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Jeny Brill Lives and works in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
One of my earliest memories is making sculptures in the sand with plaster. I was very young and my neighbor was studying to be an art teacher. Where I grew up I was constantly surrounded by nature. The change of seasons were marked, in my mind, by the color of the sunlight, the hues of blue in the ocean, and the evolution of foliage. I have long been attracted to mixed media art. The use of materials out of context combined with textures and color are chosen to create an element of surprise. My studio is filled with containers of fabric, papers, wires, ribbons, sequins, jewels and broken pieces of toys, computers and jewelry. This is the pallet I pull from as I construct an environment. About 20 years ago, when I was pregnant with my daughter, I was struck by an overwhelming “need” to make very feminine art. This is where my mermaids came from. I have never been attracted to the commercialized images of mermaids. Rather, I am drawn to those from different cultures and ethnicities where their uniqueness is more important than their beauty. From there I began to collect books on women role models. My work is an unique assortment of women who’s voices bare listening to. The composition, texture and colors of each environment is intended to not only define the woman but welcome the viewer into her space. The boxes that contain each environment define the limitation of each women’s influence. An interview by Josh Ryder, curator and Melissa C. Hilborn, curator
get a wide idea about your artistic production, and we would start this interview with a couple of questions about your multifaceted background. You have a solid formal training and after having earned your B.S. in Fine Art from the Skidmore College, you nurtured your education with a MEd.
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Hello Jeny and welcome to Peripheral ARTeries. Before starting to elaborate about your artistic production and we would like to invite our readers to visit https://www.jenybrill.com in order to
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