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Artwork details
- Medium : Acrylic, Collage on Canvas
- Other details : Unmounted artwork. Mounting and/or framing available on request.
- Dimensions : 60x53in
About this artwork
I named this piece "Dreams of Flight" because I was dreaming of flying back in time and space to a fabled Venice of countesses and midnight lagoons. The main form began as a woman who then started to transform into a winged creature. Other details show glimpses of the fabled Rialto Bridge and a classical Greek column, among other surprises. The piece is highly textured, having areas of collage, weaving and plaster worked into the surface. The…
painting is unstretched and could hang like a tapestry from a rod or clips or could be mounted and framed.
Galen Cheney
United States
Credentials
- Works on commission
Galen Cheney, a process-based abstract artist, sculpturally intertwines painting and textile mediums. She counterpoints traditional oil on canvas with audacious techniques such as tearing apart and weaving her paintings. Cheney's work vibrates with raw, emotional energy encapsulating honest full-bodied expressions.