Artist Information:
Beatrice Lebreton
New York, NY
United States
Member Since: Jul 2002
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Artist Statement:
Celebrating life in its
eternal transformation,
rediscovering the idea of the
"Divine Feminine" , and
investigating the female
psyche are the leading motifs
in my work. I like to examine
women’s roles in society’s
power structures and their
access to spiritual power in
different domains.
We are what our stories and
cultural beliefs make us. In
Western culture woman has
often been defined from an
overbearing male perspective.
I now revise these myths in
order to pull out new patterns
in our consciousness, as
women’s experience cannot be
diminished anymore. The new
images of the Divine carry
more softness, vulnerability
and tenderness, as I want to
embrace the sensual as part of
our spiritual nature. My
goddesses are personifications
of the energies that inform
life.
I use the rich vocabulary of
my blended cultural heritage
and I draw my inspiration from
the wealth of traditions found
in the myths of past
societies, especially African
Societies.
My quest is to weave a visual
story through metaphorical use
of symbols tying the past to
the present.
Patterns are part of the
traditional quilting language.
Here they also make a
statement, express visions and
add essential information to
the meaning. They ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Exhibitions
2001 “Letters From Afar”,
Diggs Gallery, Winston-Salem
State University, NC
2001 “Saints & Goddesses”,
Irving Art Center, Irving, TX
2001 “Import /Export”, Woman
Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001 “Kindred Spirits: A
Visual Journey”, Quorum
Gallery, Dallas, TX
2001 “Beyond and Behind the
Mask”, Pittsburgh Center for
the Arts, Pittsburgh, ...
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
Bibliography (selected)
2002 “French artist will
speak....”, The Chronicle,
Winston-Salem, Vol.28 No.25,
Feb 21
2001 “Artists of the Mask”,
The International Review of
African American Art, Volume
17
2001 Eve Modzelewski, “Face
to face”, Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette, May 3
2000 Mike Daniel, “Critic’s
Choice”, The Dallas ...
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Collections:
Collections (Selected)
University of Texas at Dallas.
President ‘s Office
Kansas Community College,
Kansas City, MO
Methodist Hospital, San
Antonio, TX
Dr. Celeste Bonsignore, San
Antonio, TX
Mrs. Cordova, Mexico
Mr. Jacobson, Brookline, MA
Mr. & Mrs. Hemminghaus, San
Antonio, TX
Mr.& Mrs. Mc Nary, Dallas, TX
Mrs. Robbins, Orlando, FL
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Beatrice Lebreton's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Beatrice Lebreton's Portfolio.
Celebrating life in its eternal transformation, rediscovering the idea of the
"Divine Feminine" , and investigating the female psyche are the leading motifs in my work. I like to examine women’s roles in society’s power structures and their access to spiritual power in different domains.
We are what our stories and cultural beliefs make us. In Western culture woman has often been defined from an overbearing male perspective. I now revise these myths in order to pull out new patterns in our consciousness, as women’s experience cannot be diminished anymore. The new images of the Divine carry more softness, vulnerability and tenderness, as I want to embrace the sensual as part of our spiritual nature. My goddesses are personifications of the energies that inform life.
I use the rich vocabulary of my blended cultural heritage and I draw my inspiration from the wealth of traditions found in the myths of past societies, especially African Societies.
My quest is to weave a visual story through metaphorical use of symbols tying the past to the present.
Patterns are part of the traditional quilting language. Here they also make a statement, express visions and add essential information to the meaning. They ... |
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