Artist Profile
Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti
Medium: Performing Arts, Mixed Media, Painting / Drawing
Description: Abstract art, texture intricate lines, energized vibrant colors defining space
Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti
Medium: Performing Arts, Mixed Media, Painting / Drawing
Description: Abstract art, texture intricate lines, energized vibrant colors defining space
Mixed media artwork created with colored pens, pencils, black ink, combination of materials and tools
Living History Actor/Performance & Interpretive reading (see below for videos and more information)
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Ife (Love) and Ime (Patience) twin celebration 17x14" Colored pencil & pens $175 |
Survival Fantasy 8x10" |
Aarifa's Celebrated Head Wrap |
Original artwork available for purchase! (Prints available where noted)
Contact artist at Email: Arts75@quezaire-presutti.org - Telephone: 860-212-6129
To see more artwork, visit: www.Facebook.com/QuezaireArts74
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Amina Queen of Zazzay 11x14" Colored pencils, pens Mixed Media $275 |
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Adaego 11x14" Colored pencils, pens Mixed Media $175 |
When I was a child, I drew in the gangway using a stick and chalk. I took my grandmother’s assortment of dried beans created mosaics on cardboard. In Milwaukee WI, I loved my four years of art class at St. Joan Antida. At the University of Milwaukee, I did very well. However, I retired after 30 years at the Dept. of Social Welfare. I treated Intake co-workers with my drawings. I moved to Connecticut with my husband John Presutti.
I call my drawings Blind Line Drawing (not blind Contour). I close my eyes. Holding a pencil with a continuous line traverses the paper. My internal talk signals a stop. I open my eyes mediate on the lines drawn. I transfer my imagination to the paper and fill in the positive space with a variety of strokes creating a range of texture. Drawing with my eyes closed, I have control of my composition. I have placed my imagination on the paper. I use coloured pencils, water and oil-based paint pens, ink, and markers. I taught myself the skills to navigate my technique.
I started drawing African Antiquity Masks in 2021. I taught myself the skills of layering, and three-dimensional drawing. The artistry is expressive and multifaceted. I see my work as a form of communication between people. I can translate my experiences, giving a window into my culture. Including historical background on works of art. Like the lost truism that Picasso and other European modernists were profoundly influenced by African mask.
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Grandma's Hands Two Collage 20x16" |
Grandmas Hands Collage 16x12" Colored pens Mixed Media $200 |
After 28 years in Social Welfare helping others, I retired reinventing myself as a Living History Actor. In 2017, I resumed my love of drawing after 40 years, to relax between performances on the road. With Covid-19, all performances were cancelled in 2020.I never imaged that a pandemic would bring me back to drawing. I posted work on Facebook for my family and friends. They loved it; it was encouraging. I submitted work to Art Prof Deepti Menon. Her critique validated my work. I am again that little girl with her stick, chalk and beans creating from my imagination. I am influenced by the nature around me and my genetic background, as well as the works of Jacob Lawrence, Shinique Smith, Odili Donald Odita, Georgia O’Keefe, and Vasily Kandinsky.
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Making of America Collage 20x16" |
Intellectual Wealth Past & Present Collage 20x16" Mixed Media $75 |
Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti is also a Living History Actor,
Performance and Interpretive reading artist.
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Artwork and Prints available for purchase!
Contact artist at Email: Arts75@quezaire-presutti.org - Telephone: 860-212-6129
To see more artwork, visit: www.Facebook.com/QuezaireArts74
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