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Michelle Josephi
Toronto, Ontario
Mixed Media
www.michellejosephi.com
416.617.0637
Wonders of Nature
45cm x 60.5cm
Monoprint & mixed media
2004
Creative Process
I am often asked what type of art I do. Somehow I am stumped by this question, because my art is neither realistic nor abstract, and I utilize many different mediums. I love printing with my mono-printing press and then working coloured pencils and/or watercolours into my pieces. I also love acrylic painting, and all these diverse mediums inspire me to passionately create new art expressions everyday.
Do I create realistic or modern pieces? Neither, I would say. I am more of an intuitive artist, allowing each piece to speak to me and emerge on its own. I harmoniously bring pieces together, through shading, lines and shapes, utilizing the duality of lightness and darkness. At times I may start with a composition, usually from nature scenes such as cloud formation, hills and trees. And at other times I love to find arbitrary shapes found in shadows, and magically play with them until layer after layer, the images gradually reveal themselves.
Each piece of art is a new adventure for me, a discovery of limitless possibilities. I love to be challenged with so-called problematic pieces because I see and hear conflicting approaches; I bypass the rules of schooling, and continue to connect with the piece until it expresses its completion. I love the magic and wonder of creating art.
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