Anica Shpilberg: Spiral of Life at the Quogue Library Art Gallery

September Exhibit, Art Gallery at the Quogue Library
Spiral of Life: Textured and layered mixed media works by
Anica Shpilberg

The starting point of Anica Shpilberg's works are the photographs that she takes - images of people and places that hope to capture their spirit, their beat, their struggle, and the feel of it all.  She aims to capture the reality and uniqueness of their lives and their environment.

"Art has always been the language of my thoughts," states Shpilberg.  "Through my work I seek to bring awareness of the social and cultural realities that are patent in our world today."

"I work in series that can take up to three years and have a life of their own. In some, the photographs are only a guide for what needs to be said, just one more medium, used the same way as maps, wood, papers or fabrics, collaging them into the paintings to create the textures and layers that represent the complexity of life.  In others the pictures describe the facts and when transferred to stretch fabric, they become a biased canvas in which to paint the essence of what I felt standing, smelling, hearing, touching, and picturing their situations."

Growing up in Peru, Shpilberg began studying painting at the age of twelve, eventually graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Design from LaSalle University in Chicago.   She has trained in oil painting at the School of Art in Caracas, Venezuela; printmaking, mixed media and steel sculpture at Pratt Institute in New York; and at the Silvermine School of Art in New Canaan, Connecticut.  Anica has recently worked as an Artist-in-Residence at The Bakehouse Art Complex in Miami, Florida.  She lives in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida and Westhampton Beach.

The exhibit will be on display from Thursday, September 1st to Thursday, September 29th.