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Artist Statement:
My first meaningful exposures
to art happened at a summer
drawing class when I was a
teenager.
The class was drawing a group
of peppers on a table in the
center of the room. My lines
were tentative and weak and
did not represent the peppers
at all. The instructor and I
both new it was pretty bad.
Whenever he looked at my
drawing pad, he walked away
shaking his head.
Before the end of the class,
the instructorsaid to do it
like this. He took my hand
holding the charcoal and drew
a line, an arc, a gestural
movement that both visually
and essentially represented
the object in front of us.
There was electricity in this
mark. This mark was
intentional, full of life and
energy.
After graduating from high
school in rural upstate New
York, I earned a BA in Liberal
Arts in 1993 at Goddard
College in Vermont, with an
emphasis on photography and
psychology. Self portraits.
Later, I earned an MFA in
Imaging Arts in 1997 at
Rochester Institute of
Technology. The MFA program
emphsized Post-Modern art
theory and the political in
personal art. However, all of
my work remained a personal
expression of myself, ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
"Murmurs"
Opening Saturday, July 24,
2010 7-10 PM.
An exhibit of abstract oil
paintings by Denise
Wellenstein and figurative
work by Kimberly Dean
premieres Saturaday, July 24
and runs through August 14.
The Seen Gallery
415 Church Street
Decatur, GA
404.377.0733
www.theseengallery.com...
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Denise Wellenstein Biography:
| Biographical information for Denise Wellenstein can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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Age
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38
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
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| Education |
Masters of Fine Arts |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Oil
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Contemporary Art - (Now)
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| Your Personal Biography |
My first meaningful exposures to art happened at a summer drawing class when I was a teenager.
The class was drawing a group of peppers on a table in the center of the room. My lines were tentative and weak and did not represent the peppers at all. The instructor and I both new it was pretty bad. Whenever he looked at my drawing pad, he walked away shaking his head.
Before the end of the class, the instructorsaid to do it like this. He took my hand holding the charcoal and drew a line, an arc, a gestural movement that both visually and essentially represented the object in front of us. There was electricity in this mark. This mark was intentional, full of life and energy.
After graduating from high school in rural upstate New York, I earned a BA in Liberal Arts in 1993 at Goddard College in Vermont, with an emphasis on photography and psychology. Self portraits.
Later, I earned an MFA in Imaging Arts in 1997 at Rochester Institute of Technology. The MFA program emphsized Post-Modern art theory and the political in personal art. However, all of my work remained a personal expression of myself, usually in the form of video and installation.
After all this education in art and its many mediums (photography, painting, installation, performance, video, digital, drawing), I have returned to one of my very first loves: oil painting.
MEDIUM
It seems that most artists find a medium, develop a style and continue on in the same style.
I have found my medium in oil paints. The vibrant color of the paints themselves draw me in, and the verstility of oils, the textures and consistancy, the smell, the sensuality of the medium engages me more than any other medium ever could.
My oil paintings range from gestural, expressive, and abstract to semi-realism and portraiture. I love faces. I love shapes. I love color.
THE PROCESS
I rarely go to the canvas knowing what I want to paint. The colors lead me mostly. I improvise along the way |
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