The Essence Of Beauty
“Fashion is definitely a great influence… I love drama, dramatic posing and lighting.” Barbara Tyler Ahlfield
"The Essence of Beauty,” a solo exhibit by master artist Barbara Tyler Ahlfield, praises fashion, beauty, and glamour, but above all, the internal beauty of the female soul. The exhibition, presented at the Viviana Puello Gallery in Manhattan, examined ties between fashion and internal beauty. Curated by Viviana Puello, A r t To u r I n t e r n a t i o n a l Magazine's editor-in-chief, "The Essence Of Beauty" explores how fashion's imagery has influenced women through the years as a way to express their uniqueness.
Barbara Tyler Ahlfield arriving to her Solo Exhibition “The Essence Of Beauty” Photo by Alan Grimandi
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"The exhibition situates costumes alongside artworks to provide an interpretive context for the influence of fashion and the history of the artist as a prominent fashion illustrator for major brands in a time when the industry was still relying on
artists for illustrations," said curator Viviana Puello during an interview. "All of the designs featured in the exhibition were the inspiration to some of the artworks presented in the show. I thought it would be an excellent way for the public to make the connection between the fashion illustrator and the artist, she excels in both fields. Most acknowledge fashion's significant influence over her paintings." She added: "Barbara Tyler A h l fi e l d c r e a t e s d ra m a t i c , evocative and emotionally layered portraits that are whimsical and profound, elegant and refined, technically accurate yet spontaneous. She carefully orchestrates portraits capturing the psychology of her subjects through harmonious compositions that emanate
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