Artist STatement
"MY PRACTICE OF MAKING [MIXED-MEDIA] ART CONTINUES TO BE
THE SAME AS IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN... A VISUAL DIARY.
THERE IS AN EMPHASIS ON TRANSPORTING THE INTERNAL WITNESS
TO AN EXTERNAL PLACE FOR PEACE AND PRESENCE.
A PLACE FOR CONTEMPLATION AND REFLECTION.
A SPIRITUAL PRACTICE.
A CREATIVE PRACTICE.
A PRACTICE.
MY WORK IS AN EMPIRICAL INTERPRETATION OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCES,
DAILY LIVING…
I AM MOTIVATED BY THE DESIRE TO NOTICE OBSERVATIONS,
EXPLORE THE FINDINGS, AND GAIN INSIGHT TO THE SIGNIFICANCE.
OR NOT.
THE ART IS CURRENT, IN THE MOMENT, USING A DELIBERATE PROCESS
WHILE REPRESENTING ACCEPTANCE OF WHAT IS."
Publications:
Cultivating My Art's Passion
http://www.capewomenonline.com
Brooklyn Art Project
http://www.brooklynartproject.com/profile/AngelaMariaPersechino
education
2007 -Master of Arts
New York University
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development
Venice, Italy - New York, N.Y.
2002 -Bachelor of Fine Arts
Syracuse University
Visual Art Education/Art Photography
Syracuse, New York
1987 -Associate of Applied Science
Onondaga Community College
Therapeutic Recreation Leadership
Syracuse, New York