frieda block
http://www.friedablock.com
Kunstart: Zeichnung
Technik: Bleistift
Stil: Surrealismus
Vita / Lebenslauf:
Frieda Block Artist Statement
This body of work communicates uneasy psychological and spiritual conditions through personal symbolism and a reinterpretation of traditional religious iconography. Many of the pieces contain anatomically incorrect, missing, or dismembered body parts to signify a lack of wholeness and broken self image. The saturated hues and cartoon like characters initially conceal or distract the darkness and anguish that the figures experience. Personal pain is invoked and exhibited in the form of strange creatures. My work manifests the struggle to maintain a divine perspective while wrestling with internal conflicts. These themes are both personal and universal, since they reflect the human condition.
There is often a tug of war between applying a spiritual resolution to the problem or engaging in a narcissistic preoccupation with self. Each painting holds the possibility of redemption from impaired emotional states of isolation, abandonment, insecurity, sorrow, and self loathing. It asks the viewer to identify with these states, yet look beyond them to the possibility of healing and integration.
Aktivitäten / Ausstellungen:
Frieda Block 1033 Fenwood Drive #4 Valley Stream, N.Y. 11580
swirlyfree9@verizon.net
Born
Haifa, Israel 1969
Education
School of Visual Arts, New York, New York
B.F.A. 1994
Lives, Works
Valley Stream, N.Y.
Group Shows
2008
“Concepts of Landscape” Main Street Petite Gallery, Huntington, N.Y. (Stan Brodsky, Juror)
“Suckers and Biters”Chashma Gallery, New York, New York
“Member Exhibit” Artrium Gallery, Melville New York
2007
“Landscape” Long Beach Gallery, Long Beach, New York
"Monochrome" Long Beach Gallery, Long Beach, New York
"Clash of the Artists" Art for Progress, New York, New York
“Rebel” Tripnotica, New York, New York
“Member Exhibit” Artrium Gallery, Melville, New York
“Original Face, Square Foot Show” Microcosm Gallery, New York, New York
“A New Spirit of Progress” World Culture Gallery, New York
“Body and Soul” Jeanie Tengelson Gallery, Dix Hills, New York (Doris Mukabaa Markson, Juror)
2006
"Spiritual Art Summit" People's Church, Long Beach, New York
"Winter Exhibit" Jeanie Tengelson Gallery, Dix Hills, New York
Benifits
“Small Works" Creative Arts in Healthcare, Creative Arts Center, New York
“Artworks for Youth” New York, New York
Online Galleries
Artforprogress.org
KiptonArt.com
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yoga couture
Zeichnung
Bleistift
27 x 20 cm
2007
Preis: 40 Euro
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the two faces and no arms of jazz girl
Zeichnung
Bleistift
27 x 20 cm
2008
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spider rock woman
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27 x 20 cm
2008
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i'm not allowed to see
Zeichnung
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27 x 20 cm
2008
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the hands of world domination
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27 x 20 cm
2008
Preis: 60 Euro
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sewing beauty
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27 x 20 cm
2008
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the unicorn prisoners
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27 x 20 cm
2008
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trampled and dreaming of faraway lands
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27 x 20 cm
2008
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princess of muffled silence
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27 x 20 cm
2008
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