ...
Elena Osterwalder
Original Oil Painting, 1991
44 x 48 inches (111.8 x 121.9 cm)
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Elena Osterwalder; Whirling Gnomes, 1988, Original Painting Oil, 72 x 48 inches. Artwork description: 241  Images of gnomes dancing in the sky. Blue period of Osterwalder .Oil on canvas . ...
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Original Oil Painting, 1988
72 x 48 inches (182.9 x 121.9 cm)
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Elena Osterwalder; La Torre, 2009, Original Sculpture Mixed, 20 x 71 cm. Artwork description: 241  Hand made amate, cloth , clothes'pins, dyed with organic colors. ...
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Original Mixed Media Sculpture, 2009
20 x 71 cm (7.9 x 28.0 inches)
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Elena Osterwalder; La Canasta, 2009, Original Sculpture Other, 30 x 30 cm. Artwork description: 241  Hand made paper, amate, hemp, cotton cloth , dyed in organic colors. ...
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Original Other Sculpture, 2009
30 x 30 cm (11.8 x 11.8 inches)
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Elena Osterwalder; La Maceta, 2009, Original Sculpture Other, 30 x 30 cm. Artwork description: 241  Amate, paper, hemp, all hand made and dyed with organic colors. ...
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Original Other Sculpture, 2009
30 x 30 cm (11.8 x 11.8 inches)
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Elena Osterwalder; The Red Bag, 2008, Original Sculpture Mixed, 16 x 13 inches. Artwork description: 241  Dyed woven cotton cloth with cochineal dyed paper tied with sisal twine.  ...
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Original Mixed Media Sculpture, 2008
16 x 13 inches (40.6 x 33.0 cm)
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Elena Osterwalder; Ceremonial Vessel, 2008, Original Sculpture Other, 10 x 16 inches. Artwork description: 241  Amate paper cylinder fastened with dyed clothespins,Cochineal Dye ...
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Original Other Sculpture, 2008
10 x 16 inches (25.4 x 40.6 cm)
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Elena Osterwalder; City Scene, 2008, Original Installation Indoor, 123 x 16 inches. Artwork description: 241  65 pieces of dyed amate paper fastened with clothespins to form cylinders  ...
Elena Osterwalder
Original Indoor Installation, 2008
123 x 16 inches (312.4 x 40.6 cm)
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Artist Statement


When people leave their homeland, their home memories freeze in that instant, and without them realizing it both the country and the people progress in divergent directions. The external influences of the new country tend to be assimilated with the old ones and in “The Arts” form a new esthetic with components of both cultures. Years later the yearning for what was left behind takes a hold of them and forces them to look back.

In my case using components that have historical and spiritual value in the Mexican tradition, I strive to converge the various cultures that have influenced me and create a 21st century aesthetic.

Cuando uno deja a su país , el recuerdo de su país se congela en ese instante y no se da cuenta que tanto el país como el mismo progresan en direcciones divergentes. Las influencias del nuevo se asimilan con las antiguas y en “Las Artes” forman una nueva estética con componentes de las dos culturas. Años mas tarde cuando cree que ha incorporado ambas culturas, la añoranza de lo que ha dejado detrás toma mucha fuerza y lo empuja a mirar atrás.

En mi caso, uso componentes que tienen valores espirituales e históricos en la tradición Mexicana, y me esfuerzo a converger las varias culturas que me han influenciado y crear una estética del siglo 21.

Elena Osterwalder
February 22, 2010...

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