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Artist Statement:
Eighteen yeas ago I slipped
through the "iron curtain" to
escape out of the Soviet Union
to the “idealistic” freedom of
the Western World as political
refugee. My paintings became
visual narrative, both
remembered and forgotten. The
imagination of the future
became inextricably linked to
the recovery of my past. A
story told inside my paintings
is always in transition:
something is happening in the
painting that, once finished
will change the course of
things: birds are flying away,
snow is falling and alarm
clock is ringing. The feeling
of change and transition is a
main message I manipulate
with. My paintings are fragile
and nostalgic fairy tales
constructed on canvases as
lines from an unfinished play.
I reveal the universal within
the individual using strategy
of the mystic, and explore the
absurd tragedy of human life
and society in a mixture of
autobiography, symbolism and
philosophy.
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Alexandra Rozenman Biography:
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Age
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36
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
1
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| Religion |
none |
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| Education |
Masters of Fine Arts |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Travel, cooking, alternative music, wine, poetry, dogs |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
not provided
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Symbolism - (1880 - 1895)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Chagall, Fra Angelico, J. Stockholder
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| Favorite Work of Art |
Birthday by Mark Changall
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
poetry, movies, jewish history |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Growing up in the Soviet Union I studied art since the age of five and considered myself a painter for as long as I can remember. My imagination needed freedom and experiment. In High School I took risks and studied privately with Russian dissident artists and participated in anti establishment activities in which Artist's Union rebelled against the conservative and required style of Socialist Realism. When after High School time came to continue my education, the association with dissident artists and my Jewish heritage disqualified me from the academy. In 1989 I immigrated to America. I graduated from the Museum School and Tufts University in Boston, MA with Master of Fine Arts degree in 1997. I was a member of Kingston Gallery from 1995 to 1997 and from 1998 to 2000 was represented by Clark Gallery in Lincoln, MA. I moved to Saint Paul, MN in 2001, same year I was awarded a Ragdale Foundation Fellowship. I am now a member and co-director of Argyle Zebra Gallery in Saint Paul, MN. Last year I was awarded a MacDowell Foundation Fellowship. I work in wide range of schools using art as a tool for personal growth.
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