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"Not just art, a piece of my heART" |
| About the Artist | |
Whimsical — Colorful — Sensual |
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Snack Happy!
2006 |
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| My landscape-creating alternative, using food as subject matter. Having never really enjoyed creating traditional still-lives, the opportunity to turn food into landscape has proven stimulating, challenging, and rewarding. Also, ultimately, it has led me to develop new bodies of work, not modeled on others' work. "Snack Happy," a series of 16 oil painted eight inch square canvases was a precursor to the subsequent to the 07 Florence Biennale Exhibit, "Buon Appetito!" |
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Buon Appetito!
2007 |
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| This body of work was created especially for the 07 Florence Biennale exhibit. Built around a representational theme and message, it's about getting back to basics and promoting food as fun, something that is more of a "positive" in overweight/diet crazy societies. All of the images are from life and depict edibles that should be familiar internationally. The book, More Than Just A Meal: The Art of Eating Disorders, (2000), shows my serious long-term commitment to promoting healthier life-styles, especially where food is concerned. |
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Similar But Different
2007 |
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| In "Similar But Different," the art therapist in me enjoyed intervening and discovering, as well as giving permission to play with the paint, exactitude not necessary. If and when a detail emerged that attracted my attention, I embellished it, allowing other aspects to evolve organically. I worked on each canvas from all directions and angles. And, it was only once pieces were complete that the final orientation for their hanging was determined (which can still be changed). Since I am considered to be a "colorist," I enjoyed making the most of this label. My only contrivance was that the first layer of paint on each canvas start with a different primary color (red, yellow, blue), as backdrop. In the foreground, anything was possible, allowing magic to happen. |
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Loving
2008 |
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| To be able to love and be loved is essential to human survival (and quality of life) that we can love and be loved. However, many of us don't have opportunities to find the love that we long for, or don't feel loved in the right way by the right other(s) at the right times. That acknowledged, longings still churn. What do we do with them? One option is to transfer them to canvas (sublimate). The title for this nine-piece series didn't come to me right away. Just like for "Passion" (which was to follow), once I was mid-way, I started to realize what I was creating—as well as why and how. The more I got into what I was representing, the more affected I became by the imagery being revealed (or channeled). Each time I walked into my studio and saw it, I felt a lift (and gift). Love was out there on the canvas, transmitting full-force—love that can be so elusive in real life. Creating "happy art," I realized, as I have done before, keeps me going in ways little else manages to (consistently and unconditionally). It helps turn up the volume (and mood) when essential. What needs immediate attention is identified and underscored in paint—like how important it is to take proper care of oneself, no matter what. |
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Passion
2008 |
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| Passion, unfortunately, has to be held in check too often. Art-making can provide a release for it (of sorts), if we are lucky. This image emerged on its own, and at a time when I was particularly sensitive to the subject matter depicted. Inevitably, refinements to this painting took me on a personal odyssey. On closer inspection, many viewers might identify with aspects of it, even if not consciously. Certain details don't need to be discussed, interpreted, questioned, or dissected. They just are. The colors, shapes, dimensions, and juxtapositions included, emerged as they were supposed to. I just went with what came out—little need for embellishment or denial. Some viewers will see the completed picture a I do. Others might see something else. |
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Pockets of Air
2008 |
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| Air/oxygen is essential for life. But, sometimes we don't have enough of it. Whether above or below the clouds, it can be hard to breathe. Life is full of struggles. Some of us have more difficulty by day, others at night. Relief is essential. Some days are duller and darker. Others are brighter and clearer. Unless we can see breaks between the clouds (find ways to get air/access to what we need) we may be prevented from realizing (full) potential. Circumstances (and moods) change in moments. Recognizing limitations/obstacles (others' as well as our own) and knowing how to see and act beyond them matters. Iridescent paints add mystique. |
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Animal Magic (Two by Two)
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| For more details, please see: http://www.docsusan.com/artist/gallery/artistproject.htm |
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| Education and biography | |
| Art Education: School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Previous Exhibits: Boston, Florence, Toronto, Chicago. (To view exhibit listing, please go to http://www.docsusan.com/artist/showings.htm) Invited to participate at the Florence Biennale, December 2007 (To view this exhibit, please go to http://docsusan.com/artist/gallery/biennale.htm) Exhibited at Toronto Art Expo (March, 2008). To view this exhibit, please go to http://www.docsusan.com/artist/gallery/toronto.htm Exhibited at The Artist Project, Chicago's Merchandise Mart (April,2008). To view this exhibit, please go to http://www.theartistproject.com/) Please go to http://www.docsusan.com/artist Up-To-Date Information and Happenings: Please go to http://docsusan.blogsome.com and click on the Artscoops section. |
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| Represented in Chicago by Kamp Galleries: http://www.kampgallery.com/ Studio visits welcome, in Toronto. Please e-mail makinpaints@aol.com |
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| Website: www.DocSusan.com | |
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