Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Milton artist thinks big

On a farm off Thompson Road in Milton, where horses CJ and Elfin lounge and 'coon hounds Nico and Bowie play, a pretty amazing thing happens daily.

A world-famous artist, Deanna Sirlin, redefines the centuries old relationship between art and viewer.

"I don't think you can just hang a painting on a wall anymore," she said.

It's certainly a bold statement, but one she backs up. Sirlin, a 17-year resident, is perhaps best known for her pivotal installation "Retracings," which encompassed virtually the entire glass front of the High Museum of Art in 1999. The work was a bold statement of her vision -- large scale installations that bathe the viewer in rich color and texture.

She achieves the effect by painting or sketching her famous swirls and circles, then digitally magnifying the image to 30 to 50 times its original size.

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