Video: Wet reality in the paintings of Alyssa Monks
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The artist Alyssa Monks does not like when her paintings are compared to photographs, although it is with this comparison that all articles about her usually begin. She deliberately avoids ideal forms, believing that the existing reality is more beautiful than any perfection. She loves to experiment and surprise. The results of her experiments are before you.
Alissa Monks's paintings are surprisingly similar to photographs, no matter how much she herself denies it. The artist herself does not consider such a comparison a compliment and argues that the definition of "photorealism" is inapplicable to her work. “I believe that the term 'photorealism' can only be applied to those who are engaged in photography,” says Alissa.
Most of Alissa Monks's paintings, where women are present, are of herself. Thus, the artist avoids a number of inconveniences associated with turning to the help of models in the creative process. In those cases when it is still impossible to do without it, the artist prefers to paint her relatives and friends - Alissa does not like working with strangers.
Many of the artist's paintings depict water. A woman looking directly at the viewer through the transparent wall of the shower stall covered with dripping drops. A boy immersed in the pool up to his neck. Girl underwater. The artist admits that she loves to experiment with filters that distort reality: in earlier paintings this was water, but now Alissa is trying to depict people through glass covered with drops and partially fogged up.
Alyssa Monks was born in New Jersey (USA) 31 years ago and currently lives and works in New York. In addition to painting, the artist also teaches at the university. Exhibitions of her work are regularly held in her native America, and from January to March 2010, the first European display of Alissa's paintings takes place in Germany.
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