The Sea & Shore
Breadth, 58 x 84 inches
The Sea & shore — Finding Balance
by Karen Silve
Solo exhibition May 5th - June 3rd, 2023
Calloway Fine Art & Consulting
1643 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20007
www.callowayart.com (202) 965-4601
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Adrift, 48 x 36 inches
May 2023
The artworks in my latest exhibition, The Sea & Shore, Finding Balance, were inspired by the journey I took this past summer from Provence to Italy, traveling between Venice and the Cinque Terre, where I enjoyed experiencing two shorelines. From the grandeur of Venice to the Cinque Terre’s cliff-side peasant villages, the interplay of these colorful old-world landscapes with the majestic sea created a colorful dance. The shifting waters in the Venetian Lagoon offered inspiring reflections where the world seemed to be upside down. The water met the sky, the sky, the water. The city felt like it was constantly moving, shifting up and down. Similarly, kayaking off of the shoreline in Cinque Terre gave me a sense of imbalance, with the horizon moving up and down. This imbalance resonated with me. I think we all needed to re-balance ourselves after COVID. Finding balance on shifting waters became the focus of these works.
Hidden Eddies, 40 x 30 inches
My work stems from the observations of experiences that I reformulate into abstract expressions. The emotions I experience are my subject. The color and marks are my language, which I employ to define my personal experience. In many of these paintings I played with what is above and below a surface. The essence of these works embodies finding a balance on a shifting foundation.
The Dance, 58 x 46 inches
Opening Reception:
Friday May 5th, 2023, 5:00-7:00 pm
Calloway Fine Art & Consulting
1643 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20007
www.callowayart.com
(202) 965-4601
Many of these paintings were painted in my France Studio.
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Opening Reception:
Friday May 5th, 2023, 5:00-7:00 pm
Calloway Fine Art & Consulting
1643 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20007
www.callowayart.com
(202) 965-4601
After visiting Venice this Spring, I returned to my studio in France and painted these five paintings.
I had never been to Venice, but always wanted to go one day. The day came this year, thanks to the European Cultural Council for contacting me about a possible exhibition opportunity in 2024. I decided to go and check out the ECC and the Biennale that opened in April and continues through November of this year.