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DARK CHAOS IN FRONT OF AN ENLIGHTENING WORLD - HARROWING BEAUTY, 2018 ACRYLIC / MIXED
MEDIA ON CANVAS DIAM. 32.4 IN | 80 CM.
INVITED ARTIST 23X46 IN. | 50X100 CM.
OPERETTA /FINALE: CYCLE NIBELUNGS – VARUS, 2009 ACRYLIC MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS

IRMA MICHAELA SZALKAY

Lives and works in Graz, Austria
http://szalkay.at/

Ms. Szalkay’s range of skills is amazingly broad, her work
ranging from exquisite verre eglomise portraits and figurative
pieces, to sculptural installations, to shockingly abstract
paintings in the vein of Jackson Pollock but incorporating
elements of assemblage. Her work evokes life by representing
not only an idea but the very process of painting itself, the
symbiosis between thought and action. The application of
paint feels both organic and deliberate, as if it sprang from the
canvas in perfect rhythm. Assemblage objects ground each
work in a concrete, tangible world, while entrancing, abstract
compositions transport each work to the realm of the sublime.
Irma received her Ph.D. in 1993 from the University of Graz,
Austria, and her work is heavily influenced by her background
as a university-trained philosopher. She has exhibited
extensively in both the US and Europe, including Germany,
Austria, Italy, New York, and Washington. (Ruthie Tucker,
Executive Director and Curator, Art Acquisitor Magazine)

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