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NEW WORK by Anna U. Davis
Exhibition Dates: May 2 - May 30, 2008
Swedish-born and DC resident artist Anna U. Davis can find inspiration for her art almost anywhere. “Absolutely anything can inspire me,” she explains, “a man in the street, the news, neighbor’s fights, a concert, you name it.” For Davis, it’s about the emotional connection she is feeling “in that particular moment” that stirs her imagination and manifests in the form of collage paintings.
Through her various inspirations, Anna creates a body of work connected through a common perspective: “women in their private life, naked and venerable. Women in the society, strong and brave.” Davis’ new works feature her latest paintings that demonstrate her wild ability to confront the power of a woman’s being while embracing what is commonly thought to make her weaker: her nude and exposed body. “I use the naked body in my art to express a raw nature of an emotion. I don’t see anything wrong with a naked body, to the contrary, I see beauty and truth.” These raw images offer insight into the female mind and experience both personal and public, and address them in a very apparent and unavoidable way. Davis’ work is provocative with a purpose, and meaningful with an edge.
Anna U. Davis was born in Lund, Sweden. She received her B.A. from the University of the District of Columbia in 2002 and has exhibited extensively in the area at venues such as the Torpedo Factory and Neptune Gallery. She has also participated in Art-O-Matic (2000) and was the recipient of the 2006 DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Young Artists Grant.
CULTURAL PARALLELS by Ante Sardelic
Exhibition Dates: May 2 - May 30, 2008
Although Ante Sardeli? was trained as a sculptor, he is certainly an artist of many trades: from painting to mosaics to printmaking he has mastered techniques in a variety of mediums and continues to explore and expand his talents. For almost five decades now, Sardeli? has consistently presented us with works filled with energy, detail and a ‘Mediterraneanism’ that only a native Croatian could truly illustrate.
Cultural Parallels features a selection of Sardeli?’s most recent drawings and paintings that exemplify his world-renowned style. This joint exhibition with the Embassy of Croatia highlights Sardeli?’s interest in demonstrating the interplay between his Croatian roots and ancient cultures of South America such as the Mayans and Incas. The promotion of global, cross cultural exchange is evident in his work which creates dialogue between unique sweeping organic forms and bold, vibrant colors.
Ante Sardelic was born 1947 in Blato on the island of Korcula in Coratia. In 1968 he graduated from the School of Applied Arts in Split and later went on to study at the Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Sculpture in Zagreb where he studied under Krsto Hegedusic, Grga Antunac, and Valerije Micheli. In 1972, Sardelic moved to Toronto, Canada where he now lives and works as a professional artist.
