NAVA REVITAL
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ava Revital’s work shows a glimpse of everyday life. Re-vital’s work captures a fleeting moment of something intensely felt—a particular quality of light, a late-day shadow, a simple gesture or a quiet stillness. Revital achieves her affect of a “momentary impression” with her use of complementary colors, differing levels of opacity and color contrast. Her works have a soft touch; her colors are blended carefully and
The Living Room - Diptych Oil on Canvas 31.5”x 55”
enjoy the creativity.” She studied in the Bezalel Academy of Art and sites her most influential teachers as the artists Haim Kiewe, Joseph Hirsh and Tova Berlinsky. She has exhibited her work throughout Jerusalem and recently has participated in the Florence Biennale exhibition, where her work was particularly well received. Nava Revital is an exciting newcomer to the U.S. art market. Website: http://www.navarevital.com
her brushwork is light, but lush. She states, “I am painting according to my own rules. I am using a special 3-D composition, and make a lot of use with contrast. These techniques add expression to the work.” Indeed, Revital’s work has a quality of a pleasant memory, in which everything is suffused with light and edges have become softened.
Revital is an Israeli artist who lives in Jerusalem, a city that has a “very strong influence” on her work. About her work, Revital says, “my first consideration in art is how much I
SUSANNA BERTOLACCI
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ome artists have a remarkable ability to present more realism than a photograph. One mark of a truly insightful soul is the gift to reflect an idealized and improved version of life itself.
Susanna Bertolacci relies on detail and light playing on color, but success in accomplishing this effect requires more. Berto-lacci displays an evolved perception and technique, which offers viewers the chance to practically feel their fingers stroking the flamingo feathers in “Sunset Plumes”, representative of her work’s sensuality.
Working primarily in pastel and oils, Bertolacci expertly uses each medium to capture her subject. She presents a serene place into which her audience may escape, while still marveling at reality. Bertolacci employs a palette of five colors maximum, and achieves colors through layering and wet-on-wet applications. She paints what she loves, and reminds her audience that even simple objects have beauty that should not be taken for granted. Bertolacci is excited that “something inside” takes over while creating art, and the end result is always what she imagined-and more.
Susanna Bertolacci overcame obstacles that kept her from early training and recently decided to follow her life-long artistic dreams. She still paints for personal clients, but no longer ignores requests to exhibit publicly; her own studio was opened on the Gold Coast in May of 2006. Website: http://www.artadditions.com.au
Sunset Plumes Pastel on Paper 29”x 19.5”