Shira Toren
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Artwork
First Anniversary Gift 24"x36" Venetian plaster/pigment/conte/Hematite Ink/on canvas
Cluster 1 22"x28" Venetian plaster/Acrylic canvas
In Vitro 12"x16" Venetian plaster/pigment/conte/Hematite Ink/on Panel
Night Diptych 16"x10" Acrylic,Venetian Plaster, Hematite Ink on 2 panels
Horizon 32"x10" Venetian plaster/pigment/conte/on 4 panels
Shira
Toren
Artist's Statement
Shira Toren
Statement 2012
The process in which I apply pigment to the surface is my point of departure.
Hematite Ink, Graphite and Venetian Plaster dictates my tonal palette.
In multiple layered surfaces, the mineral ink when mixed with water follows the brushstroke and deposits pigment at the edges of the line, akin to the sediment a flowing river deposits along the banks. I introduce imagery into my abstractions, taken from residues of my visual recollections and imprints of small objects or scenescapes. The painting invokes vague memories, aged images - like old photographs, worn, partly-faded, and treasured.
Bio/Resume
Shira Toren is an emerging American-Israeli artist. Born in Tel-Aviv.
She moved to New York City to study fine art and design.
She received her BFA from the Pratt Institute and
An Associate Degree in Art Therapy from The New School.
Attended classes in Paintings and Printmaking. at The Arts Student League NYC.
Ms. Toren is currently working in her studio in Soho, New York.
Her work can be seeing at vierious galleries in NYC and other USA cities.
www.shiratoren.com
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