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...Creationis havinga dialoguewiththe world.Ilistentovoices thatleadmyhand

Reflecting on the World of Lark

amrarelyafanofanyartist,butLARKakaLarisaPilinskyisan exceptionalphenomenon.Besidesherbrilliantsenseofcomposition,sheis theultimateGreenArtistormaybesheisalsothegrandlovechildof KandinskyandSchwitters,butregardlessIfindLarkstalentisbuiltfromthe shouldersofmastersof20th century.
Thefall2012becametheharvesttime forthisLosAngelesbasedartistwho justopenedherretrospectiveshow, TheArtofLarkinSalkinSecant GalleryatBergamotStationArtsCenter. Thissoloshow,whichisonviewby appointmentthroughOctober21,2012, consistsofmorethan60artworksofher bestcollages,assemblagesand paintings.
Larkisnotanartistthatneedstospeakasher worksspeakvolumesinseverallanguages, techniques,styles,energies,mediaandsubject matter.AsIandothersmovefromoneartworkto thenext,wearebewilderedbythisartistthat capturesalyricalsun. Attheotherendofthespectrum,sheuses foundfunctionalobjectsandtransformstheminto art.InoilyoucanseetheinfluenceofMunchand Monet,howeveritisanoriginalLarkpainting. GreenArtissovoguenow,butitisanother vehicleforLarktoexpressherself. Yes,sheisawomanartistandpeoplehaveto attachlabels.InthecaseofherSunPaintingson canvas,theyareherfeminineside,butthe montage/mixmediaworksaremasculine.Inthis style,sheattacksthemultisurfaceswithverybold compositionsandthestrokesofamaster calligrapher. Larkspaintingswarmyourheartandbring shineintoanyroom.Hermontageschallengethe observeraboutsocialandpoliticalimagesfrom AIDStoliberationofJewsfromRussia.Itisall outthereandyouwilldiscoverherworksare theretosoothyouoncanvas.Ontheother hand,asyoustandbackandgrantyoureyes theopportunitytofeastupontheseWorldof Larkartworks,bereadyforanonslaughtrange ofemotionssuchasthosethatwillmove, impress,includingtouchesofangryand sadnessthatareevokedbyyourmindand heart. Finallyinotherhappeningsforartist Pilinsky,openingTuesday,October23atThe LoftatLizonSouthLaBreaAvenue,she participatesinDadaorNotathreewomen exhibitionwithGeorganneHellerandElize. AnartistreceptionisSaturday,October27from 6:009:00pmandtheshowwillrunthrough November6.Iencourageyourattendance. ByTonyClark ChevalierdanslOrdredesArtsetdesLettres

In the middle of the ocean On the island Which does not exist I was happy.

Im stirred by the way you look at me, Those warm impulsive waves That loom and fume behind your eyes, Then shoot from fingertips. We hold the fragile seeds of love And trust the shifty wind

GatestoPeace

TwilightZone

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