Email: Merylcohenartist@gmail.com
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“Some of my earliest memories are working with my hands, making paper designs and patterns, an activity that’s become the basis of my artistic vocabulary.”
My fascination with two-dimensional art shaped my childhood. A degree in Business
and a brief career in the interior design world as a drapery specialist allowed
me to incorporate fabrics from my workroom into paintings, developing a mixed
media approach to the visual arts.
In the 1990’s, my commitment to my art led to become a member, then
president, of the Artists Atelier of Atlanta, a cooperative of 40 artists.
I have always been fortunate to have wonderful mentors. There in Atlanta,
I studied under Joe Perrin, professor emeritus, Georgia State University,
and Ouida Canaday, a well-known regional artist. I was exposed to painting
on silk, which led me in exciting new directions. Other mentors included Jon
Whaling, a nationally known fiber artist, who encouraged me to work in innovative
ways with paints and fabrics. Two one-woman shows, and a private commission
for an installation of 40 paintings, added to my development. Inspired by
the rich variety of the geology and landscape of Colorado, where I lived from
2002-2006, many of my most recent endeavors explore the inherent beauty and
mystery of rocks and trees. Working in multiple canvas series, they are open
to changing installations.
As a Dallas resident from 2006-2010, I've was blessed with new opportunities
to develop my unique approach which I call "fusion art." In this
effort, I freely combine acrylics with a wide range of colorful hand-dyed
and textured fabrics, and black and white photography, creating an entirely
new and spiritually charged experience of the everyday world.
Having made Aliyah in the summer of 2010, I look forward to new horizons.
Artist’s statement: when I observe the world around
me, I cannot help but intuitively understand that the variations of nature
reflect God’s ability to create an infinitely varied world, where no
design is repeated exactly. The concept of an infinite God creating an infinite
number of ways to see beauty in the world animates my art. In particular,
the fusion of fabric and paint in my art allows me to see the world in patterns
as well as in a textured and multi-dimensional way. My work is not flat but
round.
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