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| Monica Merlitti |
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Monica Merlitti is of Italian origin and spent her youth between California and Italy. She has studied at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, Julian Ashton Private Art Academy in Sydney on a full scholarship, and the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy. She has a BA in Psychology and speaks fluent Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.
Her background also includes photography, sculpture, writing, poetry, dance, and humanitarian work. She has been to over 70 countries and has lived and worked in Japan, Australia, Indonesia, Brazil, Argentina, London, Israel, Florence, New York, and San Francisco.
She is currently living between the Bay Area and Buenos Aires where she studies Argentine Tango, and works as a freelance artist collaborating with architects and designers on various projects in the United States, South America, and Europe.
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"My art is always evolving and changing. At times I am attracted to details, and other times I am bothered by exact rendering. As I work I find that the painting dictates itself to me, and my main job is to get out of the way. I often start a painting with one thing in mind only to be taken in a completely different direction later in the project. I think it is important for an artist to follow this inner instinct.
I work best late at night, usually until 3 or 4am. I find that time of night to be so peaceful and quiet that my mind can be clearer than other times of the day. I put music on that inspires me and then begin by tuning into myself, my emotions, going beyond the superficial layers of thought to find a deeper well to ‘draw’ from. I like the mysterious interaction with my subconscious and emotions. I like to let the creative process unfold naturally, working until I feel instinctively that the work is finished. I find that if I am in a deep state of surrender, similar to meditation, that I begin to feel something take over…some might refer to this as channeling and it requires no thought or effort, only the trust to move aside and let it come through. This process is magical, but can never be controlled, forced or called upon at will. It must be invited with humility and emptiness and it is why artists are so often tortured. It is not always accessible and this can be frustrating especially if you have a deadline. The alternative is to pull from one’s own resources of imagination, technique and talent, but for me, that is a disaster. It’s the difference between magic and mundane. Regardless, every piece of art always proves to be an interesting, enlightening and fulfilling journey."
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Waiting for Deliverance
2007
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Traveling through many third world countries I would notice among the women a universal image of forbearance and deep silent strength, but a weariness and resignation to the suffering or labors of daily existence...and watching these women you get the sense that there is some kind of mysticism and spirituality that keeps them hoping, praying and waiting for deliverance.
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网站: www.monicamerlitti.com |
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