The Light of the Trees
The Light of the Trees
by Monica Rose Song
October 22 - November 14, 2015
chashama 300
300 West 30th Street
New York, NY
Opening Reception
Thursday, October 22, 6-10pm
Gallery Q&A every hour on the hour
*Please meet at Tempest Bar for homemade confections, cocktails, and new screen prints for sale.
I love reading – and the extraordinary way in which books can transport me to another world is what inspires my artwork. I paint what I feel as I’m reading these stories; and I want to share the beautiful lands that I’ve imagined with my viewers.
My paintings are rooted in the symbolism, landscapes, and magic of Fairy Tale literature. My newest series, The Light of the Trees, is inspired by the Brothers Grimm, Disney’s Pocahontas, and JRR Tolkien’s Silmarillion. Tolkien’s poetic description of light and shadow in Valinor and Middle Earth, alongside motifs of sexuality and personal transformation found in so many Grimm stories are themes I am investigating with my current work. The shift in color and light throughout the birch tree forests represent the transition from newness and innocence to maturity, love, and even darkness.
About the Artist
Monica Rose Song is thrilled to debut her latest painting series at chashama's 300 Gallery. Song has exhibited work at Mark Miller Gallery, Blackburn 20|20 Gallery, Trestle Gallery, the 4heads Governors Island Art Fair, RAW, The Celebration of Whimsy, chashama Brooklyn Army Terminal and Gowanus Open Studios, and Westside Fragrances Gallery. She studied painting and figure drawing in Florence, Italy at Academia Italiana, and graduated from The Ohio State University with a BFA in Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking along with a degree in Marketing from Fisher College of Business.
Monica is a resident artist with chashama and she lives and works in New York City. For further information, contact her at monicarosesong@gmail.com or www.monicarosesong.com.
by Monica Rose Song
October 22 - November 14, 2015
chashama 300
300 West 30th Street
New York, NY
Opening Reception
Thursday, October 22, 6-10pm
Gallery Q&A every hour on the hour
*Please meet at Tempest Bar for homemade confections, cocktails, and new screen prints for sale.
I love reading – and the extraordinary way in which books can transport me to another world is what inspires my artwork. I paint what I feel as I’m reading these stories; and I want to share the beautiful lands that I’ve imagined with my viewers.
My paintings are rooted in the symbolism, landscapes, and magic of Fairy Tale literature. My newest series, The Light of the Trees, is inspired by the Brothers Grimm, Disney’s Pocahontas, and JRR Tolkien’s Silmarillion. Tolkien’s poetic description of light and shadow in Valinor and Middle Earth, alongside motifs of sexuality and personal transformation found in so many Grimm stories are themes I am investigating with my current work. The shift in color and light throughout the birch tree forests represent the transition from newness and innocence to maturity, love, and even darkness.
About the Artist
Monica Rose Song is thrilled to debut her latest painting series at chashama's 300 Gallery. Song has exhibited work at Mark Miller Gallery, Blackburn 20|20 Gallery, Trestle Gallery, the 4heads Governors Island Art Fair, RAW, The Celebration of Whimsy, chashama Brooklyn Army Terminal and Gowanus Open Studios, and Westside Fragrances Gallery. She studied painting and figure drawing in Florence, Italy at Academia Italiana, and graduated from The Ohio State University with a BFA in Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking along with a degree in Marketing from Fisher College of Business.
Monica is a resident artist with chashama and she lives and works in New York City. For further information, contact her at monicarosesong@gmail.com or www.monicarosesong.com.
