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“Pai nt i ngi ss e l f di s c ov e r y . Ev e r yg o o da r t i s tp a i n t swh a th ei s ”( J a c k s o nPo l l o c k ) Car r i eMe e Rani sanAme r i c anv i s ualar t i s to fKo r e a no r i g i n s .S h ewa so r p h a n e dwh e ns h ewa sl i t t l e ands hewasadopt e dbyaf ami l yf r omSe at t l e .Wi t hh e rs t e pmo t h e rs h eh a dt h ec h a n c eo ft r a v e l i n g , v i s i t i ngmus e umsanddi s c ov e r i ngt hepowe ro fa r ti nv a r i o u sc u l t u r e sa l lo v e rt h ewo r l da n di t s boundl e s sc r e at i v epos s i bi l i t i e s .Af t e rama j o rt r a u ma t i ce v e n ta tt h ea g eo f1 9 ,s h es u d d e n l ya n d s pont ane ous l ys t ar t e dt odr aw asi twasat h e r a p ya n dawa yt og e to v e rt h a td i f f i c u l tmo me n t . ForCar r i e ,pai nt i ngi saboutf i ndi ngabal a n c eb e t we e nd a r k n e s sa n dl i g h ta n di tb e c o me sat o o lt o unde r s t andande x pl or el i f ei nf ul l ,t of ac ea n dc o n f r o n th e rf e a r sa n dt oe x o r c i s et h o s es h a d o wst h a t s ome t i me sac c ompanyust hr oughoutourj ou r n e y .Th r o u g hh e ra r t ,s h ec o n s t a n t l yt e a c h e sa n da tt h e s amet i mel e ar nsal ot ;i ti st hec ommonde n o mi n a t o ro fh e re x i s t e n c ewh i c hc a nr e c o n n e c th e rwi t h he ri nne r ,i nt i mat es phe r e .I ti sl i k eani nv i s i b l ef i lr o u g ec a p a b l eo fu n i t i n ge v e r yh u ma nb e i n g , r e gar dl e s st hedi s t anc ei nt e r msofs pac eandt i me .Ra r e l ywes u c c e e di np r o c e s s i n ga n di nl i v i n go u r f e e l i ngspr ope r l yandt hi si st her e as onwhys o me t i me sp r o b l e ma t i cmo o d se me r g ea n dt h e yd on o t al l owust oac tf r e e l ybe c aus ewet e ndt or e ma i nt i e dt ou n s o l v e di s s u e s . I nt h i sc a s e , a r tr e p r e s e n t sa n i nc r e di bl ye f f e c t i v es oulc ondi t i one randf orCa r r i ei ti sas a f es h e l t e rwh e r et h ed e e p e s te mo t i o n sc a n ber e l e as e danddi r e c t e dt owar dsapl ac eofp e a c ea n ds e l fc a r e .Th ea r t wo r kt i t l e d“Wa r mAf t e r n o o n Hue s ”s howsanappar e nt l yc haot i cc ombi na t i o no f c o l o u r s , l i n e sa n ds p o t swi t hn or a t i o n a l o r d e ra n d pat t e r nwhi c hi st hear t i s t ’ sat t e mptt ol oo kf o rh a r mo n yi na nr e a l i t yd o mi n a t e db yu n c e r t a i n t y , e x t e r nalappe ar anc eandc ont r adi c t i ons .
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Ch eMunda ma “Thear t i s t ’ swor l di sl i mi t l e s s . I tc anbef ou n da n y wh e r e ,f a rf r o mwh e r eh el i v e so raf e wf e e ta wa y . I ti sal way sonh i sd o o r s t e p ”( Pa u lS t r a n d ) CheMundama, i saNi ge r i anar t i s tr oot e di nFr a n c e . Heb e g a nt oc r e a t ea tt h ea g eo fs i x , i n s p i r e db y t hes pi r i tofhi sgr andf at he r , t hatwasas c ul p t o r . Asat e e n a g e r , h ed e c i d e dt ol e a v es c h o o la n db e c a me anappr e nt i c ei nagr aphi c sands c r e e npr i n t i n gwo r k s h o p .Th ea r t i s tr e a l i z e sh i swo r k sf r o mt h e c anv as , i nc or por at i ngi nt hear t i s t i cme s s age , t h ep r o c e s so f c o n s t r u c t i o nt ot h ec r e a t i v e . Th ea r t i s a n a l c ons t r uc t i onoft hear t i s t i cs ur f ac el e av e sr o o mf o ri mp e r f e c t i o n s ,h u ma ne r r o r st h a two u l dh a v en o wayofe x i s t i ngi nani ndus t r i alc anv as ,gi v i n gt h ewo r k saf u r t h e ra u r ao ff r a g i l i t y .Th es e a r c hf o r pe r f e c t i on,r oot e di nourt i mei nc ont i nuou se v o l u t i o n ,i mme r s e di nt h ev i r t u a l ,i ss e ta s i d ei nt h e i nt e nt i onsoft hear t i s ti nf av ourofhumani mp e r f e c t i o n ,o fa r t i s a n a lf r a g i l i t yt h a tf i n d sr o o mf o r ac c e pt anc eonl yi nar t .Thear t i s t ’ swor ki sb a s e do nd i c h o t o my .Th r o u g ht h eu s eo fwe tp a i n ta n dt h e c ons e que nts ol i di f i c at i on,t het wodi me ns i on a la p p e a r a n c ee me r g e s ,r e a c h i n gt h ev i e we rb e y o n dt h e pi c t or i alpl ane .Thebr us hs t r ok e sofl i ghtt h a tf i l t e rt h r o u g ht h ec r a c k s ,t e n dt oc o mmu n i c a t et ot h e unc ons c i ousoft heobs e r v e r .Thel i ghtr adi a t i o n ,wh i c hr e p l a c e sc o l o u r ,a l l o wsCh et oc o mmu n i c a t e t hr oughhi sc onc e pt ualandme t aphor i c alt h e me st h a ta c c o mp a n yaj o u r n e yt h r o u g ht h ee mo t i o n s s ugge s t e d.Hi spai nt i ngs e s s i onbe c ome sa l mo s tap e r f o r ma n c ea st h ea c r y l i cd r i e sa n ds p r e a d s . Hi st he mat i ci mpr i nti sl i nk e dt ot het r i bala r to fh i swo r l d ,v i s i b l ee s p e c i a l l yi nt h ewo r k" Ng we " . I nt he20t hand21s tc e nt ur i e s , t r i balar thadah u g ei mp a c to nma n yWe s t e r na r t i s t s :t h ee x p o n e n t so f t hef auv i s tmov e me nts uc hasAndr éDe r ai n ,He n r iMa t i s s ea n dMa u r i c ed eVl a mi n c kwe r et h ef i r s t admi r e r sofAf r i c anar t .Si nc et he n,t hei n f l u e n c eo ft h i sa r th a sd e t e r mi n e dt h es e a r c hf o rn e w pr os pe c t i v es ol ut i ons .I npar t i c ul arCubi s m,wi t hPi c a s s o ,e a g e rt oe ma n c i p a t eh i ms e l ff r o mt h e c l as s i c als c he me sofr e pr e s e nt at i on, andi nt h e' e s s e n t i a lc o n c e r nt oo r g a n i z et h ev o l u me st oe x p r e s sa ne ws e ns eof' t hr e e di me ns i onal i t y' i nt hewo r k , f i n d si nAf r i c a np l a s t i ct h a t c o n c e p t o f b a l a n c e , wh i c h i sf arf r omanae s t he t i cl ogi c ,andac c or dst oa ni n t i ma t el o g i c a lo r d e r ,i nah a r mo n i o u su n i t yo ft h e par t s . “The r ear epai nt e r swhot r ans f or mt hes uni n t oay e l l o ws p o t ,b u tt h e r ea r eo t h e r swh o ,t h a n k st o t he i rar tandi nt e l l i ge nc e , t r ans f or may e l l o ws p o ti n t ot h es u n ”( Pa b l oPi c a s s o )
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Chr i s t i aneAme r e l l e rwasbor ni nLowe rBa v a r i aa n ds t u d i e da r ta n dv i o l i na tt h eMo z a r t e u mi n Sal z bur g. Shewor k smai nl yi ndi gi t al f or mat , b u t a l wa y sl o v e st oe x p e r i me n t wi t hd i f f e r e n t s h a p e sa n d c ol our s . Thr oughdi gi t al pai nt i ngt hear t i s t ma n a g e st ob ef r e ei na r t i s t i cr e n d e r i n g , t h r o u g hwh i c hs h e i mme di at e l y manage st o mak e he ri de a sv i s i b l e ,b e y o n dt h et e c h n i c a la n ds t y l i s t i cl i mi t s . Chanc e ,e v e nt sandc i r c ums t anc e sar ehe rma i ns o u r c eo fi n s p i r a t i o n ,o u t s i d eo fa n yp r e s e ts c h e me . Sheus e sdi f f e r e ntl ay e r s , de f or mst he mandt u r n st h e mi n t os p a c ea n dc o l o u r . Fo rCh r i s t i a n e , t h e r ei s aphy s i c alt he or yt hatr e al i t ye x i s t sonl yi nt wo d i me n s i o n a lf o r ms ,i nwh i c ht h r e e d i me n s i o n a l i t yi s onl yapr oj e c t i on.Butc anawor khav ei t st h i r dd i me n s i o n ;c a ni tb e" s u r r o u n d e d " ," c r o s s e d " , " c i r c umnav i gat e d" ?Pi e tMondr i ani nhi spi c t o r i a lp r o j e c t" I n s i d eMo n d r i a a n "i n t e n d st oe x p l o r et h e di f f e r e ntpl ansofr e adi ngoneoft hes i mpl e s two r k s .At h r e e d i me n s i o n a l i t yt h a ti sn ol o n g e rj u s ta n e f f e c tont hec anv asobt ai ne dbyt hepl ayofs h a d o wsa n dt h er e n d e r i n go fp e r s p e c t i v ep l a n e s , b u tt h a t be c ome ss c ul pt ur e .I tt ak e ss hapei ns pac e ,o p e n su p ,b e c o me sp h y s i c a l ,as o l i db o d yt oe x p l o r e . Appar e nt l yt hemos tbas i c ,t hemos tpl ay f ul .Th ea r t i s to fb l a c kl i n e sa n dp r i ma r yc o l o u r s ,o fwh i t e s pac e s , l e f t asi nc ompl e t ebox e s , want e dt obr i n gb a c kt h ep o t e n t i a l l yi n f i n i t ep e r f e c t i o no f t h emi n i ma l e l e me nt . Eac hoft hepai nt i ngshav e , i nf ac t , l i n e st h a tr e a c hu pt ot h ee d g e swi t h o u tt h e i re n d i n g , a si f t he r ec oul dbeanot he rpai nt i ngout s i det hatg o e so na n do n . T og i v et h ei l l u s i o no fo t h e r" d i me n s i o n s " andt of ol l ow t het r e ndofmov e me ntande mo t i o n ,a r et h eb a s e so fCh r i s t i a n e ’ sa r t i s t i cr e s e a r c h , pus hi ngt heobs e r v e rt odi s c ov e rhi sowni n n e rr i c h n e s sa n dl e a v es p a c et ot h ewo r l do ft h e i magi nat i ont oc r e at ehi sownt hi r ddi me ns i o n .
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Co n s t a nz aMbe hr “Li f eobl i ge smet odos o me t h i n g ,s oIp a i n t ”( Re n eMa g r i t t e ) hrwasbor ni nAr ge nt i na, c ur r e n t l yl i v e si nS a n t i a g o , Ch i l e , g r a d u a t e di na r c h i t e c t u r e . Cons t anz aMbe He ri nt e r e s ti nv i s ualar t sbe ganatt heageof1 7 , wh e ns h et o o kh e rf i r s tc o u r s ei np a i n t i n g . T o d a ys h e di r e c t she rwor kt owar dsabs t r ac te x pr e s s i o n i s m.Es p e c i a l l yd u r i n gt h eq u a r a n t i n e ,wh i c hl o c k e d mi l l i onsofpe opl ei nt hehous e ,Cons t anz ad i s c o v e r e dt h ep o t e n t i a lo ft h en e ws p a p e r ,d u et ot h el a c k of mat e r i al s . Thene ws pape r sbe c amehe rc an v a s , wh e r et h ea r t i s t l e t h e r s e l f b eg u i d e db yt h en e ws p a pe randi t snov e l t i e s . Al t hought hene wswasd i s t r e s s i n g , h e ri n t e n twa st og i v ei ts h a p ei na r t , p r o p o s i ngane ws t or y ." Subc ons c i ousUr banJ our n e y "g i v e st h ec h a n c et oo b s e r v ea n de x p e r i e n c et h ec i t y l i k enoonehade v e ri magi ne dbe f or e . Ev e r ys p e c t a t o rc a nf e e l s o me t h i n gd i f f e r e n t , e v e r y o n ei n t e r p r e t s i ti nhi sownway .I ni t ,wec anf i nde l e me nt so ft h eu r b a nl a n d s c a p e ,s y n t h e s i z e dwi t ha r c h i t e c t u r e , ados eofs ur r e al i s m andc ont e mpor ar ydy n a mi s m.He r et h es t a i r sa r et r a n s f o r me di n t oc r a n e sa n d r ai l s ;t he yt r ans c e ndt he i ror i gi nals t at e ,c o n v e r s i n gwi t ht h e i rn e i g h b o u r s ,t h eb r i d g e s .Ev e nt h e e l e me nt sofme di e v alc i t i e swantt oi nt e r a c ta n da r ee mb e d d e di nt h e s emo d e r nc i t i e swh e r e ar c hi t e c t ur eands c ul pt ur ebl e ndt opl aywi t hp e r s p e c t i v e s .Al lt h i sh a p p e n si nt h es a mep l a c e ,wh e r e i ni t i al l yt hene wsi sdr e s s e di ngr ay ,butt hed e s i r et owa n ts o me t h i n ge l s ea n dt h ea b i l i t yt oc r e a t e s ome t hi ngne war ei mpos e dbyt hec ol ourt h a tt r a n s f o r mst h i ss c e n a r i o .Th es u b c o n s c i o u sc o me st o l i f e ,f or mandc ol ouri nt heur banc i t y ,s y mb o l i z i n gt h a ti n c e s s a n td e s i r et or e l i v et h ewo r l da si twa s be f or e . Ther e pr e s e nt at i onsofc i t i e s , whe t he rs y mb o l i c , r e a lo ri d e a l , h a v ef o u n d , s i n c ea n c i e n tt i me s , awe l l de f i ne ds pac ei nt hef i gur at i v ear t s .Th es c h e meo ft h ec i t yr e p r e s e n t e dwi t h i nt h ewa l l so f mas onr y ,wi t hs ome bui l di ngs e me r gi ng f r o m t h ei n t e r i o r ,r u n st h r o u g ht h e Mi d d l e Ag e s . Af undame nt als t agei nt hehi s t or yoft her e pr e s e n t a t i o no ft h ec i t y , h o we v e r , i st h eh u ma n i s m;wi t ht h e bi r t hofpe r s pe c t i v eandt hede v e l opme ntoft h ec o n c e p to f" i d e a lc i t y " .Th el a t t e ri sa tt h ec e n t e ro f manyar c hi t e c t ur alt r e at i s e s , t hef i r s tofal lwa st h eo n eo f Al b e r t i . I nt h i sl o n gi c o n o g r a p h i ch i s t o r yo f gr e ati mpor t anc e ,t hec i t ybe c ome sani nt e r i o rv o c a t i o n ,ap r o j e c t i o no fe mo t i o n sa n df e e l i n g s . Thei mpr e s s i oni s t swi l lde pi c tt hemode r nPa r i s i a ns t r e e t sa n dn e wp l a c e so fl e i s u r ec i t y . Th ec i t ywi l l bet hei mageofme t r opol i t andi s c omf or ti nt h ec a n v a s e so fKi r c h n e ra n dOt t oDi x ,t e s t i mo n yo f pr ogr e s si nf ut ur i s t i cwor k sandt he at e rofs u s p e n d e da n dd i s t u r b i n ga t mo s p h e r e s , i nt h eDeCh i r i c o ’ s one s . Thei mage soft hec i t i e swi l lt he r e f or ea b s o r bt h emo s tv a r i e de mo t i o n so fc o n t e mp o r a r ya r t i s t s : s oc i alhar ds hi ps , as e ns eofl one l i ne s sands oo n . “Ine v e rpai ntdr e amsorni ght ma r e s .Ip a i n tmyo wnr e a l i t y ”( Fr i d aKa h l o )
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n, l i v e sandc r e at e si nHon gKo n g . He rp o e t i c sa r eb a s e do nt h ea r t i s t i ca n a l y s i so f Cor aMakwasbor pe r c e pt i ons . Theope r ai sc al l e d" Doy ous e ewh a tIs e e ? "a n di ni t , Co r ai n t e n d st ot e s tt h en a k e de y e oft hes pe c t at or ,i nhi spur i t y ,t of e e dhi sf an t a s ya n ds t i mu l a t eh i sp o i n to fv i e w.Ar t i s t sh a v ea l wa y s pl ay e dwi t ht he i re y e s :j us t asRe mbr andt s e c r e t l ys t a r e da t a n y o n ewh oa d mi r e dh i swo r k st h r o u g ht h e e y e sofhi spai nt e dc har ac t e r s .Soe v e r yar t i s tf e e l sa h e a do fh i ms e l ft h ee y e so ft h ep u b l i ca n di s ac c us t ome dt oac t ,t ot hi nk ,t oi magi neandt ob u i l dh i so wnwo r kwi t ht h i sl o o ki nmi n d .Th es a me ar t i s t i cpr oc e s sl i v e sont hepr e s e nc eoft h es p e c t a t o ra n di sb a s e do ni t :wi t h o u tt h i st wo wa y c or r e s ponde nc eAr twoul dnote x i s t .I nt h ewo r kc r e a t e db yCo r a ,t h ec o l o u r s ,t h ef o r ms ,t h e me t hodol ogyofar t i s t i cr e s e ar c hbe c omeag a me ,i nwh i c hwec a nwr a pa n di n v o l v et h ev i e we ra n d t he ni nc l udehi mi nac ompl e t ewayi nt hema k i n g ,i nt h eb e i n go ft h ewo r ki t s e l f .Lu c i oFo n t a n awi t h t heSpat i al i s tMov e me ntandt hes e r i e soft h eS e t t i n g s( f r o m' En e r g yS o u r c e s ' o f1 9 6 1t o' S p a c eWa l l ' of1968)onc eagai ne nt angl e dt hev i e we ri nc o n f u s e da n dl a b y r i n t h i n ep a t h s ,f o r c i n gh i mt oa r e f l e c t i onnotonl yonhi ms e l f ,butal s oont h es p a c eo fe x i s t e n c e .Co n t r a r yt op o p u l a rb e l i e f ,a r th a s ne v e rbe e n' s t at i c ' .Andt hear t i s t shav ene v e rc a l l e da ni n e r ta n ds i l e n ts p e c t a t o rt oa d mi r eh i so wn wor k s .Cor apai nt swhats hes e e sandf e e l s ,t h r o u g hb r i g h ts h a p e sa n dc o l o u r s .Li n e sa n dc i r c l e s i nt e r t wi net obe c omeac ompos i t i on,wi t hi nwh i c h ,l i e samy s t e r i o u sme a n i n gt h a tt h ev i e we ri si n t e n t ondi s c ov e r i ng.
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Da v i dOr t i zFue r t e s Ar t i sf r e e domt oe x pr e s si t s e l f , t odaymor et h a ne v e r . Th e r ei sn os i n g l ea r t o rt r e n dt h a t a r t i s t sf o l l o w; ont hec ont r ar y ,e v e r ys i ngl ear t i s tnowad a y sc r e a t e sh i so wnp e r s o n a la r t ,h i so wns t y l et h a t di s t i ngui s he s hi m f r om al lt he ot he r s ,wh oc a me b e f o r eo r wh o wi l lc o me a f t e rh i m. Nowmor et hane v e r , wef e e lt hene e df orf r e e d o m. Ab o v ea l lf r e e d o mt oe x p r e s so u r s e l v e s . An da r tf o r ar t i s t si st he i rwayofe x pr e s s i ngt he ms e l v e s ,o ft a l k i n gt oo t h e r sa b o u tt h e ms e l v e s ,o f t e na b o u tt h e i r mos t i nt i mat epar t . Thewor kof ar t wasbor nf r o mt h ei n t e r i o ro f t h ea r t i s t t ot h e nb e c o me , t h r o u g ht h e ar t i s t i cme di um, s ome t hi ngr e alandc onc r e t e , c a p a b l eo fe x p r e s s i n gi t s e l fi n d e p e n d e n t l yo fi t sc r e a t o r . Ands ot hewor k soft hey oungSpani s har t i s tDa v i dOr t i zFu e r t e za r e ,i nwh i c hh ei n f u s e st h eb e a u t y andmagi cofhi sar t ,whi c ht he yt he nt r ans mi tt owh oo b s e r v et h e m.Th ewo r k sp r e s e n t e dh e r ea r ea pe r f e c tr e pr e s e nt at i onoft hear t i s t ' ss t y l ea n dh i sa b i l i t yt oc r e a t es o me t h i n ge x t r e me l yu n i q u e . I nt hewor k se nt i t l e d" Ci e l odeCol or e s "and" S u mme rTi me "t h es o u r c eo fi n s p i r a t i o nf o rt h ea r t i s ti s t hec ol ori t s e l f , howt hi si sc apabl eofc r e at i n gma g i c a ll a n d s c a p e sa n da t mo s p h e r e s , e s p e c i a l l yi nt h e s umme r . I ns umme r , i nf ac t , t hes k yi sf i l l e dwi t hc o l o r sc a p a b l eo f g i v i n gp o s i t i v ee n e r g ya n dj o yo f l i f e , asi nt hef i r s twor k .I ns t e ad,i nt hes e c ondwo r k ,t h er e f e r e n c et ot h ema g i c a la t mo s p h e r ec r e a t e db y v i v i dc ol or s ,whi c hi sc r e at e dbyt hes e aonas u mme re v e n i n g ,i sc l e a r .Th et e c h n i q u eu s e db yDa v i d al l owshi mt oobt ai n,t hr ought heus eofs pat u l a s ,ab l u ro fc o l o r st h a tma k e st h e me v e ns o f t e ra n da s i ft he ywe r epe r v ade dbyt hehotandhumi ds u mme rb r e e z e .I n s t e a dt h ewo r k se n t i t l e d" Oa s i s "a n d " Rhaps ody "ar ec har ac t e r i z e dbyt hec hoi c eo ft h emo s ti n t e n s es h a d e so fc o l o r sa n dt h emo s t e ne r ge t i candi mpac t f ult e c hni queus e d.I nt h ef i r s two r kDa v i dg i v e su sav e r yp e r s o n a lv i s i o no fa n oas i s ,madeofc he e r f ul ,br i ghtandf unc ol o r s .Th et e c h n i q u eu s e dh e r eg i v e sas e n s eo fmo v e me n t : t hede ns emode l i ngpas t eus e dt oc r e at et heb a c k g r o u n dc r e a t e sal a y e ro fr o u g h n e s sa n dt h ef i n a lr e d s k e t c hmak e st hegaz emov eac r os st hee nt i r ec a n v a s .Th es e c o n dwo r ki si n s t e a dv e r yd i f f e r e n tf r o m al lt heot he r s ,uni que .He r eDav i dhasus e dma n yd i f f e r e n tt o o l sa n dt e c h n i q u e sc o mb i n e dwi t he a c h ot he r ,whi c hmanaget oc r e at ec ol or s , t e x t ur e sa n ds h a p e so nt h ec a n v a s .Th ei n s p i r a t i o no ft h ewo r k , asc anbeunde r s t oodf r omt het i t l e ,c ome sf r o mt h ef a mo u sQu e e ns o n ga n dt h ec a n v a st r a n s mi t sa l l t hes t r e ngt hande ne r gyt hatt hes ongal s ot r a n s mi t st oa n y o n ewh ol i s t e n st oi t .Th el a s two r k pr e s e nt e di se nt i t l e d" Happy "andi ti sapa r to fas e r i e so fp a i n t i n g st h a ts p e a k so fe mo t i o n s :t h e e mot i onst hathav eane x t r e me l yi mpor t antme a n i n gf o rDa v i di nh i sl i f e .Ha p p i n e s si sp e r h a p st h e mos ti mpor t antoft hee mot i onsi nany one ' sl i f e .Ah a p p ymo me n ti si nf a c ta b l et oma k ey o us e e e v e r y t hi ngar oundy ouunde ranaur aofp o s i t i v i t ya n dt h i si n e v i t a b l ya t t r a c t so n l yo t h e rp o s i t i v e t hi ngs .Thec e nt r alwr i t i ngl i ght supont hec a n v a sa n de me r g e sf r o mi tt h a n k st ot h er e db a c k g r o u n d onwhi c hi ts t andsout .
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FERRO “I fIc oul ds ayi ti nwor d st h e r ewo u l db en or e a s o nt op a i n t ” ( Ed wa r dHo p p e r ) r o( Fe r nandoRi alDomi ngue z )i saSpa n i s ha r t i s twh o s ea r t i s t i ce x p e r i e n c es t a r t e dv e r ye a r l y . Fe r Si nc ec hi l dhood,i nf ac t ,hebe gant oe x pr e s sh i ms e l ft h r o u g ha r ta n di np a r t i c u l a rt h r o u g ha b s t r a c t f or ms . Hei sav e r s at i l ear t i s t , whopai nt sona l l k i n d so f ma t e r i a l s , wh e t h e rt h e ya r ema n n e q u i n s , i r o n , orc anv as .Col ouri shi smos ti mpor t antme a n so fe x p r e s s i o n .Fo rh i m,r e p r e s e n t sh a r mo n y , c ompat i bi l i t yandbal anc e . I npai nt i ngt hei mp o r t a n c eo f c o l o u rh a sd i f f e r e n t c o n n o t a t i o n s . I t wa su s e d t oampl i f yt hel i ght ,asMagr i t t eandTur ne rs h o w;t oe x p r e s sd r a maa st h ei mp r e s s i o n i s tc u l t u r et e l l s us ;f ort hepe r s pe c t i v er e pr e s e nt at i onsast h ec u b i s mwi t hPi c a s s os h o wsu s ;t oe x p r e s smo o d ,n o i s e andmov e me nt ." Que r e nc i a"i smadeupofan u mb e ro fb r i g h ta n ds h i n yc o l o r e ds h a p e s .Th e s e ,v a r y f r om l ar get os mal l ,s t agge r e dandi r r e gu l a rt oc r e a t et h ei l l u s i o no fat u n n e lwh o s ed i z z y i n g pe r s pe c t i v eunf ol dsast he yhe adt owar dst hev a n i s h i n gp o i n ti ni t sc e n t e r . Th i swo r kc o n v e y sa ne f f e c t ofv i t al i t y ,whos ef or mshav eus ur pe dt her o l eo fl i n e s ,s u g g e s t i n gat o t a l l ya b s t r a c tr e a d i n go ft h e wor k .Look i ngatt hi swor k ,t heobs e r v e r ’ smi n di n s t i n c t i v e l yl o o k sf o rs i g n so fr h y t h mi no r d e rt ot r y t ogi v eas pat i als e ns et ot hei mage . Thee l us i v es h a p e sc r e a t emo v e me n t ,t o n e sa n dc o l o u r s ,g i v er i s e t ot her i deont her ol l e rc oas t e r .I ni t ,t hea r t i s t ’ si n t e n ti st op r o v o k ema i n l yd e e po p t i c a li l l u s i o n s , mov e me nt ,t hr ought heappr opr i at ec ombi n a t i o no fp a r t i c u l a ra b s t r a c ts u b j e c t sa n de x p l o i t i n gt h e c ol our . Vi c t orVas ar e l y , aHungar i anar t i s tan df o u n d e ro ft h eOp t i c a la r tmo v e me n t , u s e st h i si mp u l s e i nhi swor k st oc r e at eani mpr e s s i onofmo v e me n tb yc o mb i n i n gg r a d u a t e ds q u a r e sa n ds e q u e n t i a l c ol our s .The s ebr i ngt hee y ei nandt hr ought h ei ma g ewi t hi n c r e a s i n ga n dd e c r e a s i n ga c c e l e r a t i o n . “Ar ti sal i n ea r o u n dy o u rt h o u g h t s ” ( Gu s t a vKl i mt )
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“Thes e ai t se v e r y t hi ng!I t sbr e at hi spur ea n dh e a l t h y .I ti st h ec a r r i e ro fama r v e l o u sl i f e :i ti sl i f e andmov e me nt . Thes e ai st hegr e atn a t u r e ’ sl i f eb a s i n .He r ea ne n d l e s sp e a c er e i g n . Li v ei nt hes e a !On l yt h e r eo n ei sf r e e ” ( J ul e sVe r ne , 20 , 0 0 0l e a g u e su n d e rt h es e a )
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“Hei sananal ogmani nad i g i t a lwo r l d ”( Ke n tJ o n e s ) say oungJ apane s ear t i s twhoe x p r e s s e sh i sc r e a t i v i t yt h r o u g ht h eu s eo fa na p pt h a t KanaHawai al l owshi mt or e f l e c thi si magi nar ywor l dan dt oa mp l i f yi t .Wh i l s tp a i n t i n gi su s u a l l yma t e r i a la n d t ac t i l eandc ont e nt sar er e v e al e dbyaddi ngas u b s t a n c e,wh i c hi sc o l o u r ,i nh i swo r k sKa n ama k e sa c ont i nuousac tofaddi t i onands ubt r ac t i on;h ep u t sa n dr e mo v e sd e t a i l swh e r et h ema t t e rs e e mst ob e mor ei nt r us i v et hant heanal ogc ol our sbe c au s e ,p a r a d o x i c a l l y ,t h ep i x e l swe i g h tmo r et h a nt h et u b e s ofpai ntandt hepowde r s . Thear t i s t , bymodi f y i n gt h et e c h n o l o g i c a lr e a l i t y , i n v e s t i g a t e sn e wt e c h n i c a l pos s i bi l i t i e sofe x pe r i me nt at i onandge ne r at e si n n o v a t i v ep e r c e p t i v el a n d s c a p e sb ya p p l y i n gv a r i o u s v i s uale f f e c t s .Thr ought hedi gi t alme di um,Ka n ai sc a p a b l eo fc r e a t i n gac y c l eo fi n t e r a c t i v en a t u r e whi c hne e dst ode v e l opne wr e l at i ons hi pswi t ht h eu s e r s .Th emo d e r nt e c h n o l o g yh a ss i g n i f i c a n t l y t r ans f or me dt het r adi t i onal ar t sbyat t r i but i ngt ot h e mb r a n dn e wi n t e r c o n n e c t i v ef o r mst h a t t r a n s c e n d t heus ual“ac t i onr e ac t i on” r e s pons ebe t we e nt h ema na n dt h ema c h i n e .Wed on o th a v et h e i ns t r ume nt st oi mme di at e l ype r c e i v eandnot i c et h i s ,b u tb e h i n de a c hKa n a ’ sa r t wo r kan u me r i cc o d e l i e shi dde nt hes ur f ac e .Thi si nt r i gui ngandmy s t e r i o u sa s p e c to fh i sc o mp o s i t i o n si ss o me t h i n gt h a t of f e r st hev i e we rt hepos s i bi l i t yofi nt e r pr e t i n ga n ds e e i n gt h ewo r l dwi t ha na l t e r n a t i v ep e r s p e c t i v e andadi f f e r e ntr e adi ngk e y .Thi st i r e l e s sr e s e a r c hf o ru n c o mmo na n dc r y p t i cwa y so fe x p r e s s i o ni sa s i gnofas oulwhi c hi spr oj e c t e di nt ot hef u t u r ea n dwh i c hi sc o n s t a n tmo v e me n ta n de v o l u t i o n .
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Kar ma’ sar t wor k sc omef r om he rs ubc ons c i o u s n e s sa n ds e n s o r i a lf e e l i n g s .Th r o u g h o u th e ra r t i s t i c c ar e e r , s her e c ogni z e dt hatt hemak i ngofapa i n t i n gc o u l db et h e r a p e u t i ca n dh e a l i n g :f o rt h i sr e a s o n , t heai m ofhe rar t wor k si st os har ewi t ht heo b s e r v e rt h ep o s i t i v ee n e r g ya r i s i n gf r o mh e rc a n v a s . Thear t i s tus e se v e r y dayobj e c t si naddi t i ont on o r ma lma t e r i a l s ,a mo n gt h e mt o o t h p i c k s ,s p o n g e s , napk i nsandmuc hmor e .Eac hde t ai lhasmu l t i p l ef u n c t i o n sa n dc a nma k ead i f f e r e n c ei nt h ema k i n g ofagr e atar t wor k . Ex ac t l yasi nPat hLi ght :t h r o u g ht h i sa b s t r a c tp a i n t i n g , Ka r mae x p r e s s e st h ei d e a of ar oad, pr obabl yi s ol at e d, whi c hl e adst heo b s e r v e rt ot h ee p i c e n t e rs ob r i g h t o f h i s / h e rl i f e , a sawa y out f r ome v e r yk i ndof habi t s , di s c omf or t andmu c hmo r e .Th el i g h t b e a ms p a r k sf r o mt h ec e n t e ro f t h e ar t wor kt ot heout s i de ,i nawayt oat t r ac t ,f o c u sa n da c t i v a t eak i n do fo b s e r v e r ’ ss o u lp u r i f i c a t i o n . Al lt hebr i ght ne s shasas y mbol i cme ani ng:i tme a n sh o p ea n dv i t a l i t y , h e l p i n ge v e r y o n en o tt og e tl o s t i nhi s / he rownobl i v i on.Mor e ov e r ,i tappe ar st h a tt h eb r u s h s t r o k e ss t a r t i n gf r o mt h emi d d l eu pt ot h e c anv asbor de r s ,e mphas i z i ngt hebr i ghtpat ha n dg i v i n gwi t ht h o s ed i s t i n c t i v et r a i t sf r o ma z u r et oa de e ppur pl e ,whi c hgi v e sas e ns eofhar monya n ds e r e n i t y .
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Kat e Gl owi ns k i i s c ont e mpor ar y ar t i s t wh o wa s b o r n a n d r a i s e d i n Ru s s i a . Af t e rgr aduat i ngatt hear ts c hool ,att heag eo f2 3s h ed e c i d e dt omo v et oNe wY o r kCi t y , wh e r es h e c ur r e nt l yl i v e s .I nor de rt opur s et heAme r i c a nd r e a m ,Ka t es t a r t e dt owo r kf o rt h emo v i es e c t o r , c r e at i ngt hemagi ct hatwes e eonTV .I np a r a l l e l ,s h ek e p tc u l t i v a t i n gh e rt r u ep e r s o n a lp a s s i o n , pai nt i ng.He rwor kde r i v e sf r omac ombi nat i o no fh e rl o v ef o rb o t hs t r e e ta r ta n dc l a s s i c a lp a i n t i n g s and t he r e s ul ti s a uni que me l t i ng po to fd i f f e r e n ta n dd i s t a n ti n f l u e n c e sa n dg e n r e s .
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I nhe rpowe r f ulands t r i k i ngi mage s ,t hee y e so ft h es u b j e c t sa r emi r r o r so ft h e i rs o u lt h a tr e f l e c tt h e ar t i s t ’ spe r s pe c t i v eandv i s i onoft hewor l d,o f t e ni n c l u d i n gt h e me ss u c ha st h er o l eo fwo me n ,t h e i r s t r e ngt handi mpac tonours oc i e t y .Thec ont i n u o se x p e r i me n t a t i o ni nt h eu s eo fc o l o u r sa n dv a r i o u s t e c hni que si spar tofKat e ’ sj our ne yt owar dsan e we x p r e s s i v el a n g u a g ewh e r et h ef a c e sa r eawa yt o de pi c te mot i ons . Ev e r yv i br antbr us hs t r ok er e p r e s e n taf e e l i n gt h a tt h ec a n v a si sr e a d yt oa c c e p ta n d i nc l ude ,ande ac hofhe rc har ac t e r ’ sgl anc e sc a r r i e sas t o r yt ob et o l da n dab u r d e nt ob er e l e a s e d . He rpor t r ai t sc ombi ner e al i s mt oapar t i alwi l lo fs o f t e n i n gs t r o k e s ,e s t a b l i s h i n gas t a t eo fd e l i c a t e unc e r t ai nt yandas us pe nde ddr e aml i k eat mo s p h e r e .I np a r t i c u l a r ,t h et woe x h i b i t e da r t wo r k sa r ea powe r f ul , butatt hes amet i medi s c r e e t , s c r e am o ff r e e d o ma n dp r i d ewh i c hr e mi n d su st h ec o mp l e x i t y ofbe i ng a woman and t heuni v e r s alf as c i n a t i o no fb e i n gt h ec r a d l eo ft h emi r a c l eo fl i f e .
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Ke nBl ak e mor e ’ sar ti spur e l yabs t r ac t ,e s pe c i a l l yi nt h eu s eo fp u r ef o r mswi t h o u ta n yl i mi t a t i o n wi t hi nt hec anv as ,i nwhi c he ac hde t ai lf r e e l ye me r g e s .Th ec h r o ma t i ca s p e c ti sf u n d a me n t a li nt h e obs e r v e r ’ sv i s ualpe r c e pt i on,i nwhoane mot i o n a lp r o c e s si sb e i n gt r i g g e r e d .Th ec o l o r ’ ss y mb o l i s m ande x pr e s s i v i t yi sat t hec e nt e rof t hes c e ne :t h e yi n s p i r e dt h ea r t i s t t oe v a l u a t et h eu s eo f o t h e rme a n s , c ons i de r i ng f or i ns t anc et he pai nt wi t hat o n eo fa na c r y l i ce g ga n d mu c h mo r e . r c l e& TheSquar et hos ege ome t r i cs h a p e sc o u l db ec o n s i d e r e dd i a me t r i c a l l y ,b u tt o g e t h e r I nTheCi t he ys ur e l ys howuni t yandpr opor t i on. Thec i r c l er e p r e s e n t st h ec o n v e r g e n c ea n dt h ei n t e r c o n n e c t i o n , whi l et hes quar eme anst hes t abi l i t y .T wov e r yd i f f e r e n tf o r mswh i c hc o met o g e t h e rt or e p r e s e n tt h e l i f e ’ sbal anc e .Thet e c hni queus e di st hea c r y l i ct o g e t h e rwi t hs e v e r a ll a y e r so fe p o x i e sr e s i n . Ev e r y t hi nghass hape dadi me ns i onalqual i t yi nb o t ht h ef i g u r e s . Mo r e o v e r , t h ea r t i s twa n t e dt oc r e a t e amar k e dc ont r as tandv i v ac i t yi nt het one s ,u s i n gn u a n c e sa st h eb l a c ka n dt h er e d ,s t r o n ga n db o l d c ol or s . Thewor k , ov e r al l , s howsar e l at i onsamo n gs p a c e , e x t e n s i o na n dd e e p n e s s , d i s p l a y i n gt h el i n e s i ndi f f e r e nts hape si nor de rt omak et hel i ne s ’ p l a c e me n ts h i n e .
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Kr i s t yLe e “Nat ur ei snotonl yal lt hati sv i s i bl et ot h ee y e …i ta l s oi n c l u d e st h ei n n e rp i c t u r e so ft h es o u l ” ( Ed v a r dMu n c h ) Kr i s t y Le e i s an abs t r ac t c ont e mp o r a r y a r t i s t , s h e l i v e s i n Or l a n d o , Fl o r i d a . He rpr ac t i c easanar t i s ti sc ons t ant l ye v ol v i n g ,s h el o v e st oe x p l o r et h ec o mp l e x i t yo fh e rmi n dt o c r e at e .He r ar t ,f ul lofs hape s and c ol o u r s ,c o n v e y sb e a u t ya n de mo t i o nt ot h eo b s e r v e r . nar eani mpor t antpar tofhe rar t i s t i cp r a c t i c e .Th e ya r er e p r e s e n t e ds t r o n ga n dp o we r f u l . Wome The yar enol onge rwe akandhe l pl e s sc r e at u r e s ,b u tt h e yt r a n s mi ta l lt h ef o r c eo fn a t u r et h a tt h e y c ont ai n wi t hi nt he ms e l v e s .Kr i s t y ’ swome n ma s t e r so ft h e ms e l v e s ,f r e ef r o me v e r yc h a i na n d c onv e nt i onofs oc i e t y .Wec anf oundt hes ames t r e n g t hi nt h ea r to fEg o nS c h i e l e ,( 1 8 9 0 1 9 1 8 )wh o l i v e dbe t we e nt woe r as :t hebe l l eé poquean dt h eGr e a tWa r .He rl i f ea n dh e rp a i n t i n gh a v ea l wa y s anal y z e dt hev e r yc ompl e xr e l at i ons hi pwi t hwo me n .Att h ec e n t e ro fh e ra r twec a no f t e nf i n dt h e nak e df e mal ef i gur e ,de f i ne dbys t r ongandwe l l d e f i n e dt r a i t s .Bo t hi n t e n dt oe x p r e s st h r o u g ht h e s ubj e c tapr ope rc onc e ptofbe aut y .Thewome no fS c h i e l ea t t r a c ta n dr e p e lt h es p e c t a t o r ,a tt h es a me t i me ,whor e mai nse nc hant e dandc annott a k eh i se y e so f ft h es a de r o t i c i s mo ft h e s ef e ma l ef i g u r e s . ForKr i s t y ,t he ye mbodyt heonl yi de alofb e a u t ya n dp u r i t y ,i nwh i c ht h eo b s e r v e rc a ng e tl o s ti n . Shei sf r e ef r oms pe c i f i cs t y l e s ,he rar tc hang e sd a ya f t e rd a y ,a n dt h i sma k e sh e re v e r ywo r ks p e c i a l . Theus eofc ol ouri sv e r yi nc i s i v ei nhe rwor k :" Th ep e r f o r me r " .Th ee f f e c to ft h ed e t a i l si np a s t e lc o l our s ,af f e c t st hewhi t ef ac eandt hebl ac kb a c k g r o u n d .A v e r ys t r o n gc h r o ma t i cc h o i c et h a ti s c ompl e t e l y di f f e r e nt f r om t he c onv e n t i o n a l o n e o f t h e p a l e p i n k c o mp l e x i o n . ForKr i s t y , ar t me ansf r e e domt oc r e at ewi t ho u t b o u n d a r i e sa n de n dwi t hap r o d u c t o f i t so wn , o r i g i n a l anddi f f e r e nt ,t hatnour i s he she rs oul . “Cr e at i v i t yt a k e sc o u r a g e ” ( He n r iMa t i s s e )
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Le e naFr e dr i k s s oni saHe l s i nk ibas e dar t i s t , d e s i g n e r , t r e n ds p e c i a l i s t , a n da r te d u c a t o rwh or e c e i v e d he rMAf r om t heUni v e r s i t yofAr tandDe s i g nHe l s i n k ii n2 0 0 5 .Le e n ai sf i n a l i z i n gh e rs e c o n d Mas t e r ' sde gr e ei nar te duc at i onatAal t oUn i v e r s i t yS c h o o lo fAr t s ,De s i g na n dAr c h i t e c t u r e . Le e nawor k sasade s i gne randt r e nds pe c i a l i s ta tKu u d e s ,a ni n s i g h t d r i v e nd e s i g nc o n s u l t a n c y . Shei sal s ot hec r e at orof Momol u, anor i gi na l , d e s i g n l e dc h a r a c t e rb r a n d . Le e n a ’ sc a r e e ra sa na r t i s t i satt hec or eofhe rhy br i dpr of e s s i onal i s m. S h ewi l lb ee x h i b i t e da ta r tf a i r si nLu x e mb o u r ga n dNe w Y or k .He rpai nt i ngsc anbef oundi ns e v e r alp r i v a t ec o l l e c t i o n si nEu r o p e .“Cu mu l u s ”a n d“S o l i n a ” pai nt i ngsar epar tofhe rar c hi pe l agos e r i e s :h e rme mo r i e s , e x p e r i e n c e sa n df e e l i n g sf r o mh e rt r i p st o t henat ur eoft hear c hi pe l agot hats hel ov e s .Op p o s i t e sc a nb es e e na n df e l ti na l s ob o t ho ft h e s e r apr e s e nt at i ons .
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Thes e ai soneoft hos ee l e me nt sofnat ur et h a tp a r t i c u l a r l yf a s c i n a t e st h es p i r i to fr o ma n t i c s . Wi t hi t sde pt hs ,i t smy s t e r i e s ,i t snuanc e si tl e n d si t s e l ft ob eu s e da same t a p h o ro nt h emo s tv a r i e d s ubj e c t sandf orLe e nai ti she rf i r s ts our c eo fi n s p i r a t i o nf o rh e rc a n v a s .Wh a ti ss i mp l e ra n dmo r e c ompl e xt han a s k yc ov e r e d byc l oudst h a tme e t st h i ss e a ,g i v i n ge mo t i o n so fa c h i l d h o o d . “Cumul us ”s pe ak saboutas t or ywhe r ei nah o l ef o u n di nar o c kt h e r ewa sas ma l ls e a wa t e rp o n d whos es ur f ac er e f l e c t st hec l e arbl ues k ywi t hs o meb e a u t i f u lc l o u d s .Th eS e a s i d ea n di t sf r e s hb r e e z e we r eay out hme mor yt hatbr oughtLe e nat oc r e a t e" s o l i n a " .Th e s ee l e me n t sa r er e p r e s e n t e db y de l i c at es of tc ol our sbuti nt e ns eandi ns t i nc t i v eb r u s hs t r o k e s .Fi n a l l y ,t h ea r t i s tf o u n dh e rwa yt op u t he rs ouli nt ohe rpai nt i ngsmai nl yt hank st op i c t u r e s q u el a n d s c a p e st h a to n l yt h et i me l e s sFi n n i s h c ount r i e s i dec oul dof f e r .
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Ma l g o r z a t aPa l c z e ws ka “Ev e r yar t i s tdi pshi sbr us hi nhi sowns o u l ,a n dp a i n t sh i so wnn a t u r ei n t oh i sp i c t u r e s ” ( He n r yWa r dBe e c h e r ) c z e ws k ai saPol i s har c hi t e c ta n dp a i n t e rs i n c es h ewa say o u n gl o v e ro fd r a wi n ga n d Mał gor z at aPal pai nt i ng.Shei sav e r s at i l ear t i s t ,f as c i nat e db ys u b t l el i n e s ,t h r o u g hwh i c hs h er e p r o d u c e sr e a l i t yi n he rpai nt i ngs .Oneofhe rc har ac t e r i s t i c si si nf a c tt op a i n ts p a c e s ,b u i l d i n g s ,r o a d s ,b r i d g e s , c ombi ni ngl i ne sandc ol our .Wi t ht hel at t e r ,t h ea r t i s ti sa b l et og i v ed e p t ht oh e re n v i r o n me n t s , r e f e r r i ngt ot hes oc al l e dae r i al pe r s pe c t i v e , at e r mc o i n e db yLe o n a r d od aVi n c i , ap i c t o r i a l t e c h n i q u e t hat c ons i s t si nmar k i ngt hede pt hof s pac et h r o u g ht h ep r o g r e s s i v eg r a d a t i o no f c o l o u r sa n dc o n t o u r s . Somear t i s t i cc ur r e nt shav ee s t i mat e dt hatt h ea e r i a lp e r s p e c t i v ei sr e d u c e de x c l u s i v e l yo rma i n l yt o t hec hr omat i cpe r s pe c t i v e ,t hati ti st hepr e d o mi n a n c eo ft h ec o l o u r swh o s ed e p t hi sg i v e nb yt h e i nt e ns i t yoft hes amec ol our ,l i k ei nt hewor kr e a l i z e df r o mt h ea r t i s t" S e a " ,wh o s ei n f i n i t eh o r i z o ni s r e nde r e dt hr ought heal mos tt ot alundoi ngofb l u e . S i n c et h eRe n a i s s a n c e , a r t i s t sh a v eu s e dt h ea e r i a l pe r s pe c t i v et oge t he rwi t ht heBr une l l e s c hip e r s p e c t i v e ,mo r eg e o me t r i ca n dma d eo fma t h e ma t i c a l r ul e sai me dt obr i ngbac kr e al i t y . Mal gor z at au s e sb o t h ,c a p t u r i n gt h et r u e s tr e a l i t ya n dg i v i n gi tt h a t abs t r ac tt ouc h,asi n" Fi r e "or" Li ni e s " ,wh e r el i n e sa n dc o l o u r sa r es i mu l t a n e o u s l yc o n t o u ra n d s ubj e c toft hewor k .Ev e r y t hi ngf ort hear t i s ti si n s p i r e db yt h es e a r c hf o rt h ec o n c e p to fb e a u t y , e l e ganc eandhar monyoft hec ompos i t i on .S h ewa n t st og i v eb e a u t y ,ma k i n ga r ts t i mu l a t i n g , i nt e r e s t i ng,s e ns i t i v e ,bas i c al l y ,f ul lofv i s ua la n de x p r e s s i v ec o n t e n t .Ad e e pa r ti nh e rc o mp l e x i t y . Thear t i s ti nhe rpai nt i ngmak e st heobj e c t swi t hc o l o u r si n c r e a s i n g l yn u a n c e da c c o r d i n gt ot h e i r di s t anc e , mak i ngt he mc l e ar e rt hant hos ei nt h ef o r e g r o u n d , t h u sd i s t i n g u i s h i n gt h ea e r i a lp e r s p e c t i v e f r omt heoneofc ol our , asLe onar dodi di nt heMo n aLi s ao ri nt h eVi r g i no ft h eRo c k s . I nh e rc a n v a s e s s hee x pe r i me nt e dwi t hdi f f e r e ntpai nt i ngt e c h n i q u e s ,o i l ,a c r y l i c ,mi x e dme d i aa n dwa t e r c o l o u r s , t r ac i ngt hel i ne sofhe rs oul . “Ar tat t r ac t susonl ybywh a ti tr e v e a l so fo u rmo s ts e c r e ts e l f ” ( J e a n Lu cGo d a r d )
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Whe nhec hoos e sagi v e nt he me ,t hev i s uala r t i s tMa r e kKr u mp á rwa n t st ou n d e r l i n et h el i g h ta n d s hadowi ns i det hear t wor ki t s e l f .Thear t i s td e s i r e st ol i n g e ra n dc a t c h ,a sac a me r a ’ sl e n s ,s p e c i f i c pl ac e s and s i t uat i ons ,e mphas i z i ng t he b e a u t y ’ sf l e e t i n g wh i c hs u r r o u n d st h eh u ma nb e i n g . nt i ngwhi c hi ss o“s ubj e c t i v e ”t hate ns h r i n e sa ne v e r y d a yo b j e c t i v i t y :d u r i n gag l o o mya n dr a i n y Apai day , at r ams t opswai t i ngi t spas s e nge r st og e to u ta n dt h o s ewh og e t si n , b e f o r emo v i n gf o r wa r do n c e agai ns hr oude di nmi s t .Re mi ndi ngt heI mpr e s s i o n i s m,i nRa i n yd a yMa r e kt r i e st od e p i c taf l e e t i n g mome ntasi tappe ar satf i r s tgl anc e . Mor e ov e r , e x a c t l ya sa ni mp r e s s i o n i s t ’ sp a i n t e r , t h i sd a i l yv i e wo f af ami l i arur bane nv i r onme ntappe ar st obef u l l yc a r r i e do u te np l a i na i r ,n a me l yf r o mt h eo u t s i d e ,i n awayt oc l os e l yr e pr e s e ntt hei mpr e s s i on,at e c h n i q u ewh i c hs h o wsav i e wa smu c ha sd e t a i l e dt ot h e r e all i f e .Thec ont r as tbe t we e nl i ght sands h a d o wsa n dt h ei n t e n t i o nt oma r kt h ea t mo s p h e r eo ft h e mome ntal mos tbe c omet hemaj ors ubj e c to ft h ep a i n i n g ,b e c a u s ee v e r y t h i n gc o u l dc h a n g ea n dn o l onge rr e mai nsasi twas .Thear t wor kl e av e swi d es p a c et ot h ei n t e r p r e t a t i o no ft h ea r t i s th i ms e l f : whi l e he i s de pi c t i ng,he i s abl et ot r a n s f e rt h ef e e l i n g st h a th eh a st ot h eo b s e r v e r s . Hi si ns i ght sc omet hr ought hebr us hs t r ok ewh i c hg i v et h ec o l o rt ot h ep a i n t i n g ,l e a v i n gac l e a ra n d unf or ge t t abl emar k .
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Ma r i aAnge l i c aVi s o “Thec or eofmywor ki st os howabal a n c e dr e l a t i o na mo n gt h ef l a ts u r f a c e ,f o r m,c o l o r , s ubs t anc eands p a c e ”( Ma r i aAn g e l i c aVi s o )
Thear t wor ke nt i t l e d“Or gani cGe ome t r i e s ”ma d eb yt h ea r t i s tMa r i aAn g e l i c aVi s o ,i sb a s e do nt h e r e l at i onamongt hef or ms . Ont hes ur f ac et hec o l o ry e l l o w/ o r a n g er e p r e s e n t st h ec e n t e ro f g r a v i t yf r o m whe r es e v e ndi f f e r e ntf i gur e sor i gi nat e ,s ugg e s t i n gb o t ht h er h y t h ma n dt h ei l l u s i o no famo v e me n t . Thr ought heme t al andt heus eof c ur v yl i ne s , t h eg e o me t r i cs t i f f n e s si sb e i n gs o f t e n e di no r d e rt od e p i c t ati t sv e r ybe s t ,t hemat e r i al s ’r e f i ne me ntan df l e x i b i l i t y ,wh i c hf o ri n s t a n c e ,a r ec o mp l e t e l yd i f f e r e n t f r om t het r adi t i onalpape r ,f i ndi ngi nt hi swa yan e ws y n e r g yb e t we e nt h es h a p e sa n dt h et o n a l i t y ’ s i nt e ns i t y . Thepr i nc i pl eoft hemonoc hr omea n di t sc o n s e q u e n tu s e , i nt h i sc a s e , i sc o n c e i v e dt oi n v o l v e t heme t al as“obj e c t ”f r omwhi c hac qui r e sac o mp l e t ea r t wo r k , t a k i n gt h ea r t i s t t os t a r t t h i n k i n ga b o u t ne ws t r uc t ur e s .Ex ac t l y asi nt he we l l k n o wn S p a t i a lCo n c e p t so fLu c i o Fo n t a n ao ri nt h e opt i c dy nami cwor k sofEduar daEmi l i aMa i n o( k n o wna l s oa sDa d a ma i n o ) ,t h ea r t wo r k ’ ss u r f a c ei s c ompr omi s e d:t hephe nome nol ogyr e pr e s e n t smo r et r a i t si nr e ma r kwi t ha no v a lo rc i r c l es h a p e s whi c haf f e c t st hee nt i r epi c t ur ear e a, f r omt heb o t t o ml e f ta n g l et ot h eu p p e rr i g h ta p e x . Ass t a r si nt h e s k y ,t he yf l uc t uat ei nt he i rc ol or ,s t andi ngo u tf r o mo u t s i d et h es t r u c t u r e .Mo r e o v e r ,i ta p p e a r sa n une x pe c t e dde e pne s swhi c hi nt e r ac t swi t ht h ea r t wo r ki t s e l f ,d e f i n i n gc o n s t a n tp e r c e p t u a lv a r i a t i o n s , e v e nt ak i ngat hr e e di me ns i onals hape .Thea r t i s tr e p r e s e n t sab a l a n c eo fv o l u me swi s e l yma d eu p , whe r et her e l at i onbe t we e ns pac eandf i gur e sr e a c has e l f d e t e r mi n e da u t o n o my , d e f i n i n gan e wv i s u a l i mpr e s s i ont oge t he rwi t hac ont e mpor ar ydy n a mi s m.
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Ma r i aBur be r r y “I fIc r e at ef r omt hehe ar t , al mos te v e r y t h i n gwo r k s ;i fIma k ef r o mt h emi n d ,a l mo s ta n y t h i n g . Ic r e at ef r ommyh e a r t ”( Ma r cCh a g a l l )
Fort hear t i s tMar i aBur be r r yt hei ns pi r at i o nc a nb ee v e r y wh e r e :i nas i mp l ed r a wi n gl i n e ,i na n une x pe c t e dme e t i ngori nahappyme mor y .Li f ei sf u l lo fp e o p l e ,f e e l i n g s ,t h o u g h t s ,h a p p i n e s sa n d s or r ow,andi nal loft hatt hear ti sc apabl eo fs h o wi n gt h es o u lo fe a c he l e me n t .Fo rt h i sr e a s o n ,t h e t he meofAnnunc i at i oni sbe i ngc hos e n.I nt h ePa l e o Ch r i s t i a np e r i o d , t h eVi r g i nwa ss e e na st h eo n e who woul d hav eputan e nd t ot het i meo ft h e“Di v i n ed a mn a t i o n ”,wh i c hb e g a n wi t ht h e “Or i gi nals i n”.Ont hi sc anv asi sbe i ngde p i c t e dt h et i mep r i o rt h ef a mo u se v e n t ,a c t i n ga sab r i d g e be t we e nt heanc i e ntbe l i e foft heAr c hange lGa b r i e l ’ sa c twh i l eh ewa sg o i n gt of u l f i l lh i sd u t y . Anange lf al l sas l e e ps adde ne dands hak e nb yh i sd i s c o u r a g e me n t ,wh i l ea n o t h e ro n ec o me sd o wn f r omt hes k yt ogi v ehi mapi e c eofadv i c ea n dt oc o n s o l eh i m.Ar o u n dt h e mt h e r ei sc o n f u s i o n ,a sa t ur bul e nc e .The s eange l sar ei nt e nde df ord e s c e n d i n go nt h ee a r t h ,a c c o mp a n i e db ye a r so fwh e a t whi c har ec ons i de r e ds y mbol soff e r t i l i t y :on eo ft h ea n g e l s , i nf a c t , wi l lb e c o meMo t h e r , t h eVi r g i n , t o l ov eandt obe art hes uf f e r i ng.Soont hean n o u n c ewi l lc o me ,a n dt h es a d d e n e da n g e lwi l ll o s eh i s wi ngs ,c hangi ngal lt hes ur r oundi ngat mos ph e r e .Th eme s s a g ewi l lma k et h el i f ec i r c l et os t a r ta g a i n , whi l et hes k ywi l lt ak et her e s pons i bi l i t yt opr o t e c tf o r e v e rt h eVi r g i n . Wh a ti sb e i n ge mp h a s i z e di nt h i s pi c t ur ei ti st heus eoft one sast her e d, bl uea n dg o l d , c o l o r sp a r t i c u l a r l ys u i t a b l ef o ru n d e r l i n i n gt h e r oy al t yandt hedi v i neandt hes ac r e dbl ood l i n e .Mo r e o v e r ,t h i sp u r p l ed r e s so ft h es a d d e n e da n g e l ( whi c hal l ude st ot heVi r gi n) ,woul dr e c al lCh r i s t ’ sf a t ea n dh i st u n i cwo r nb yh i ms e l fb e f o r et h e c r uc i f i x i on,whe ns omes ol di e r sde c i de dt ot a k es o mep i e c e so fi t .Pr o b a b l y ,g e t t i n gt ok n o wo ft h e c r ue lf at eofhi ss on,t heange l / t heVi r gi ni ss a d d e n e d ,a n ds h et i g h t e n sh e rwo mbt r y i n gt op r o t e c ti t , ashe r s e l fwasguar de dbyt hes k y .
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Mar i e Gue t t ii s a Br az i l i an ar t i s t wh o h a sf o u n d h e rl i f e ’ sp u r p o s e i n p a i n t i n g . Shedi s c ov e r e dar ti nhe rmat ur eage ,f al l i ngma d l yi nl o v ewi t ha b s t r a c tp a i n t i n g .Th ea f f i r ma t i o no f abs t r ac tar ti snot hi ngmor et hant hel ogi c a ls t a g eo ft h ee v o l u t i o n a r yp r o c e s so fmo d e r np i c t o r i a l phi l os ophy . Af t e rt her e be l l i onagai ns tac ade mi ca r t , ma t u r e di nt h ea r t i s t i cc u r r e n t so ft h en i n e t e e n t h c e nt ur y , t hehumanf i gur eunde r we ntar adi c a lc h a n g e . Fr o mt h eg e o me t r i ce s s e n t i a l i t yo fCé z a n n e , t o t heEx pr e s s i oni s tc onc e pt i onoft hepai nt i nga n dt h ee l i mi n a t i o no ft h ep e r s p e c t i v ev i s i o no fCu b i s m. Hav i nge l i mi nat e dt hes ubj e c t andi t sr e c ogni z a b l ef i g u r a t i v er e p r e s e n t a t i o n , a b s t r a c t i o n i s mwa n t e dt o c r e at e a r e v ol ut i onar y ar t i s t i c l angua g e c a p a b l e o fi mp r o v i n g t h e h u ma n c o n d i t i o n . Af t e rt hewar ,abs t r ac tpai nt i ngf oc us e dont woc u r r e n t st h a tt o o kt woc o mp l e t e l yd i f f e r e n tp a t h s : l y r i c alabs t r ac t i oni s m andge ome t r i cabs t r a c t i o n i s m.I nLy r i cAb s t r a c t i o n i s m,t h ee x p r e s s i v ea n d s y mbol i cf unc t i onofc ol ourpr e v ai l e d,wi t ha ne mp h a s i so ne mo t i o n a l i t y .Ly r i ca b s t r a c t i o n i s mg i v e s ampl es pac et ot hear t i s t ’ si magi nat i onandp e r s o n a lu n i v e r s e .Th et e r m" l y r i c a l "r e f e r st oap o e t i c at t i t udet hr ought heus eofs i gnsandc ol our ss p r e a do nt h ec a n v a s .Ma r i eGu e t t ima k e so fa b s t r a c t l anguagehe rphi l os ophyofl i f e . Thr oughv ag u eb r u s h s t r o k e sa n db r i g h tc o l o u r s , s h et e l l sh e rd e e p e s t andi nne rs e l f ,f r om whi c hhe rl ov ef orar ta n dt h ewo r l d .A p a l e t t eo fwa r ma n dc o l dc o l o u r s , r e pr e s e nt smoodsandpar t i c ul armome nt so ft h ea r t i s twh on e e d st oc o mmu n i c a t eh e rmo s ti n t i ma t e andde e pe s te mot i onst ot heobs e r v e r .
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Ma r i k aPe nt i ka i ne n “Wi t houte mot i onalc ont e ntwema k ep i c t u r e s ;wi t hi t ,wec r e a t ea r t ” ( Ge r a l dBr o mme r ) Mar i k aPe nt i k ai ne ne x pr e s s e she rar tt hr ou g hp h o t o g r a p h y ,wi t hs h o t st h a tt e l lap e r s o n a lr e s e a r c h be t we e nt hee mot i onal c onne c t i onsof t hewor l di n s i d ea n do u t s i d eh e r . Ph o t o g r a p h yi same e t i n gp o i n t be t we e nt hes ubj e c tandt hephot ogr aphe ra n da tt h es a met i meac o n f l i c tb e t we e nt h et r u t ho fb e i n g andappe ar i ng.Ast hear t i s ts ay s :" I t ' sv e r yi mp o r t a n tt omet oh e a ra n ds e emys u b j e c t sa n dt h e i r wor l dandt hought s .Iwantt obr i ngoutt h i n g st h a tt h es u b j e c td o e s n ' tk n o wh o wt od i go u to f t he ms e l v e s .If e e lt hatt he r ei sal way ss omek i n do fme n t a l l ys t i mu l a t i n gme s s a g et h a ts u b c o n s c i o u s l y pul s e soutf r omde e pi ns i deofmei nmywo r k" .Ma r i k aPe n t i k a i n e ns e e k si nh e rwo r k st h ed e e p e s t s e ns eofhumannat ur e , buts heal way sl e av e st h eo b s e r v e raf r e e d o mo fi n t e r p r e t a t i o nt h a ta d d so t h e r me ani ngst ot hephot ogr aphe ds ubj e c t .I nt h i swa yh e ra r tc o n t i n u e st oe v o l v en o to n l yd u r i n gt h e c r e at i v epr oc e s s ,wi t ht hec hoi c eoft hes ubj e c t ,t h eb a c k g r o u n d ,c o l o r sa n dl i g h t s ,b u ta l s oo n c et h e t e c hni c ale l abor at i on i sf i ni s he d,l e av i ng h e ri ma g i n a t i o nf r e et oe x p r e s s ." MyT o Un k n o wn : HongKong"pr e s e nt saf ai r y t al eat mos phe r e ,a ni d y l l i cs c e n a r i oi nwh i c ht h eh u ma nf i g u r eh a sa c e nt r al pos i t i on. Y e t t hes t i l l ne s sof t hei mages u g g e s t sa ni mmi n e n t t r a n s f o r ma t i o n :t h ewr a p p e db o d y s e e mst os ugge s tt headv e ntofar e bi r t h,a swe l la st h et r e ei sas y mb o lo fl i f ea n dt h el i g h tt h a t pe ne t r at e st hes hadows .“Thegr e att hi ngab o u twh a tId oi st h a ta smu c ha sy o ul e a r nt ou n d e r s t a n d pe opl eandt he i re nv i r onme nt sar oundt hewo r l d ,y o ua l s ol e a r nt ov i s u a l i z en e wt h i n g sa n dt og r o w al lt het i mebe c aus et hati smywayofbe i n gi nt h ewo r l d .Wi t h o u tg r o wi n g ,n on e wt h i n g sc a nb e bor n”.Thear t i s t ' sphot ogr aphyt e ac he sust ol o o ka tt h ewo r l dwi t hn e we y e s ,c a p a b l eo fg r a s p i n g de t ai l st hati nv i t et heobs e r v e rt oe mot i onale x p e r i me n t a t i o n .
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ai dt hathewant e dt opai ntl i k eac h i l do nd i f f e r e n to c c a s i o n s ,f r e e i n gh i ms e l ff r o mt h emi n d Pi c as s os ofanadul t . Idon’ tk nowi fi twast heobj e c t i v eo fPi c a s s o , b u tIt h i n kt h a tPi c a s s oh a dt h ei n t e n t i o nt o pai nt l i k eac hi l dbe c aus ehewant e dt ohav eac h i l d ’ sp o i n t o f v i e w. S i mi l a r l y , Ma y aBe c k , aHu n g a r i a n ar t i s t ,ge t sawayf r om t het r adi t i onalandr e a l i s t i cp a i n t i n gt of o c u so nan e wc o n c e p to fa r t . I nhe rar t wor k st he r ear ede f or me df ac e s ,t h e i rd e c o n s t r u c t i o na n du n r e a lf o r ms .S oc l e a r l y ,s h e doe s n’ tr e pr e s e ntobj e c t i v e l yt her e al i t ybutt h ea r t i s th a st oe x p r e s se mo t i o n sa n df e e l i n g st h r o u g ha r t . Thebodi e soff e mal ef i gur e sar es ol i dt ohi g h l i g h tt h ev o l u me sa n dt h e ya r et h ep r i n c i p a ls u b j e c t so f he rar t :e ac hwomanhashe rr ol ei nt hepai n t i n g so fMa y a . Ma y al o v e se v e r y t h i n gt h a ts u r r o u n d sh e r , s hehasawi l lt ol i v eandawayt oac tt hatt h r i l l sa l lt h ep e o p l ea r o u n dh e r ,e s p e c i a l l yt h o s ewh oa r e l uc k ye nought oadmi r ehe rar t wor k s .He rp a i n t i n g se x p r e s sh e rp o s i t i v i t ya n dp a s s i o n ,u s i n gs t r o n g c ol our s , c r e at i ngde c i s i v eandwe l l de f i ne db r u s h wo r k . Th e ya r es i mi l a rt oc h i l d r e nd r a wi n g s , b e c a u s e oneofhe rf oc alpoi nt si st heus eoff ant a s y . Th ep r o t a g o n i s t so fh e ra r t wo r k sa r ev e r yi r o n i c ( f ori ns t anc et hear t wor kwhi c hi se nt i t l e d“Fi r ee y e s ”,ma d ewi t ht h ea c r y l i cp a i n t i n gt e c h n i q u e , us i ngabr us honne ws pr i nt ) .Shel i k e st ous en e wa r tt e c h n i q u ea n dp r o v eh e r s e l f ,u s i n gc a n v a s e s , ac r y l i cc ol our sandne wt e c hni c al s uppor t ss u c ha st a b l e t s . S h ei sav e r s a t i l ea r t i s t a n di ns t e pwi t ht h e t i me s . “Adr awi ngi ss i mpl yal i n eg o i n gf o rawa l k ”( Pa u lKl e e )
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Thear t i s tNanc ySat i nhasal way se x pl or e de a c hp u r ea r t ’ se l e me n t ,f r o mt h es t o n es c u l p t u r et ot h e dr awunt i lt hepai nt i ng. Mor et hananyot he ra s p e c t s , a l lwh a ts h eh a sap a s s i o nf o r , a r et h ep o r t r a i t s : t he s ec oul dde pi c tpe opl e ,mar i nes ubj e c t s ,f l o we r s ,s t i l ll i f e ,wh i c ha r eb o u n d e db yt h a ta r t i s t i c br anc h.Fr omt heat t e nt i ont ot hec ommi t me n twh i c hs h ed e d i c a t e so ne a c hc a n v a s ,s h et r i e st ot a k e be ne f i tf r omt he m,t ol e ar nandgr owwi t he v e r yn e wp a i n t i n g .Th r o u g ht h e s et h r e ea r t wo r k sc o u l db e e v ok e dahy mnt ot henat ur albe aut yoft heh u ma nb o d y ,wh i c hf r o mi t sf i r s tf o r mso fr e p r e s e n t a t i o n , t hede v e l opme ntoft hef or m,t hes oc i ali mp o r t a n c e ,t h ea t t e n t i o nt ot h ee mo t i o n st i l lt h emy s t i c t r ans c e nde nc e ,i sc al l e dt obeas y mbolan dt ob e c o meac o n s t a n ts u b j e c ti nt h ed i f f e r e n ta r t i s t i c pr ac t i c e s . I ne ac hc anv as , he rr e pr e s e nt at i onb o u n d swi t he a c hi n d i v i d u a l , h e ru n d e r s t a n d i n gb e c o me s i mme di at eandt hee mpat hywi t ht hear t wor ki t s e l fe a s e d .Mo r et h a nt h i s ,t h ea r t i s ti si n s p i r e db yt h e mov e me ntf r omoneofi t sde t ai l s , ands hef i n d ss a t i s f a c t i o ni ns h o wi n ge a c hs u c c e s s i o ni na na r t wo r k . Thedy nami cc anbes l ow,f as tore v e ni mpe r c e p t i b l e .Th ed i me n s i o n so ft h emo d e l sr e p r e s e n t e da r e al t e r nat e dt i l lt or e ac has e ns eofi ns t abi l i t ya n di mmi n e n tmo v e me n t .Fo re x a mp l e ,i nFl a mea n d Re ac hi spr e s e ntac ont i nueandpr ogr e s s i v ec h a n g i n go fp o s i t i o n s :t h eh a r msa r ei nt e n s i o na n d s t r e t c he d, whi c hal l owst ot heobs e r v e rt oad mi r es c u l p t u r a lb o d i e s . Re me mb e r i n gt h ev i v i d n e s so ft h e Dav i dofMi c he l ange l oandt hebe aut yoft h ef o r mswe l l mo d e l l e do ft h ea n c i e n tGr e e c e ,i nt h et wo pai nt i ngst he r ei saf oc usont hedi me ns i on s ,p e r f e c ta n da t h l e t i c .Wh i l ei nRi s i n gt h ee x p r e s s i v e c ompone nti ss hown t hr ough t he s t udy o fn a t u r a lg e s t u r e sa n de x p r e s s i o n so ft h ey o u n g . Ot he rt hant hemov e me nt ,e v e nt hec ol orh a sac r u c i a lr o l e :i ti su s e dt oe x p r e s ss e n s a t i o n s . Asi nLadanc eofMat i s s e ,t he r ei sav i v i dc o n t r a s tb e t we e nd i f f e r e n tt o n e so ft h es a mec o l o r , e mphas i z i ngt hel i ne arandf l ui dbor de r soft h ef i g u r e s .
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Ni Qoi saFr e nc har t i s twhol i v e si nSwi t z e r l a n d .Ov e rt h ey e a r sh eh a sp r a c t i c e dd i f f e r e n ta r t s . Pai nt i ngf ort hear t i s t i smuc hmor et hanj us t a r t . I t i sas o c i a l a c t t h a t h e l p sp e o p l et ok n o wt h e ms e l v e s andot he r s . Ar t , i nal li t smani f e s t at i ons , i st h eh i g h e s th u ma ne x p r e s s i o no fc r e a t i v i t ya n df a n t a s y , a n d i ti st heonl ymome ntt hatal l owsmant oe x t e r n a l i z eh i so wni n t e r i o r i t y .I t ’ se mo t i o n ,n e e d ,d e s i r e . ForKandi ns k y ,awor ki sbe aut i f ulwhe ni t" c o me sf r o ma ni n n e rp s y c h i cn e e d " ,wh i c hb e c o me sa n e x pr e s s i onoft hear t i s t ’ si ndi v i dual i t y .Bu tt h ewo r ko fa r ti sa l s o" d a u g h t e ro fh i st i me " ,a n d e x pr e s s i onofuni v e r s alv al ue st hate s c apet h et r a n s i e n c eo ft i me .I nt h ewo r k" Le sGo r g e sd el a c r e àc i on" ,t hear t i s tr e c ount shi sgaz eoft hewo r l df r o n t ,a n o t h e rd i me n s i o no fh i smi n d .Th ewo r k de pi c t sanat ur al i s t i cs ubj e c t , i mpos i ngandma j e s t i cwi t hb r i g h t c o l o u r . Ar e i n t e r p r e t a t i o no f r o ma n t i c nat ur ei nac ont e mpor ar yk e y .Cas parDav i dFr i e d r i c hwa st h ef i r s tGe r ma np a i n t e rt oe n t e rt h ef u l l c l i mat eof" r omant i c i s m" .Famousar ei t si mme n s el a n d s c a p e sc h a r a c t e r i z e db yt h ea l mo s tt o t a l abs e nc eof t hehumanf i gur e , i nt hos ef e wc as e si nwh i c ht h ema ni sp r e s e n t , i sa l wa y sr e p r e s e n t e dwi t h s houl de r sands mal ldi me ns i onsc ompar e dt ot h ec o n t e x t .Fr i e d r i c hc o n s i d e r e dt h en a t u r a ll a n d s c a p e adi v i newor k . The s el ands c ape sbyFr i e dr i c ha r en o to n l yar e p r e s e n t a t i o no ft h es p e c t a c l eo fn a t u r e , butal s os e r v et ohi ghl i ghthows mal lmani sc o mp a r e dt on a t u r ei t s e l f .Ev e ni nt h ewo r kc r e a t e db y Ni Qo,t hear t i s tc hoos e st ode pi c tnat ur emo t i o n l e s sa n da l o n e ,t os y mb o l i z ei t smo s tp o we r f u l e x pr e s s i v ec har geofal lhumani t yandal li t si n n e rs e l f ,o p e n i n gt ot h ev i e we ra n dt h ewo r l d .
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PI WKE “I ti snotourdi f f e r e nc e st hatdi v i deus . I ti so u ri n a b i l i t yt or e c o g n i z e ,a c c e p t ,a n dc e l e b r a t et h o s e di f f e r e n c e s ”( Au d r eLo r d e ) Pi wk e( whi c hme ans“he ar t ”)i say oungCh i l e a na r t i s tb o r ni n1 9 9 7 .Ra i s e do nCh i l o éI s l a n d ,a n uns poi l tpl ac er i c hi nhi s t or y ,t r adi t i onande v e nmy t h o l o g y ,h i sa r ti sd e e p l yi n s p i r e db yt h i sc u l t u r a l i de nt i t yandl ov ef ort heñuk emapu,Mor he rEa r t h .Du r i n gat r i pt h r o u g hLa t i nAme r i c a ,h eh a dt h e oppor t uni t yt owi t ne s st hel ac kofpos s i bi l i t i e s , t h ei n j u s t i c e ,t h es o c i a li n e q u a l i t i e sa n dc o n t r a d i c t i o n s t owhi c ht hel oc alpopul at i onsar ee x pos e db u th ea l s oh a dt h ec h a n c et oa p p r e c i a t ea n dv a l u et h e war ms e ns eof hos pi t al i t y , ge ne r os i t yandpr o f o u n dk i n d n e s so f t h e s ep e o p l e . He n c et h en e e dt oe x p r e s s t hei ndi ge nousl ame ntandatt hes amet i met h e i rt i r e l e s sd e s i r ef o rl i f e .I nt h i sp e r s p e c t i v e ,Pi wk e ’ s ar t wor k sbe c omeapowe r f ult ooli nor de rt ol e a v es o r r o wsb e h i n da n dt os h o wt h ei n n e rs t r e n g t ht h a t c har ac t e r i s e st hi spar toft hewor l d.I nt h ec o mp o s i t i o nt i t l e dGu i l l a t ú n ,ar e l i g i o u sc e r e mo n y be l ongi ngt ot heMapuc he Hui l l i c hepe opl ei sp r e s e n t e d .Th i sr i t ea s s u r e sac o n n e c t i o nwi t ht h e s pi r i t ualuni v e r s ef ort hepur pos eoft heuni o no ft h ec o mmu n i t y . Th eMa p u c h ea r et o oo f t e nv i c i t mso f r ac i s mandv i ol e nc eandt he i ranc i e ntc ul t ur a lh e r i t a g ea n de n v i r o n me n ti se n d a n g e r e d .Th eV o l c a n o hasas y mbol i cme ani ngbe c aus ei ti st hepl a c ewh e r et h es p i r i t sl i e . Th ee i g h t p o i n t e ds t a rr e p r e s e n t s Ve nus ,ame t aphoroft heawak e ni ng.I nt hec o l l a g et i t l e d“Th eMa c h i ”t h et r a d i t i o n a ls h a ma no f Mapuc hei sde pi c t e di nhi sr ol eofhe al i ngb o t ht h es o u la n dt h eb o d y ,u s i n gt h ea n c e s t r a lme d i c a l k nowl e dge .I nt hi se ni gmat i cc ompos i t i on,t h ea r t i s th i g h l i g h t st h ee t e r n a ll i n kb e t we e nma n ,n a t u r e ands t ar s . I n“T anu, t hewi t ne s s ”, t her e f e r e n c ei st oTh eS e l k ma n , a na n c i e n tn a t i v et r i b eo fs o u t h e r n Chi l ewhi c hhade x t r aor di nar yas t r alandma r i t i mes k i l l sa n dwh i c hwa sc r u e l l yd e s t r o y e da n d mas s ac r e dbyt heEur ope ans e t t l e r s .Pi wk e ’ swo r k sa r eas t r e n u o u sa n db r a v ea c t o f r e me mb e r i n ga n d r e di s c ov e r i ngt her oot sofhi sCount r ybutal s oap o e t i cv i s u a lma n i f e s to ft h ef a s c i n a t i n gme s s a g eo f pe ac e , f r at e r ni t yandr e s pe c tf oragr e at e rdi me n s i o nd o mi n a t e db yt h ea wa r e n e s st h a te v e r y o n ea n d e v e r y t hi ng on t hi s pl ane ti sr e l at e d a n d l i n k e d b y a n i n d i s s o l u b l e t i me l e s sb o n d .
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Re nuk ai s an I ndi an s e l f t aughtar t i s twh o s e ma n t r ai s “Cr e a t i n ga r tf r o m t h eh e a r t ”. t r ongl ybe l i e v e si npant i ngast hemos t p o we r f u l a n dd i r e c t me a n so f s h o wi n ga n dc o mmu n i c a t i n g Shes f e e l i ngsandi nt i mat eme s s age s .Re nuk aal wa y ss a y st h a ts h ea r t i c u l a t e swi t ha r twh e ns h ek n o wsn o ot he rwayt oe x pr e s she r s e l f ”;he rc r e at i v ee n e r g yb e c o me sau n i v e r s a ll a n g u a g ewh i c ho v e r c o me s andt r ans c e ndst hebar r i e r sof age , r ac e , or i g i n sa n ds p e a k st ot h ee s s e n c ewi t hn of e a ra n dl i mi t a t i o n .
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Ry uk iFuc hi k amii say oungJ apane s ear t i s twh oi sc u r r e n t l ys t u d y i n ga tt h eUn i v e r s i t yi nT o k y o . Al t houghhes t ar t e dpai nt i ngonl yaf e wmon t h sa g o ,h i sc o l o r f u la n di s t i n c t i v ed i g i t a lc o mp o s i t i o n s de pi c t ani nne rc ompl e xandmul t i f ac e t e dwo r l d , ma d eo f f r a g me n t sa n ds p l i n t e r so f f e e l i n g st h a t s e e m t oc omeoutdi r e c t l yoft hear t i s t ’ se mot i on a lu n i v e r s e :ame l t i n gp o twh e r eh i sd e e p e s ta n dmo s t v i s c e r alpe r c e pt i onsandt hought sme l tt o g e t h e ra n dp r o d u c eu n i q u ea s t o n i s h i n gme t a p h y s i c a l l ands c ape st hatl ookl i k es mal labs t r ac tc i t i e so ft h emi n d .Ry u k io f f e r su sab r i l l i a n te x a mp l eo fh o w ar tbe c ome sac r uc i alf or mofe x pr e s s i onan dl i b e r a t i o n ,e s p e c i a l l yd u r i n gd a r kp e r i o d so fi s o l a t i o n andf e arl i k et heone swear el i v i ngnowaday s .Hi sd r a wi n g se ma n a t eap o s i t i v es e n s eo fh o p ewh i c h i snot f i l t e r e dbyanyr at i onal s c he meandnot b o u n db yt e c h n i q u eo rp a t t e r n s ;h i swo r k sa r eaf r e ef l o w of c ons c i ous ne s spopul at e dbyi mage s , s y mbo l sa n df o r mst h a t r e f l e c t as p e c i a l c o n n e c t i o nwi t hn a t u r e andt hec y c l eofl i f e .Ry uk iFuc hi k ami ’ sar ta l l o wsu st ou n d e r s t a n dt h a te v e r yh u ma nb e i n gi sl i n k e d by a powe r f ul s our c e of s pi r i t ual e n e r g y wh i c h r e s i d e s i n t h e e x i s t e n c e i t s e l f . I nt hehe r ee x hi bi t e dwor kt i t l e d“T ot hehuma n i t yo ft h en e wg e n e r a t i o n ”t h eme s s a g eo fl o v ea n dt h e de s i r ef orabr i ght e rf ut ur eov e r c omet hes e ns eo f l o n l i n e s sa n ds a d n e s st h a t t h i st i me sh a v eb r o u g h t t o uswi t has e ns eofe ndl e s sv i br antmov e me n ta n dd y n a mi s m.Th ec o n c e p to fb e a u t yt a k e sad i f f e r e n t pe r s pe c t i v eandi nt r i gue st hev i e we rwi t hano t h e r wo r d l ys e n s a t i o n .
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Sa f f r onRos e “Idon’ ts aye v e r y t h i n g ,b u tIp a i n te v e r y t h i n g ” ( Pa b l oPi c a s s o )
Saf f r onRos ei sas e l f t aughtLondonar t i s twh ol o v e sa l lt h et h i n g st h a ta r es t r a n g ea n dwo n d e r f u l . r e at e swor k sofar tt hatc ombi neabs t r a c te x p r e s s i o n i s m,i l l u s t r a t i o na n dp o r t r a i t u r e .S h el o v e s Shec t oe x pe r i me ntandl i s t e nt ohe rownar tands u b c o n s c i o u s . Br i n g i n gt h i sd i me n s i o nb a c kt ot h el i g h to f t hee v e r y dayl i f eof e v e r yhumanbe i ngwasav e r yf r e q u e n t t h e mei nt h ed i f f e r e n t a r t i s t i cp r a c t i c e s , b u t e v e nbe f or et hat , i nphi l os ophy . Si gmundFr e u d , Au s t r i a nn e u r o l o g i s t , p s y c h o a n a l y s ta n dp h i l o s o p h e r , de di c at e dhi ms e l f t ot hes t udyof t hehumanp s y c h e , i d e n t i f y i n gt h eu n c o n s c i o u sa st h es e a t o f i n s t i n c t s , de s i r e sandunr e s ol v e dc onf l i c t s .I ti st hank st os u c hs t u d i e s ,d e d i c a t e dt ot h ea c t i v i t i e so fp h e n o me n a out s i det hes phe r eofc ons c i ous ne s s ,t hatt h ec o n c e p to ft h eu n c o n s c i o u sb e g i n st ob ed e f i n e d . I nt hei nt e r pr e t at i onofdr e ams ,publ i s he di n1 8 9 9 ,t h ep s y c h o a n a l y t i cme t h o di si l l u s t r a t e d ,u s e dt o ac c e s st heunc ons c i ousc ont e nt soft hemi nd.Fr o mt h es o u r c eo ft h i ss u r v e y ,t h ea r t i s t sd on o tr e ma i n i ndi f f e r e ntandont hec ont r ar yt he yar er e ad yt oma k et h e i ro wnc o n t r i b u t i o n .Pa i n t e r sa n ds c u l p t o r s i nt he i rt ur ne mbar kont hes amepat hi ns e a r c ho ft h ed a r kp l a c e so ft h emi n d ,wh e r ea b s e n tr e a s o n s e e mst or e pl ac eane ndl e s sunc ont r ol l abl ed r e a ms p a c e .Fr a n c i s c oGo y a ,aS p a n i s hp a i n t e ra n d e ngr av e rwhol i v e dbe t we e n1746and182 8 ,d e a l swi t ht h ef r i g h t e n i n gi n v e s t i g a t i o nwi t h i nt h e unc ons c i ous , of t heac t i onst hat manc anpe r f o r mwh e nr e a s o nf a l l sa s l e e pa n di r r a t i o n a l i t yt a k e so v e r . " Hor s egi r l " , t hewor kmadebyRos e , e x t e r na l i z e swh a th a sb e e ns a i ds of a r . I ti si nf a c tt h er e s u l to fa s e r i e sofdr e amsands l e e ppar al y s i s .Thea r t i s t ,t h r o u g ha r t ,t r i e st oe x p r e s st h e s ec o n t i n u o u s dr e aml i k es t at e st hatbe c omee mot i ons . Thewo r kr e p r e s e n t sac e n t a u r , ac r e a t u r eo fGr e e kmy t h o l o g y , hal fmanandhal fhor s e .I nanal y t i c alt e r ms ,i ts y mb o l i z e st h ed u a l i t yo fh u ma nn a t u r e ,a n dt h e r e s ul t i ngs e ar c hf orbal anc ef ort hear t i s t .
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Se baAc i ds houl dbei saBe l gi anar t i s te v e nt h o u g hh ed e f i n e sh i ms e l fa sac i t i z e no ft h eu n i v e r s e . Hi sar t de r i v e sf r omhi ss k e pi c al v i s i onof t hi n g sa n dh i sc o n s t a n t wo r r ya b o u t wh a t i sg o o da n dwr o n g i nt hi ss oc i e t y .Se ba’ sar t wor k sar ege ne r at e db yt h ec o n s i d e r a t i o nt h a th u ma n sa r emo s to ft h et i me s adanduns at i s f i e dbe c aus eof al l t heobl i ga t i o n sa n dc o n s t r a i n t st h a t wec o n s t a n t l yh a v ei no u rl i v e s , atwor kbutal s oi nourpe r s onalr e l at i ons hi p s . S i n c eh ewa sac h i l dh eh a sa l wa y sb e e nf a s c i n a t e db y as t r onomyandt hes t udyoft hes t ar s ,t he i rp o s i t i o ni nt h es k ya n dt h e i rs t r o n gi n f l u e n c eo nh u ma n c har ac t e r s , be hav i or sandc onne c t i ons . Hi sc o mp o s i t i o n sa r eb a s e do nt h ei n v e s t i g a t i o no f h o wc o s mi c f or c e si mpac t e donhi swayofbe i ng,pe r s o n a le x p e r i e n c e sa n dd e s t i n ya n dt h e yd e l i v e rad r e a my , magi c and my s t e r i ous f e e l i ng whi c hr e f l e c t st h ei n s c r u t a b l en a t u r eo fl i f ea n di t so r i g i n . I nt hehe r ee x hi bi t e dwor k s ,t hef ac i ale x pr e s s i o n sf o l l o wt h ee mo t i o n a ls e n s a t i o ng e n e r a t e db yt h e v i br antus eofc ol our s . Thee v oc at i v eandal i e n l i k ei ma g e sa r ec o mp o s e db yac o mb i n a t i o no fv a r i o u s e l e me nt swi t hal i f eandas i gni f i c anc eoft he i ro wna n dt h e yl e a dt h ev i e we rt oav o y a g et h r o u g ha n i magi nar ygal ax ywhe r ef e e l i ngsands e n s a t i o n sa r et h ec e l e s t i a lb o d i e so fa ne n d l e s ss p a c e . I ti sav e r yor i gi nalandpe c ul i ari nt e r pr e t at i o no fo u rt i me sa n do ft h eg l o b a lc o n s c i e n c et h eo n et h a t Se baof f e r susandhi spai nt i ngsar el i k epor t a l st h a t a l l o wu st of l o a t i nat i me l e s sa n db o u n d l e s smi n d t e r r i t or y .
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Yo l aGi l i be r t “Theai mofar ti st or e pr e s e ntnott heout wa r da p p e a r a n c eo ft h i n g s ,b u tt h e i ri n wa r ds i g n i f i c a n c e ” ( Ar i s t o t e l e ) Y ol aGi l i be r ti saMe x i c anar t i s t ,whonowl i v e sa n dwo r k si nBo s t o na sa na r c h i t e c t .He ra r t i s t i c phi l os ophydr awsi ns pi r at i onf r om t hel and s c a p e s ,n a t u r ea n da r c h i t e c t u r eo fAme r i c a na b s t r a c t e x pr e s s i oni s m.Oneoft hemos ti mpor t anta r t i s t i cc u r r e n t so ft h ep o s t wa rp e r i o d ,d e v e l o p e di n Ame r i c a,whi c hr e pr e s e nt st heaf f i r mat i ono fn o n f i g u r a t i v ep a i n t i n gt h a tc h a r a c t e r i z e dt h es e c o n d hal foft he1940sand1950s .Themov e me n tt a k e si t sn a mef r o mt h ec o mb i n a t i o no ft h ee mo t i o n a l i nt e ns i t y and s e l f e x pr e s s i on ofGe r man e x p r e s s i o n i s t s .I ni t sg e n e r i c i t y ,t h et e r m" Ab s t r a c t Ex pr e s s i oni s m"hast heme r i tofhi ghl i ght i ngt wof u n d a me n t a la t t r i b u t e so ft h ewh o l ec u r r e n t , s u c ha s t hec e nt r alr ol eas s i gne dt ot hei ndi v i dual i t yo ft h ea r t i s ta n dt h ed e v e l o p me n to fap i c t o r i a ll a n g u a g e ofabs t r ac tt y pe .Thepos t ul at e soft hi sar t i s t i cd o c t r i n ea r ei nf a c ta l li d e n t i f i a b l ei nt h ewo r k so fY o l a Gi l i be r t , whous e spai nt i ngasapur ei ns t r ume n to fe x p r e s s i o na n ds e l f a wa r e n e s s , wh o s ea r tc o n s i s t s i nt hev e r yac t of pai nt i ngandat t hec e nt e rof wh i c hs h ep l a c e st h ei n d i v i d u a l i t yo f h e r s e l f . Th ec a n v a s f ort hear t i s ti sas pac ef r e ef r omae s t he t i cc o n v e n t i o n s ,i nwh i c hs h ec o n v e y sh e re mo t i o n sa n dh e r v i t ale ne r gy .Par t i c ul ar l ye x pl anat or yi nt h i ss e n s ei st h en a meo f" Ac t i o np a i n t i n g "b e c a u s ei t e mphas i z e st heur ge nc yofac t i onf ort hear t i s t ,u n d e r s t o o di nap s y c h o l o g i c a la n de x i s t e n t i a ls e n s e . Phi l os ophyi mme di at e l yas s oc i at e dwi t ht hea r t i s tJ a s o nPo l l o c k .J u s ta st h eAme r i c a na r t i s t ,Y o l a , c hoos e st oac t ,c ombi ni ngonc anv asac l o s ec o n n e c t i o nwi t ht h eo u t s i d ewo r l d ,t h r o u g hb r i g h t c ol our s ,l i ghtandmov e me nt .He rwor k sar ea ne x p l o s i o no fb r i g h tc o l o u r s ,wh i c ho nt h ec a n v a s i mpos et he ms e l v e si nav ol c ani cwayandou t l i n et h es p a c e ,a si n" Wh i ms y " ,wh e r et h eb l u ea n di t s s hade sr e pr e s e ntal ak e ,anol dpi e randme mo r i e so fad i s t a n tc h i l d h o o do ri n" De e pi nt h eNa t u r e " whe r et hegr e e nandi t st hous anddi f f e r e nts h a d e ss y mb o l i z et h es i z ea n dd e p t ho fn a t u r eh e r s e l f . Thear t i s t ’ shopei st obr i ngj oyt ot hev i e we r ,b u ta l s ot op r e s e n ts n a p s h o t so fh e rl i f ee x p e r i e n c ea n d e nc our agev i e we r st or e f l e c tmor ede e pl yond i f f e r e n tc u l t u r e s . Ana r t i s t , wh os t i l lt o d a y , i si nc o n s t a n t s e ar c hofhe ror i gi nandwhous e spai nt i nga sar e s e a r c ht o o l . “Thel onge ry oul ookatanobj e c t , t hemo r ea b s t r a c ti tb e c o me s ,a n d ,i r o n i c a l l y ,t h emo r er e a l ” ( Lu c i a nFr e u d )
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ur i eT ak e uc hi ,i sanar t i s twhor e al i z e she rwo r k sma i n l yt h r o u g ht h eu s eo fd r a wi n ga n dma r k e r . Y Themai nf e at ur e sofhe rwor k sar e ,t hebr i l l i a n c eo fc o l o u r s ,s h a r p n e s sa n dv e r s a t i l i t y .S h ec r e a t e s nat ur ale l e me nt s , s uc hasf l owe r s , orge ome t r i ce l e me n t sma d eo fc i r c l e sa n dl i n e s . S h ewo r k swi t ht h e us eofc ol ourorc hoos e st ol e av ehe rdr awi n g st ot h es t a t u sq u o ,i nb l a c ka n dwh i t e ,t r a c i n go n l yt h e c ont our s .Fort hear t i s tt hi si sas i l e ntwayofc o mmu n i c a t i n g ,o fe x p r e s s i n gt h et h o u g h t si mp r i n t e di n he rmi nd.Theus eoft hef e l t t i ppe nasar a wma t e r i a lf o rt h er e a l i z a t i o no fawo r ki sav e r yr e c e n t t e c hni que ,bor ni nt heUni t e dSt at e st ome e ti n d u s t r i a ln e e d si nt h e5 0 s .Th ep a i n t i n go ff l o we r so r nat ur als ubj e c t si nge ne r al ,c al l e dSt i l lLi f e ,wa sb o r na sami n o rg e n r ec o mp a r e dt oe s t a b l i s h e d c ur r e nt ss uc hasr e l i gi ousormy t hol ogi c alp a i n t i n g ,s l o wl yb e c o mi n gak e ye l e me n to fPo pc u l t u r e . AndyWar holc r e at e si nt hee ar l ys i x t i e sas e r i e so fwo r k se n c l o s e du n d e rt h et i t l eo f" Fl o we rs e r i e s " . Thef l owe rbe c ome s , e v e ni ni t ss i mpl i c i t yofs h a p ea n ds i z e , as y mb o lo fr e t u r nt ol i f ea n dr e b i r t h , j u s t l i k et hef ul landpur ec ol our swi t hwhi c ht hef l o we r sa r ec o v e r e d .As s o c i a t i o nc l e a r l yl e g i b l ei nt h e wor k" Happy "madebyY ur i e .Wi t hac omb i n a t i o no fr e a l i s ma n ds u r r e a l i s m,t h ea r t i s ti n s e r t s i mpr e s s i v ede t ai l st hat bl e ndi nt owhat s heme t a p h o r i c a l l ya d o p t sa sc a n v a s :t h el i p s . I n" Li e " , p l a y i n g wi t ht hes e c ondi mpr e s s i on, t hear t i s te nj oy sc h a l l e n g i n gt h ea t t e n t i o no ft h eo b s e r v e rwh oa f t e raf i r s t l ookwi l lnot i c et hewor l dshi dde nbe hi ndt h ema i ns u b j e c t .Th ec o n c e p tb e h i n dt h i swo r kr e c a l l st h e i mpos i ngpowe rofwor ds .Thus ,obs e r v i ngaf i e r yr e df l e s h ymo u t h ,wec a ns e el a t e ri n t e r t wi n e d bodi e s ,whi c hdr aw c haot i cc r os s i ngsoft h o u g h t sa n dwo r d s .I nd o i n gs o ,t h ea r t i s tu r g e su st o i nc r e as et hez oomofourgaz eandt or e al l yf o c u so nwh a tweo b s e r v e . S h ei n v i t e su sn o tt os t o pa tt h e f i r s ti mpr e s s i on and t ol ook f or e v e r yd e t a i l ,b e c a u s et h a t ’ s wh e r et h er e a lb e a u t yh i d e s .
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