Anne Finkelstein

Biography

Anne Finkelstein is a native New Yorker. She received a BA in painting from Bard College and an MFA in painting from Hunter College. Her work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows throughout the United States and internationally including Garvey/Simon Gallery, Denise Bibro Fine Art, the FXFowle Gallery, Saint Peters Church at Citicorp, the LA Center for Digital Art, the Museum at FIT, and the New York Transit Museum. Her work is included in private and public corporate collections, including the Metropolitan Transit Authority and The David Lawrence Convention Center. She teaches at Parsons and FIT and runs AJ&J Design, a graphic design company that specializes in graphics for museums and other non-profit institutions.

Anne lives in Chelsea with her husband, artist James Acevedo.

Artist statement

I am a native New Yorker, and my artwork is a response to the underlying abstraction in the urban environment. I use photography to document moments of light and color that leap out at me from the street.

My artwork combines images from different viewpoints into a harmonious whole. My photomontages start with digital photographs. They reflect a mental landscape — the ability of the mind to hold many images simultaneously and blend them together seamlessly. The result is a densely textured surface, which fluctuates between abstract patterns and recognizable spaces. When you look at a place from one spot you can remember how it looks from other angles, and even vividly visualize unrelated times and places. I use the computer to make transitions between images.

My subjects come from places I travel, buildings in New York, and even the streets I walk on every day. I create images that are more than a representation of what the world looks like. My compositions lead the viewer on a journey that triggers memories of the experience of perception, including the contradictions between what we actually see, what we know, and what we remember.