How Did I Do?

I have been challenged to skew a master for an upcoming show at Ciel Gallery (click for event HERE).
What a fun experiment! Below are a just a few  words about each of the 2 pieces so if you have the opportunity to see them in person, you will have had a little insight first. They will both be on view for the first time and are available for sale.

"Having a Moment" by Tina Alberni

Gustav Klimt’s decorative approach and veiled erotic themes have always intrigued me. I admit to have a love-hate relationship with his work, but his evocative themes and use of heavy patterns and gold borrowed from the Greek and Egyptian cultures are so powerful and bold, that something stops me in my tracks every time I see his work.

In this piece I title 'Having a Moment"(mixed media, gold/copper/silver leaf on 16x40 canvas), I combine ornamental configurations, using metallic and contrasting design elements and attempt to infuse a charged memory, a precious moment in time.  Click HERE to learn more about Klimt

"Climbing Out of a State of Mind" by Tina Alberni

Wassily Kandisky associated colors and shapes with sounds, and found harmony in his juxtapositions of geometric shapes.  His work incorporates various archetypes and elicits deep observation from his viewers in order to make connections. As a synesthete myself, I resonate deeply with Kandinsky, his color associations and use of archetypes.

This piece I title 'Climbing Out of a State of Mind (acrylic inks on 20x20 canvas),  is a compilation of epic moments of destruction and confusion caused by physical threats or moral meltdowns across the world. It seems, every second of everyday, somewhere, someone or someplace, is suffering horribly and when I hear about it, empathetic feelings pile-up so it’s time to climb out into the light and breathe. 

The ladder is purposefully placed in an upward position. It is an archetype of hope, a way out to survive. The light blue represents breath, a moment of stillness and clarity. All the rest is chaos; if you observe deeply you may even hear the clicks and clangs of things crashing into each other and breaking apart, or, if you are really focused,  you may even feel stillness.  Click HERE to learn more about Kandisky

Inspiration:

Fulfillment, C1905-1909. Working Drawing
for Stoclet Frieze, by Gustav Klimt

Yellow, Red and Blue, 1925  Oil on canvas by Kandinsky

So do you have any thoughts? Please feel free to share and thanks for reading!
If you are local, maybe I'll see you at the show!