{"id":6659,"date":"2019-09-07T18:11:15","date_gmt":"2019-09-07T22:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/?p=6659"},"modified":"2019-12-24T11:17:06","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T16:17:06","slug":"meghan-misenti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/meghan-misenti","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Misenti"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sun City Woman<\/em>
11″x7.5″; analog collage; 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Meghan Misenti
New Haven, Connecticut, USA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

STATEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At times, I approach my collage pieces with a theme already in mind. More often though, I start by being struck by a particular image, often one from nature: an animal, a plant, a landscape, a physical posture or facial expression that matches something I wish to convey to the viewer. My pieces can be quite cohesive, in color, shape or overarching theme. However, you never know how a piece will end up until it has begun and seems to willfully turn into whatever it was meant to be. Humorous, poignant, surreal, or simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BIO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am a self-taught, emerging artist from New Haven, Connecticut. A life long lover of art and beauty, I recently discovered collage as a woman working through the aftermath of an emotionally abusive marriage. Collage has been my therapy and a way of connecting to others who share similar feelings, aesthetics, and interests. My work often features themes from nature including: landscapes, animals, plants and the human, especially the female, form. I care deeply about issues of human rights, ecology, and social and economic justice. It is my hope that my collage pieces speak to the viewer in a unique way and offer a perspective that shifts unconsciously toward a more beautiful, just, and equitable world. An appreciation of the absurd and a sometimes dark sense of humor also frequently make an appearance in my work. I am soon to be part of two group exhibitions: the first through Conception Arts in New York City and the second, an exhibition of outsider art at Gallery 66 in New Britain, Connecticut. I am excited to develop as an artist and reach a wider audience through the medium of collage!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARTIST CONTACT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[click to email<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IMAGES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sleep My Pretties<\/em>
11″x7.5″; mixed media, analog collage and acrylic paint; 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Monkey Mind<\/em>
8″x6″; analog collage; 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Haunted No. 2<\/em>
11″x7.5″; analog collage; 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Love Blooms<\/em>
11″x7.5″; mixed media, analog collage and acrylic paint; 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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