"Music, Music, Music"

Artist Reception on Wednesday, March 4th from 4 - 7pm

Lucille Nurkse - Artist

"Music, Music, Music"
Constructed Collages of Paper and Fabric
Corridor Gallery
March 2 - 27, 2009

Artist Statement

My music collages celebrate the joy of music and the joy of the people performing music. Using memory and a sketch to reframe that moment, I simplify figures and construct space by using blocks of color broken by pattern. Handmade papers, cut-up watercolors, prints, fabric as well as Color Aid paper create texture, movement and the emotional tone. The challenge of every figure is to capture the essential gesture.

These stories marry abstract design with representational forms to mirror the beauty and adventure of our humanity. I want to create images in which the viewer can rest from the troubles of the world.

Biography of the Artist

Lucille Nurkse is an active professional artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Her images grow directly from her experiences and simply living in the world. As she comments "Art reflects life for me".

Ms. Nurkse's work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows in New York City as well as in juried shows throughout the United States. Most recently she exhibited at St. Peter's Church and currently at the Brooklyn Public Library, both solo exhibitions.

She has been awarded residencies at both the Byrdcliffe Art Colony and the Blue Mountain Center. Her work can be found in the collection of the Zimmerli Museum of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey as well as many private ones.

She is a member of the National Association for Women (NAWA), Women in the Arts, and the NY Artists' Circle.