Maxi and the Motorbike
Silkpainting
40" x 30"

Maxi and the Motorbike

Silkpainting
40" x 30"

Bamboo and Banana Leaf
Silkpainting
28" x 20"

Bamboo and Banana Leaf

Silkpainting
28" x 20"

Fresh Pineapple
Silkpainting
28" x 20"

Fresh Pineapple

Silkpainting
28" x 20"

Red Hibiscus
Silkpainting
24" x 24"

Red Hibiscus

Silkpainting
24" x 24"

Lee Vanderwalker

Masters of the Imagination: The Latin American Fine Art Exhibition
September 9 - September 30, 2008

Reception: Thursday September 11, 2008 6-8 PM

Press Release

The Detroit born artist, Lee Vanderwalker, now lives and breathes the vibrant culture of Belize, calling upon its history and aesthetic as a foundation for her art. The difficult medium of hand-painted silk, combined with her use of rich, smoldering colors, makes the work vibrate. Each culturally driven scene and image tells a story that is at once derived from the region and universal. Her depictions of village and island life, still-lifes of flowers and window-framed seas, and dream-like figures, masks, and Mayan symbols, come to life with each fold of silk and each vivid texture. Her work is exotic yet comforting, enticing in the way that traveling is or getting lost in a familiar book. These deceptively simple works spring from the complexity of tradition and weave together the deep roots of artistic history.

In this world of velvety jungles begging to be explored and Caribbean legends hungry to be told, Vanderwalker's paintings allow the viewer to indulge in the distant adventure we all desire.

Invitation to the exhibition | View the catalog page

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