Helene Mukhtar
Helene Mukhtar · Source: New York Artists Circle · Rights retained by the original rights holders
- Medium
- Acrylic Paint, Plastics
- Based in
- Brooklyn
- Practice
- Digital/Web based, Film/Video, Installation, Painting
Helene was born and educated in the South of France. She now lives and works in Brooklyn. She studied at the Art Students League and the School of Visual Arts in New York City and received an MFA from Florida State Unive… Full biography
Biography
Helene was born and educated in the South of France. She now lives and works in Brooklyn. She studied at the Art Students League and the School of Visual Arts in New York City and received an MFA from Florida State University. Helene's work has been exhibited widely in the US and abroad. Recent solo shows and art fairs include 440 Gallery in Brooklyn, Galerie ArtSud and La Galerie des Dominicains in France, Ion Studio in Soho, The 155 Project in Manhattan, Broadfoot and Broadfoot in New Jersey, the Asia Contemporary Art Show in Hong Kong, and ArtExpo in NYC.
Artist statement
I am a painter, animator, and mixed media installation artist. My work celebrates the human spirit and life on our planet in all its forms.
On canvases, I use acrylic paint and favor expressionist, abstract brush strokes, or bold color fields combined with flattened forms. My choice of colors reflects all the warmth of the Mediterranean sun which I experienced growing up in the South of France. Stylized human shapes evolve across the canvas in a sensuous and graceful dance. Pursuing my exploration of spatial relationships, I recently started incorporating 3-dimensional panels to my paintings in a game of hide and seek.
My animations incorporate abstract computer-generated graphics, live videos, my paintings, and frame-by-frame computer drawings based on rotoscoping techniques. The final films are incorporated into custom-made sculptural modules and presented in multi-media installations.
