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Ask anyone, Whenever I spoke before of
my aspirations for that summer's body of
work I mentioned ideas like "romance",
"amour!" surely a city such as Paris must
be dripping with it! How funny it was for
me to find when I actually arrived, that
this aspect of Paris exists, but to me,
paled in comparison to the magnificent
and mysterious world of the subway- the
undulating movement and transience of
its people and what it represents. I'm a
Texas girl, where I come from, subway
life doesn't exist. In a city such as Paris,
walking into a subway you find a
concentration of all that is Paris, faults
and all. The beautiful as well as the
grungy make this place real for me.
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One day Instead of turning
right to follow my usual daily
route, I turned left and
happened upon this scene on
the banks of a river that I wasn't
aware existed. The performer
was masked and writhing onthe
ground as thephotographer
snapped away. The pained
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gestures, the constant crawling movement- moving onward
throughout, the artist to me was conveying through his
performance some sort of inner-personal struggle was so
rivetting that it inspired me immediately. I sat down and
began these pieces.....
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"Metro St Denis"
30in x 40in
Acrylic/ Oil on Paper
sold.
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"Empty"
9in x 12in
Acrylic/ Oil on Paper
sold
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"Ticket"
30in x 40in
Acrylic/ Oil on Paper
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"Duel"
9in x 12in
Acrylic/ Oil on Paper
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"Subway Saint"
28in x 36in
Acrylic/ Oil on Paper
sold
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"The Missing"
9in x 12in
Acrylic/ Oil on Paper
sold
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"Metro Chatelet"
28in x 36in
Acrylic/ Oil on Paper
sold
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"Les Africans"
9in x 12in
Acrylic/ Oil on Paper
sold
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This is one of the first in a third series of collages on paper. They are inspired by
newspaper and magazine clippings that I have collected. I have a huge difficulty
picking up the language here and often feel like a total outsider. Residing here,
but not really part of the society here. Often I feel that Paris works awfully hard
to make sure that you always remember that. The background of these collages
serve as a constant reminder of where I am and I have no idea what some of
them say so I have interpreted them imposing some of my own stories and
experiences.
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The Map
24inx24in
Acrylic/ Oil on Paper
sold
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"Cette Semaine"
9in x 12in
Acrylic/ Oil on Paper
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