Magical Forest Opening

Julie Shakher is the recipient of the Broward Cultural Artist Support Grant. The grant supports new works by the artist.

The exhibition will take place from August 26- September 26, 2022.

Location:
Sample McDougald House 1916 Historic Museum
Centennial Park 450 NE 10th St.
Pompano Beach, FL 33061.

The opening reception will be on August 26, 2022, from 5:30 to 8:00 PM

In the exhibition titled “Magical Forest”, the body of these works thematically will represent a landscape of the environment and the chain of life that exists. From the microscopic to Crustacean through to humanity and threats of animal and human extinction. Her series of works will encompass nature. The ecosystem contains a chain of predators and environments and sub environments and the grand paradigm of life forms. The flora fauna, Magical Forest will reflect on the co-existence and sub-existence of several species. In this body of work, She wants the viewer to feel the delicacy of existence.

With the size and intricate and elaborate panels, In awe, you will walk away feeling the fragility of existence.
Her media selected is Oil Paint and Metal point for this project. The art form of media is a primitive and ancient form of expression. Silverpoint emerged as a fine line drawing technique in the late Gothic/early Renaissance era. The media will be done using various metals copper, aluminum, silverpoint.