American Art Collector: Breaking Boundaries Collector's Focus
The March 2020 issue of American Art Collector focus is on female artists. Here is an excerpt. Please visit American Art Collector for the full article.
Breaking Boundaries
Collector's Focus: Women Artists
By John O’Hern
The PoetsArtists group, headed by Didi Menendez, includes artists such as Cheryl Kelley, Viktoria Savenkova, Mary Chiaramonte and Shana Levenson.
Kelley says, “My new work seeks to explore the interaction between memory and dream. There is a confrontation, an uncomfortable intimacy that I aim to achieve. My hope is that the paintings create a portal, inspiring the viewer to go deeper into their own inner space.”
Daily life and the things that happen around us inspire Levenson’s artwork. “I try to create strong figures with some surrealistic elements to create a story that viewers can relate with,” she says. “Each painting is a personal story within my diary that I am creating with brushstrokes instead of words.”
Savenkova builds an emotional and psychological dialogue with the spectator by creating unfinished stories that allow her to immerse herself in her inner world while involving the viewer. She introduces her own concept of beauty and emotion, drama and sensuality.