Nelly Drell
The 2009 Chelsea International Fine Art Competition - Collective Exhibition
August 14 - September 2, 2009
Reception:
Thursday August 20, 2009 6-8 PM
Press Release
Nelly Drell’s oil paintings create a deep, contemplative mood that comes from spectacular fusions of realism, symbolism and expressionism. Born and based in Estonia and trained in New York and Miami, Drell’s work reflects a very clear sense of place and identity informed by a broader, worldlier aesthetic perspective. Her nudes, city scenes and landscapes blend keen, exquisitely rendered observations of everyday moments painted with meticulous brushstrokes with more enigmatic, abstract implications echoed in thicker daubs of paint and broad gestures.
Drell portrays a familiar world with uncanny depth.
Artist Statement
I desire to communicate universally, to capture the beauty of life's simplest moments and through that develop a visual dialogue between my art and audience. I want to express both the suffering and joy that surrounds all people to create emotionally powerful paintings which reflect the present but are influenced by what came before me. They are meant to evoke emotion by representing matters of the soul. Each painting tells a story and explores it, is shaped and influenced by the events surrounding my life. The nude is common motif in my paintings, because I paint visual stories of people. I try to see past the flesh and bone and discover what resides within them, and bring the hidden thoughts of an individual to the surface of the canvas. I couldn't live without painting and because of that I paint with all of my soul.
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