Volume 3, #36
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Welcome to Volume 3, #36 of True Colors, where PaintingsDIRECT.com brings you the latest art events, news and information.

 
 
 
  E V E L I N A   B R O Z G U L-----Featured Artist

Evelina Brozgul's abstract architectural scenes and landscapes take you on a spiritual journey through perspective and space.
 
  K E E P I N G   A R T W O R K   R E C O R D S-----
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THIS WEEK'S ARTISTS:
  Jane Calvin
  Kennedi Benjamin
  Martine Mikaelian
  Midori Curtis
 
 
 
Jane Calvin
Jane Calvin uses fictional and documentary elements in her photography to address issues of female identity and popular culture. The camera, once thought of as the marker of reality, becomes Jane's tool in showing us artifice. Jane puts together imaginary situations infusing them with recognizable pop elements, such as other photographs, dresses, dolls, to achieve an innocent as well as menacing effect. "My work belongs in that genre of fabricated photographic images which engages these ideas of artificiality and constructedness".

 
 
 
Kennedi Benjamin
Kennedi Benjamin creates lively artwork around finding her intrinsic qualities. She says "Personalities link humankind together. Expressions of personality set us apart". Kennedi tackles human situations, showing us our own social fears and psychosis with humor, wit and fearless color. We see a genuine love for all our eccentricities and interactions, from making a pilgrimage to Memphis to dancing all night.

 
 
 
Martine Mikaelian
French artist Martine. Mikaelian's paintings speak directly from her experiences and her imagination. "Painting channels all my imagination and imagery", she says. Her new works in oil are concerned with both the inner and outer meanings of her subjects. She paints a tree in homage to that which humans all share at their core. The tree is the "civilizing symbol of all people", she says. These paintings explore the themes of memory and natural essences.

 
 
 
Midori Curtis
Life and art combine in the work of Midori Curtis. She seamlessly connects the frenzy of her New York life with the sophisticated simplicity of Japanese art. She employs etching and chine-colle printing techniques in her mixed media collages. Midori's use of natural objects and the complex process of chine-colle, an old European technique of book making that combines western and oriental paper, gives her pieces a unique feel. Midori received her MFA from Columbia University and has shown all over the world, including Tokyo, Paris, New York and Athens.


 
 
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