Alina Shapiro

In works that display her masterly draftsmanship, Alina Shapiro composes faceted geometric tableaux and narrative images with a highly technical handling of both color and tone. Her images are intriguing – one gets the feeling that within the fragmented elements are layers of meaning and allegory – sometimes clear, sometimes just beyond the edge of reason. The diverse elements that make up Shapiro’s images are a result of the intuitive process she employs in their creation. Their base is the imagination, the playing out of a role; from there, new images arise and are added as the work builds up. This is art as revelation, not as prescription.

Alina Shapiro’s work shows her to be a masterly colorist with a real joy in her handling of subtle color with fine textured brushstrokes. These really are the backbone of her paintings and endow them with strength and vitality. Born in Baku Azerbaijan, Alina Shapiro emigrated to the States with her family in 1990 and currently lives and works in New York.

Portals of Perception
Reception: Thursday, October 29, 2009 6-8 PM
Exhibition Dates: 10/27/2009 - 11/17/2009

Invitation to Alina Shapiro's exhibition

Bird Oil on Canvas 36" x 30" Bird Oil on Canvas 36" x 30"	Cup of Tea Oil on Canvas 48" x 18" Cup of Tea Oil on Canvas 48" x 18"
Cup of Coffee Oil on Canvas 48" x 18" Cup of Coffee Oil on Canvas 48" x 18"	Flute Oil on Canvas 40" x 30" Flute Oil on Canvas 40" x 30"
...anyways, the poor horse had fallen down... Oil on Canvas 30" x 30" ...anyways, the poor horse had fallen down... Oil on Canvas 30" x 30"	Don Quixote & Colombina Oil on Canvas 75" x 15" Don Quixote & Colombina Oil on Canvas 75" x 15"
Dulcinea and Pierrot Oil on Canvas 75" x 15" Dulcinea and Pierrot Oil on Canvas 75" x 15"