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R.I.P. - REMEMBERING IS POSSESSING EXHIBIT
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ART IS ADVENTURE
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The statues of Paris stand on pedestals of immortality. Harnessed to an existence that is without movement spellbound stones act as the custodians of time, giving permanent expression to moments that are everlasting.
"I sign KZ on each canvas. The first and last letter in my name. My signature says, 'Consider me from beginning to end, from the inside out.' "
-KEARIENE MUIZZ |
Une Portrait de Moi-Meme / Self Portrait
Mixed Media - 24" x 48"
PRICE: $48,000.00 LOCATION: Rue de Rivoli
Order, symmetry, and harmony were the architectural commands of the Napoleonic Empire. This sculpture is a façade mounted above a door on Rue de Rivoli, a classical arcade redesigned in 1811 after the birth of the first heir.
The Middle Ages holds a key for contemporary life in modern architecture as the origin and implementation of sculpture above doorways. This painting is a modification of tradition. Created in the artist’s signature "Skeletal System" the colorless stone is modified, converted into abstract flesh. The gothic bust gathers in a dignified space until that domain takes on surreal proportions in the skeletal frame of stone roses that return to their geometric source before floating like atoms into the cosmos.
Production commenced on the artist’s birthday during a period when an emotional paralysis, which spanned over several years, left her feeling void. This painting was taken from her studio and placed as a headboard above her bed to remind her, each day, of the pride that was lost in her at the time.
Espace Mixte / Mixed Space
Oil on Canvas - 16" x 20"
PRICE: $15,000.00 LOCATION: Musee du Louvre
Pavillion de Flore is a section of the Louvre that was demolished and restored under Napoleon III. Reconstructed in the mid 1800’s this effigy has been perched at the corner of the gallery, overlooking the stone courtyard for over one hundred years.
In Espace Mixte a bold infant is presented to an environment that is full of multicolored static. The background is like a kaleidoscope of memory as each stroke made by the palette knife represents time. For this subject time is a history that the child will either grow to conquer or a burden that will overthrow his virtue.
After several doctors strongly recommended the removal of the childless artist’s fallopian tubes, she was unable to paint children for a two year period. Many paintings of children attempted from 2004 to 2006 were false-starts, created and left unfinished as the artist was unable to look into a future that was out of reach. Comfort came in the form of a miracle that could not be predicted as her health was inexplicably restored. And thus, Espace Mixte is a rare artifact that centers upon the ability to rejoice in the gift of mere survival.
Sans Titre / Untitled SOLD
Mixed Media - 24" x 30"
CURRENT VALUE: $37,500.00 LOCATION: Jardin des Tuileries
The Jardin de Tuileries was a clay quarry in the early 1500s until the garden was laid out by royalty after the death of Henry II as one of the first parks open to the public. Renovations in 1660 unearthed remnants of medieval walls which were then incorporated into the open air museum.
When four years of occupation came to an end in August 1944 this baroque statue of a female archer survived tanks that slithered recklessly out of the garden; machines toppled splendid masterpieces onto gravel as some statues were crushed into inadequate pieces of rock. The contrast between flesh and stone became the central theme for many paintings, as well as, the transformation made when both elements came in contact with each another. The white and red pastel sketches of the figure's head represents the outline of her previously confined soul; illustrated in proportions the statue would have chosen for herself had she been able to advise her creator.
Sometimes there are no words for what we have witnessed and so this piece will live throughout history without a name. The painting started out as an orange canvas that hung on the wall of the studio for several months before the artist knew what it was meant to be. The life of the artist in 2004 was period marked by extreme withdrawal from the outside world as she fought an internal battle, trying to cope with societal norms, panic attacks and the agoraphobia that plagued her since the murder of her friend
(Jeanette O’Keefe - Can Art Catch a Murder?).
Still a recluse, but no longer as overwhelmed by new people and places the artist considered that period of time to be an occupational requirement. Though this work of art has no formal name Sans Titre has been the inspiration behind a forthcoming novel.
Seule / Alone
Oil on Canvas - 24" x 30"
PRICE: $38,000.00 LOCATION: Petit Palais
The Petit Palais was built for the Exposition Universelle at the dawn of the 20th century, an international fair that attracted over 50 million visitors to Paris. The first metro station Ligne 1 was launched concurrently in 1900 to transport tourists effortlessly across Paris and to the 8th arrondissement where the museum is located.
This maiden sits playfully beside the intricate gold gates of the palace. On canvas she is brought to life vividly, synthesizing one hundred years of elegance with modernization. After decades of reflection the soul knows what it has gained. Sketched in white, the spirit is raised with an assurance that looks out with certainty; poised to accept that a bountiful existence is something that is drawn from within.
As with most medium scale figures created by the artist this work took three months to complete. Each category of statues draws energy from a different creative source. Constructing a figure of a child takes a separate energy that is more distinct than men, animals and objects, but the artist finds no subject is as emotionally exhausting to explore than women. Nearly recovered from the landslide of traumatic events that occurred back to back from 2000 to 2002 the artist repossess her confidence and gains peace in knowing that she is enough.
Premiere Rencontre / First Encounter SOLD
Oil on Canvas - 40" x 60"
CURRENT VALUE: $79,000.00 LOCATION: Musee du Louvre
In 52 BC the ancient town of Lutèce was captured by the Roman Republic and renamed Paris, after the Parisii, a Celtic tribe that lived on the central island along the Seine. The Louvre rests on the other side of the river, parallel from the archaic settlement.
Deep within the halls of the Louvre this twelve inch marble statue was reinterpreted as a commission for an executive of a prominent real estate firm. Premiere Recontre is raised directly above the bed in the master suite. The artist chose a championship cyclist as the model for the red arm due to his superior muscle definition.
This masterwork centers upon the first sexual encounter and the struggle that arises. From the start, two themes surface in conflict, preservation and discovery. The preservation of virtue is established in contrast to the debate made by the man’s desire as he appeals incessantly to the ingénue. A desirous red hand symbolizes the eternal petition of mankind, an instinctual flame. The arm reaches in to touch the virgin. A faceless passion seeks to capture an important dream; the man’s ambition to reclaim the purity he has lost through an encounter with innocence.
From the darkest corner innocence grows and survives through isolation. And for both beings, male and female, there is a gap between their ideal and actual selves. Because the man is conquered by his desire he is not omnipotent and must face the authenticity of his weakness. The virgin is also in peril because her purity only exists in isolation and is thus an illusion.
A black wedge of conflict forms and it is the basis for the joint creation of something third. The darkness is a mediating bridge; where both realities meet as the fantasy of their ideal selves collapse in order to test one life against another.
La Rêve / The Dream
Oil on Canvas - 24" x 36"
PRICE: $52,000.00 LOCATION: Château de Versailles
The Palace of Versailles began as a humble hunting château in 1624. With the death of his father, Louis IV ascended to the throne at the age of five to ultimately become the archetype of a monarch. Louis the Great was determined to make France the center of influence and began the expansion of the château in 1669 making Versailles the most opulent palace in Europe.
Before entering the legendary garden one must walk over a vast stone terrace. This vase, adorned with the head of a ram, waits at the top of the veranda overlooking acres of meticulously placed foliage. An emblem of aristocracy this vase is a marker that punctuates the ecstasy of reaching an astonishing destination.
During September 2000 the artist experienced one of the best days of her life wandering through the gardens of Versailles. In the mid-day heat a string orchestra in full dress filled the atmosphere with violin bows, tuxedos and the unforgettable sound of threaded harmony. Wanting to reclaim the day an undying symphony crept into her life this impression was made to resound in the heart as a continuation of a moment occupied by triumph.
Protection
Oil, Pastel and Charcoal on Canvas - 36"x 48"
PRICE: $65,000.00 LOCATION: Place de la Concorde
Place de la Concorde was designed in honor of King Louis XV and has held many different names and meanings throughout the ages. Its many titles have ranged from “Place Louis XV”, “Place de la Revolution” and “Place de la Grève”. It was also the infamous site of the guillotine; a gold tipped obelisk covers the ground where the guillotine once stood.
Protection involves more than a lion standing defensively from his pedestal at metro Concorde, the concept draws in the Aboriginal Australian philosophy of having an animal spirit as a totem. The lion is an ancestral guide working to protect the descendants that roam beneath his blank eyes. The marble mane of the lion’s disheveled curls take on a new dimension against an abstract background in the bare skeletal design. Protection was inspired immensely by Sigmund Freud’s Totem and Taboo.
In 2001 the artist obtained a lucrative research permit from the National Library of France, devouring over two hundred books in a six month period. The educational pilgrimage contained some of the most complex literature of our time, encompassing the Complete Dialogues of Plato, Greek tragedies, Aboriginal culture, and twenty four volumes which comprised the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud, an undertaking that was later recognized by the American Psychoanalytic Association in 2005.
Souvenirs et Tambourine / Memories and a Tambourine
Oil on Canvas 24" x 48"
PRICE: $59,000.00 LOCATION: Musee du Louvre
In the beginning, Paris consisted of 48 districts which were altered into 12 arrondissements five years after the original districts were formed. The city was expanded by Napoleon III in 1860 and the borders were extended to the present 20 arrondissements.
The florescent red-orange rim is a distinction of the Chambres Series, it signifies the task being confined in a single room throughout eternity. The background, designed in the “Kaleidoscope System“, which denotes memories. Here every surrounding hue represents an event that lives alone in the mind. With her neck stretched towards the past the chest of the statue glows from beneath her hand as she longs for a place in time that can only be relived in her imagination. This act of remembering is the joy and it is the poison, the tambourine and the tail of the snake that is curled about her right wrist. Held captive to the past a halo of pure gold permeates the canvas, representing Socrates order of souls, where gold is the highest level a soul can achieve. The gold represents a space where future memories will reside. A future the statue can not conceive because she is fixed, replaying distorted flashbacks which will never resemble the true state –much like her broken fingers that refuse to play any other instrument.
The outcast. That is how the artist would describe herself throughout adolescence. Constant moves forced the artist to attend over ten elementary schools. And thus, she would always feel more comfortable with those who were exiled. One such person was L.L., a friend she bonded with in third grade while attending Freese Elementary in San Diego.
One day while playing on the blacktop L.L. asked the young artist if she was bothered by the fact that she was missing three fingers. The artist shrugged. L.L. then revealed her darkest secret. While on the playground L.L. lifted up the leg of her jeans and detached her prosthetic limb, revealing her stump she asked the artist if she thought it was weird to only have half a leg, to which the immensely empathetic child replied, “No, we are all missing something.”
Fierte / Pride
Oil on Canvas 30" x 40"
PRICE: $66,000.00 LOCATION: Saint-Michel
Saint-Michel is the guardian of France anointed to uphold four sacred decrees. During the Middle Ages the saint was called upon as a patron of military orders of knights. In 1469 Louis XI formed the Order of the Knights of Saint-Michel, the first chivalric code present in the country. The Fontaine Saint-Michel illustrates the Archangel Michel slaying a dragon. The location carries the nostalgia of various protests and uprisings reflecting the bohemian aspect of Paris.
This griffin is arched at the base of the Fontaine Saint-Michel. On canvas the reversed pattern is a compelling arrangement that was planned on an instinctual rather than conscious level. A closer look at the canvas would reveal the thought process of the artist through lines deliberately left unerased during the sketching of the griffin. This painting was created as a request to the tarnished heavens, a plea for a guardian to watch over the shrinking soul of the artist and bring comfort in a time when losses outnumbered everything else. There are some bonds that surpass classification. For the Australian Aborigines the custom of totem kinship took priority over tribal membership and even blood relationships, in fact, all social obligations lay in relation with one’s totem. The artist had a boundless fascination with a culture where each person was anointed a custodian that was passed down through the ages, like an emotional heritage operating in obedience to a spiritual guide.
Justice
Oil on Canvas 36"x 48"
PRICE: $65,000.00
Inspired by a decorated research oceanographer whom experienced a series of personal tragedies during the creation of this piece.
Justice tells the story of a foster child who grew into a physical and intellectual goddess. The intentionally disproportionate segments of the statues's arm and chest speak to the disfigured forms of justice and the uneven distribution of love. The flowers in her hair are the blossoms of her family tree. Each bud represents the psychological moods associated with the colors of the spectrum in relation to her lineage, evaluating the father, mother and daughter. The father is embodied in pink. In psychology pink is known to initially have a calming effect but constant exposure is known to provoke irritation. Essentially, it is the color of the father's weakness. The mother is represented by the yellow flower, central to the pain of the subject. Yellow is the most exhausting color for the eyes to process, it is also the most visible color, demanding attention even in the smallest of quantities. As the eldest child the researcher took on everyone else's tears which made it appropriate that the mother be cast in yellow since babies tend to cry more in yellow rooms. In peach, the researcher's petals gather in a position that is the furthest distance from the others. She has sprung from a separate branch that has stretched forth to honor a new approach to life; even though the peach tone was derived from mixing the pink and yellow paint, it remains separate and distinct.
The statue becomes synonymous with a woman who is a compassionate genius. An elevated thinker who dedicated her life to placing endangered species into safe harbors -subconsciously repeating the single act of kindness bestowed upon her by the foster family who rescued her from a toxic sea.
The spirit of the statue has formed thorns and needles like fresh thoughts that puncture her bloodline, infusing it with a meaning that smolders through the past. However, her defiance against an impoverished pattern of immorality is not completely exonerated. In the Socratic order of souls bronze is the lowest order, and thus, bronze regions linger like threads of doubt spun in the cruel web of her first parental figures, souls that did not know mastery of any type.
The hand is an invitation which beacons the statue to break away from her trance and shut out anything that does not resemble the measure of justice she has brought to herself.
L'Enfance / Childhood SOLD
Mixed Media - 16" x 20"
CURRENT VALUE: $15,000.00 LOCATION: Jardin de Tuileries
Napoleon I used the Jardin des Tuileries as a lavish setting for royal celebrations. This tradition continued until the Second Empire formed. The statues in the garden were originally transferred from Versailles, Fontainebleau, and Marly. During the riots of the 1871 the garden was restored and many of the statues were replaced.
In this painting the path of a lifetime is first formed in communion with innocence. However, this child claims the atmosphere around him with a recusant fervor. Dislocated from the natural order of things, there are no limitations to his abstract realm.
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