While her artist nom de pinceau is Messy Masterpiece, to me, her works are more like Creative Chaos. There is a balance and symmetry that belie the "Messy" label, and each piece is a new mini-adventure. Add backlights and 3D glasses to the mix, and it feels like you can reach inside and grab the subtle words and images layered within the paint.
An artist since childhood, Messy Masterpiece's early forays into the art world were still life, landscapes, portraiture, etc., and were influenced by her realist painter mother. But those pursuits didn't feed her soul, and her passions turned to abstract art. I spoke with the artist about how her current work came about, and like with many in the creative pursuits, it just sort of...happened. When in her apartment filled with the artist's own paintings, a friend viewed them while wearing 3D glasses and discovered a whole new way to see them. With the installation of "The Glow Room" at AC Gallery, the images are taken to a completely different level. This is art that is meant to be viewed in the dark!
Messy Masterpiece expresses her passions mainly with aerosol paints and acrylics, layering in words, song lyrics, stenciled images, jumbled wooden letters, ribbons of shiny iridescence, and more. Her pure joy at creating has coalesced into a large body of work that appeals equally to connoisseurs of street art style and to those preferring high-end contemporary pieces to enhance their spaces.
"Messy Masterpiece works come from basic human need to create and from passion and interest. Even playful gestures are sort of complex hidden stories. Every aspect of her paintings interests me," said Gallery Director and Curator Carlos Benitez.
Don't miss re-Imagined, the art of Messy Masterpiece, now through June 24th at AC Gallery, 1546 Highland Ave, in the heart of Hollywood.
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| Illmatic by Messy Masterpiece |
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| The Glow Room |
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