Evelyn Rapin

Evelyn Rapin
Kingston, Ontario, Canada

STATEMENT

Much of my art practice is an exploration of music and its many facets whether it is a particular musical work, the structure of music, or a composer’s creative process. The interest in musical themes unites my two-dimensional compositions with a composer’s language of inner expression especially as the abstract quality of music lends itself nicely to painting or drawing. I believe in connections and cross-pollination between art forms. I fluctuate between painting, drawing, and collage. The collage and pop art works started with my “Brain on Music” works—the idea that a musician/composer has this amazing imagination that produces incredible sounds and a visual experience. My intent is to reveal “sensation” and what is seen or remembered, an influence from Boccioni. So I want my artwork to replicate this idea of linking the external experience with internal emotion. My works start with admiration, intuition, and connection.

BIO

Evelyn Rapin is a professional artist living in Kingston, Ontario. Since completing a four-year Bachelor of Fine Art degree, she has participated in many exhibitions, and her artwork is in North American and European private and corporate collections. Her images have been in various publications such as JazzTimes and Musicworks Magazine, and used by the Toronto and MIT Symphony Orchestras to name a few.

She paints with oils or acrylics on birch board and creates drawings on paper often combining linoprints, photo transfers, and pastels. Collage and pop art are other areas of interest. She sometimes produces a very limited edition of three or six archival reproductions from her original pop artworks. These reveal colour variations on the original, whereby certain areas are highlighted or enhanced.

ARTIST CONTACT

(613) 328-3059
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www.evelynrapin.com

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