ARTIST NAME
Karen Silve

WHAT TO EXPECT
Silve's new works are inspired by the dynamism of nature. Energy pours out of her work which is layered with bold aggressive strokes, vibrant colors, intrinsic drips, and pushing and pulling of paint. These raw and expressive marks create a language without words, a visual poem understood on an intuitive level.

Silve’s work comes out of the Abstract Expressionists concept of "art and life duality," the Neo-Expressionists, and Process Art. Her main influences are Willem de Kooning, Cy Twombly, Joan Mitchell, and Susan Rothenberg.

LOCATION
807 NE Going Street

DAYS & TIMES
Friday 5 – 9 PM
Saturday 11 – 6 PM
Sunday 11 – 6 PM

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Karen Silve currently paints and resides in Portland, Oregon. She studied initially under the auspices of Italian abstract painter Alvin Sella at the University of Alabama. Then she traveled to France and studied at the Leo Marchutz School in Aix-en-Provence. Upon returning from France, Silve attended graduate school at the University of Denver in Colorado where she had the opportunity to explore nature and its relationship to abstract thought in both animate and inanimate figures.

Silve also had a successful career as an art director and creative director -- Silve left the commercial world and became a full time artist six years ago. Today, Silve’s work is collected and admired throughout the United States and Europe. The artist currently maintains two studios, one in Portland, Oregon, and another in Provence, France

WEBSITE
http://www.karensilve.com