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Saturday, 28 October 2017

Opening at SPHINX - paintings of Stephanie together with jewelry

Yesterday afternoon the opening of my exhibition of paintings in the elegant window displays of

SPHINX in Perugia.

A nice turnout, very enjoyable afternoon.

Here are a few of the many photographs taken. Showing of my paintings together with the vast variety of jewelry in the window displays until January 10, 2018.

Ieri pomeriggio l'inaugurazione della mia esibizione di dipinti nelle vetrine eleganti della gioielleria SPHINX di Perugia.

Ecco qualche fotografia -- i miei dipinti nelle vetrine del negozio con una bellissima varietà di gioielli. La mostra continua fino al 10 gennaio 2018.

THANK YOU to owner Anna (here to the right) for the generosity and enormous help in putting this show together, and to Nicoletta to the left, for her help. Wonderful teamwork, a pleasure to put this exhibition together with them.

GRAZIE MILLE al proprietario Anna (qui a destra nella foto) per la sua generosità e grande aiuto a mettere insieme questa mostra, ed anche a Nicoletta per il suo grande aiuto. E' stata un bel lavoro di squadra, un piacere lavorare insieme a far possibile questa mostra.

Tuesday, 24 October 2017

SPHINX - Anna and Nicoletta invite Stephanie

Friday at the spacious and beautiful jewelry store SPHINX in Ellera (Perugia) I will be showing small paintings in the many windows of the store along with their jewelry.

Here is a detail of one of the paintings along with the invitation.

All invited, hope to see you there.

Monday, 16 October 2017

ART LOVE ELEPHANT - to help save the elephant

Here a couple of photos of the exhibition in which my new painting THE END is on display in the Benetton Museum in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso.

Part of the proceeds of sales will go towards this worthy cause, to help save elephants.

Here my painting, 50x1,30cm painting THE END acrylic on canvas.

Catalogue available with the works of thirty artists, painters and sculptors.

Sunday, 15 January 2017

Art competition La Quadrata - GOLDEN LADY by Stephanie Seymour

Art contest Meloart Gallery, Italy

"Golden Lady"
One of my latest artworks for an art competition for La Quadrata, Meloart Gallery, Livorno.
To vote for me, please click on above link, then on little star in left-hand corner on the top of the page.
Thank you!

http://www.concorsiarte.it/laquadrata/2017-stephanie-seymour/

Thursday, 29 September 2016

Opening painting exhibition THE OTHER SIDE Oct 15, 2016, Marsciano

Happy to announce my painting exhibition, THE OTHER SIDE coming up October 15, 2016.
Below, press release and map of the event.

COMUNICATO STAMPA

Sabato 15 Ottobre 2016, nell’ambito di AMACI (Giornata del Contemporaneo), s’inaugura, alle ore 19, 00 , presso Gaia Gallery, Strada per Caprareccia, 220, Marsciano –Papiano (Pg) la mostra “ The Other Side” dell’artista Stephanie Seymour, con la presentazione di Fiorenza Mosci

La mostra è un evento organizzato da E20 Gaia.

Fra ironia, impegno sociale, esigenze di rappresentare i limiti che l’esistenza impone, il piacere di lasciarsi andare all’estetica del fare, al dialogo incessante con il colore e i suoi misteri, Stephanie Seymour ci affascina con le sue opere nella mostra “The Other Side”.

La mostra vuol essere un progetto in cui si esalta la ricerca del sé attraverso un'azione continua di approfondimento interiore. Seymour è una artista che insegue ostinatamente risposte tra approdi e partenze, nel bisogno di cristallizzare la propensione poetica della vita, invisibile e imprendibile del presente illusorio. Ella è una rabdomante che ha l’urgente necessità interiore di dare forma e struttura di linguaggio alle sue emozioni.

Il suo è un universo espressivo e umano denso e complesso: la sua arte vive di poesia e, al tempo stesso, è straordinariamente visionaria. Si esprime sul confine tra la dimensione onirica e quella surreale e assume forme imprevedibili, mai scontate.

Usa molta attenzione al rapporto psicologico tra sé e la realtà che la circonda, nel tentativo di immaginare altre identità da vivere e che le facciano superare la quotidianità sempre asfissiante e presupponente.

La natura dell'umanità e del suo profondo sentimento poetico è il fulcro della riflessione artistica che trova espressione massima nelle elaborazioni cromatiche intense e piene di suggerimenti per la sua insaziabile ricerca interiore.

La mostra è anche una riflessione sulla donna e il suo ruolo nel rapporto con la realtà che la circonda. Come corpo e come carattere, preziosa presenza e incompresa figura umana, forte e debole.

Artista: Stephanie Seymour

Inaugurazione: Sabato 15 Ottobre 2016 ore 19, 00

Sede Espositiva: Gaia Gallery, Strada per Caprareccia, 220 – Marsciano-Papiano (Pg)

Durata della manifestazione: 15 Ottobre – 20 Novembre 2016

Curatori dell’evento: Pino Bonanno

Presentazione della mostra: Fiorenza Mosci

Orario: da Lunedi a Domenica: 10/13 – 16/19, 30

Segreteria Organizzativa: E20 Gaia - e-mal: info@artfarmgaia.it - tel.+39.347.3652984

Tuesday, 29 April 2014

One great thing about being an artist

Today I had an enormous pleasure of having a show, and being an artist.
I had the fun, enlightment, pure joy of meeting several wonderful people, right there in my exhibition space.
I never would have imagine that a young man, probably somewhere in his late thirties, would be so pleasant, so interesting so enjoyabe and POSITIVE!
He had two broken fingers, had escaped having perhaps a very dangerous accident (instead of his fingers being crushed, his head could have been so!). But he was smiling, and happy that he had had good luck in not having worse happen.
Every word he said was posibive. HIs viewpoint on life was so extraordinary, and his desire to know about art, and his own artistic pursuits, was totally a surprise and a welcome from those people who are so negative, and have nothing to share.
It was really a wonderful encounter, and I felt that I had been taken somewhere into the past, far away from today's real world. Which I imagine is something to say for the people one meets nowadays.
So totally refreshing. And he too, enjoyed meeting me, which was a very nice thing.
Then...............
I met a very pleasant woman. So open and friendly and fun to speak too. She will return most likely, and we were both happy to meet one another.
Also, another elderly man, an extraordinary personality, an important man involved in so many different fields from sports, to the theater. Very good conversationalist. Excellent day, and I realized that having a show just may attract people interested in culture. And if they are really interested, then perhaps they too have a lot to offer themselves. For me, today, it was like that. And what a day it was!!

Sunday, 27 April 2014

Opening day with concert

Opening day, yesterday of my personal exhibition Seymour c'est moi.

Here is Simone Sabatino, songwriter and singer, Sarah Minciotti, poet, musician and singer and me with the hat I made with the name of the show.

Here we were at the last song when they invited me up to sing along with them!

Show continues until May 11. Check out the video (made by Alessandro Cappucci) Stephanie Seymour Personale on youtube. May 3 concert with Carlo Calderozzi sax player and once again, Sarah.

Friday, 7 March 2014

Simone Sabatino, Sarah Minciotti together with Stephanie

Great meeting with two talented musicians yesterday, singer, song-writer, poet Sarah Minciotti, and song-writer, singer, guitarist Simone Sabatino. The beauty of meeting in one's home, pulling out an old guitar, opening the piano, and testing songs and listening to two newly-met musicians as they blended their talent for the first time.
Next month on the 26th of April, Simone and Sarah will accompany the opening of an exhibition I will be having in Perugia. More to come about it all soon.

Sunday, 25 August 2013

Incontri ravviCINAti

The show is now open, last night being the first evening. It was quite a nice turnout and a very interesting program.
First there was a presentation by Nerio Marabini, who spoke about Chinese medicine, and various Chinese philosophies. It was very enjoyable and eye-opening.
The program should have been held outside, but due to a short rain, we had to pull all the chairs indoors! It could have been worse, but it wasn't too bad, the rain stopped, and the program of Chinese dinner and film from Taiwan continued outdoors. The evening was cool, actually cold, but we ended up having a little spumante at midnight, finishing up the evening with conversations with friends coming from far away, and from Perugia. Nice time, show is open until the end of September.

Saturday, 6 October 2012

Artist, art shows

After dinner my parents and I went to an art show. First of all my parents are not young, not on the OUTSIDE. When you are 90 years old, it doesn't mean that you have to sit around at home, no...you can LIVE and take part in what is happening on the outside! It is a great thing to see, all these elder Americans enjoying, participating, and being active and creative.

We went to an art show about fifteen minutes from our house. It was a collective show, and the pieces, subject matter and even the medium seemed quite different from what I normally see in Italy.
LOTS of color, lots of humor and light-heartedness. Not all pieces, no, there were many serious pieces as well. But lots of pieces were fun, and much collage and use of unusual materials and techniques were used.

I met artists, and people who are promoting art. There are a lot of people who want culture and art to survive! They want artists to have places to show, and they work on this as a project, but not alone...they work together. It was a great thing to see, and to realize that there is more of a feeling of being united in working for things which one believes in. One woman stated that together one can get more done, and I believe that it is true.

The atmosphere was very nice, with outdoor food being served. Inside they had had performances, and I am sorry we came late and missed it.

Interesting and useful visit to this show, with contacts even to visit with artists at their studios.
Just wonderful.
Coming back to my roots. And being very happy to have this opportunity, to share in on the American life, I, an American, who lives so far away from her own culture. And coming back and finding it all new, something new to discover each day.

Tuesday, 3 July 2012

Me (serious)

Here I am last week at the Spoleto Festival of Two Worlds. This is an interesting installation of wooden doors, painted gold and with graffitti writing on them.
It was an extremely warm evening until late at night. However, Spoleto is always very beautiful, and lots of art shows to see.

HOW TO SPEAK ITALIAN...in 60 seconds

Cavolo...means cabbage BUT you can use it when you want to say WOW!
Non so. So simple, and it means, I don't know. The word no, is no (easy) AND the word so comes from the verb sapere which is to know. So is used for I.....io so, I know. But in this case it is so simple...forget the I, and just say NON SO. Everyone will know what you mean, that is that you don't know!!
Raffreddore -- it means, a COLD. Like a fever, a cough, like what I feel I may be coming down with right now. If I want to say that I have a cold, I say "Sono raffreddata". That translates that I have (or I am) with a cold. You can also say "Ho un raffreddore" which means, I have a cold. Anyway you look at it, you will have to stay in bed or around the house, until you become....guarito or guarita, which means that you are cured!
IMPEGNATA!!! That is what I have been lately. BUSY! Lots of IMPEGNI (appointments, things to do, tasks, chores, you name it!) Actually I should say IMPEGNATISSIMA....meaning very very busy. And to tell you the truth, that is exactly how I like my life!
Per favore.....it is a nice way of asking someone "please" do this or that, or take one, or asking a favor. BUT you can also use it with hands wide and saying PLEASE!!! Stop it! Don't! Be quiet! It is all in the way you say it, and your body language. PLEASE!!!!!
Lo.......this is used when you have a noun like Spagnolo.....you see, this word means a Spanish man. Lo is used because the word starts with sp and you have to use lo rather than il, probably because it makes it easier to pronounce the two sounds....lo with sp rather than il and then sp lo sp, not il sp......When, on the other hand you need to use plural, that is Spagnoli, you must change the lo to gli and then say gli spagnoli. Oh my, this is difficult even for me. Signing off now, will be back with an easier lesson next time.
If you know Spanish, can it help you to know Italian?? YES!! Do I know Spanish? NO! But when I hear it, I can understand lots of it, and I am SURE it's because I know Italian.
Differente....it is easy to see what it means. But the hard part is the ORDER you put this word in. You don't want to use it like in English BUT to put it after the noun that you are calling different. Like I want a different book. Vorrei un libro differente. See, it is AFTER the noun, that is how you use adjectvies in Italian. And don't forget to say the letter E at the end....different - TAY.

Curiosities of Italian Life

VERY curious indeed, this Italian life. On the OUTSIDE it looks like people have loads of money, buying expensive iphones, cars, clothes and even eating out and spending money here and there. BUT on the inside, we are all having troubles with paying bills, hoping our children find jobs (most want to leave Italy now, lots do anyhow). So, the curious thing is that Italians look like they are having an easy time, but believe me.............
Moods........hmmmmmmm......when I am on facebook, I see the difference of the mood here in Italy and the mood in the States. There is a huge difference. People here are moody, due to the politics, especially. We just don't have the fun-loving thouughts and moods of the people in the States. Of course, I am from there, so I have a pretty happy mood most of the time. But being in the middle of complaining and low moods makes it even harder to stay up. Grrrrrrrrrr!!!
No shopping list. What do I mean? I mean, when you go to the market, you don't always need to have a shopping list....you see what looks fresh, colorful and good, and then buy what excites you. I have often had guests for dinner without really knowing what I am going to make. I see zucchini, or tomatoes, or something else and then the idea comes to me. That's how it is in Italy, the visual gives one the idea of what to do next.
City streets.....why oh why are there so many HOLES in the streets!! They just wrote about them the other day in the paper, and there are hundreds (or thousands, don't remember) of holes of all dimensions all over this city. And that means uncomfortable driving that is for sure!! Bump bump bump! The rain opens them up more and then they get bigger. They fill them up sometimes but not well enough. Another of Italy's problems, beautiful country, but we have a large share of things that need to be improved.
Politics. Read on!! In Italy, no matter what the occasion, dinner parties, tv shows, meeting people on the street, watch out, because politics and talking about them is what is in store!!! People just can't get together without talking politics. It is a BIG part of Italian life. And talking about it often can get you in trouble IF the people you are talking to think differently than you do. If they are of another viewpoint, watch out!! If you ever saw two Italians with differing views, you will know what I mean.
SNOW....will it or won't it snow? If it does, the curious thing about snow in a small town, is that everything just about STOPS all of a sudden. They are very slow in cleaning up the streets, but in a way it is nice because you can go out and walk all over the place without any cars around, and then, it is very very beautiful and quiet. So.....into bed I go and perhaps tomorrow it will SNOW!!

EATING and other things....in Italy

TOMATOES -- it is easy to talk about tomatoes in this country. And easy to eat them. They come is such a variety, the ones for sugo, the ones for salad. Ones you can cut into little pieces, or lay out flat with oregano and oil and vinegar and salt.....They are so good, they get lots of sun, and people love to use them in cooking. If you don't know how to use them, just ask an Italian mamma in the store. She for sure can tell you everything you need to know.
Good parmesan, bad parmesan. You know, here in Italy we have wonderful parmesan. It is really really delicious. I once heard that in the States they take the waxy part of the parmesan and even use that to be ground into the stuff you can buy in a box. If that is true, that is really terrible!!!! It would be like eating candles!
Lemons. Why lemons? Because you can squeeze them in water, add sugar or honey; you can squeeze it on meat or fish or salad, or use them to decorate a plate. You can use the peel for flavor in a cake, or to decorate the top of a dessert. You can even use half to put into the dishwasher and make things come out sweeter. Why lemons you ask???
Wintertime weight gain. Yes. Easy to munch on cookies, or almonds or parmesan!! Or a glass of wine and nuts, or a bruschetta! Hard to take off that one or two kili.....that means taking a walk, and today it is going to rain, so wouldn't it just be easier to stay inside, with a nice glass of hot milk and coffee and a few cookies??
JUst how sweet do you want things? In Italy, sweets are sweet but not as sweet as in England, or the States. A cake may have something on it, but not as gooey and sweet as in other places. Salt, on the other hand, is used more freely here than perhaps in the States. Foods can often be very salty, though very good too. Sugar and salt, each country has their own way of using them.
Honey.....it's the time for honey lately, because it is cold, and in the evening is a good time for camomilla tea, or some other hot drink. I like to use honey, good for the throat, and tastes so good. The hard honey is the best, easier to bend a spoon getting it out, but better for you and more "real" and usually biological, whereas the liquid might just have some sugar in it, or not be quite as natural.
Sweet potatoes. If you love American sweet potatoes, the ones they serve on Thanksgiving, be prepared to NOT find them in Italy. It is very hard to find them (actually I just heard a Chinese market has them) but the ones they have in the normal markets are white on the inside! Sweet but white! Isn't that strange!
RED WINE (vino rosso) goes with meat, and WHITE WINE (vino bianco) goes with fish. But wine is so good in Italy, especially the really good ones, any wine is fine most of the time. Room temperature (reds) and white chilled.
CELERY?? When I was a kid, we ate celery sticks all the time. With salt, without, in the lunchbox, or at home in a glass of cold water. I think I have never been served a piece of celery like this in Italy UNLESS they served it with lots of other vegetables to create a vegetable platter to dip in oil and salt, and that dish is called pinzimonio. (better check my spelling on that one, and I will let you know!)
I am going to cook when I get to L.A. BUT it won't be as good as in Italy (see my last post under curiosities of Italian life). I try the best I can BUT the ingredients just aren't the same. And the cuts of meat are different too.

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