{"id":9823,"date":"2021-07-11T16:50:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T20:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/?p=9823"},"modified":"2021-07-11T20:58:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T00:58:26","slug":"naomi-azoulay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/naomi-azoulay","title":{"rendered":"Naomi Azoulay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dona Nobis Pacem<\/em>
44″x27.5″; paper collage on wood; 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Naomi Azoulay
Auckland, New Zealand<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

I create paper collages on wood panels. My process starts with selecting high-quality art prints, cutting them out, arranging and glueing them onto a wood panel. I create detailed and colourful portraits. My work explores inspiring public figures, quotes from well-known art and my own photographed subjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m deeply influenced by women who have challenged the status quo; changemakers who have accomplished inspiring achievements. I like to give them the spotlight they deserve and to provoke conversations about feminism and female empowerment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I aspire for beauty, harmony and balance to convey a nourishing aesthetic pleasure. Working with other artists\u2019 art as my palette enables me to connect deeply with the art that I love while finding my own visual voice in the process. In other words, I express myself through colour, pattern and texture by quoting art that is meaningful to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Naomi is a Middle-Eastern-born, New Zealand-based artist. Her current work is a series of vibrant and detailed collage portraits, interlacing layers of references from a wide spectrum of art genres and eras. She is passionate about exploring the female gaze and probing traditional gender roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naomi holds a degree in Art History and is a self-taught artist. She has been involved in creative education for many years, currently running collage workshops and events in the community. In 2015, she received an award for her self-portrait Dona Nobis Pacem<\/em> and in 2020, held a solo exhibition, “Women of Valour”, at Studio One Toi Tu, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

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Justice<\/em>
27.9″x19.6″; paper collage on wood; 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Smash the Patriarchy<\/em>
37.7″x27.1″; paper collage on wood; 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Unconditional<\/em>
46.8″x31.6″; paper collage on wood; 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Vaffanculo<\/em>
46.8″x31.6″; paper collage on wood; 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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