The Little People
The Little People (June 4 - 23, 2010)
paintings by Halley Zien
chashama Times Square Art Space, 112 West 44th Street
contact: halleyz@hotmail.com
http://halleyzien.com/ chashama 112 Times Square Art Space
112 West 44th Street, NYC
(between Broadway & Sixth Ave. / Subway: 1,2,3,B,D,F,N,Q,R,V,W to 42nd St., 7 & shuttle to Times Square. Bus: M104, M42 to Sixth Ave., M5, M6, M7 to 43rd St.)
The Little People
paintings by Halley Zien | http://halleyzien.com/
June 4 - 23, 2010
Opening: June 4, 6 - 8p
Wednesday - Sunday 12-6p
and by appointment: halleyz@hotmail.com
In The Little People, an exhibition by Halley Zien at chashama 112, Ms. Zien works to represent the psychological distortion in human interactions. Each piece seeks to establish a visual language that depicts the emotional inner life of its characters. These characters, the "little people" are distorted to exaggerate their psychology; their outward appearance reflects their internal state. Like masks, they are made purposely larger-than-life to telegraph their emotions and character to the audience.
Ms. Zien is an extraordinarily sensitive and perceptive person for whom the entropy of personalities, desires, and fears is very real and intense in the social situations she witnesses. The characters are by turns pathetic, familiar, loathsome, personal, joyful, lusty, furious, lonely, and awkward. These states are treated with equal respect and understanding; her paintings are celebrations of every aspect of human life, from the most petty and hypocritical to the grandest pain and joy.
This exhibit is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. details Halley Zien was born and raised in New York City. Her involvement in the arts began at an early age and spanned many disciplines. She studied classical piano at The Julliard School pre-college dataision, and Ballet at the school of American Ballet. She received a BA in English Literature from Vassar College. Ms. Zien had her first New York solo show in December 2007, and a selection of collages and drawings are currently part of the Flatfile collection at Pierogi2000 Gallery. bio
paintings by Halley Zien
chashama Times Square Art Space, 112 West 44th Street
contact: halleyz@hotmail.com
http://halleyzien.com/ chashama 112 Times Square Art Space
112 West 44th Street, NYC
(between Broadway & Sixth Ave. / Subway: 1,2,3,B,D,F,N,Q,R,V,W to 42nd St., 7 & shuttle to Times Square. Bus: M104, M42 to Sixth Ave., M5, M6, M7 to 43rd St.)
The Little People
paintings by Halley Zien | http://halleyzien.com/
June 4 - 23, 2010
Opening: June 4, 6 - 8p
Wednesday - Sunday 12-6p
and by appointment: halleyz@hotmail.com
In The Little People, an exhibition by Halley Zien at chashama 112, Ms. Zien works to represent the psychological distortion in human interactions. Each piece seeks to establish a visual language that depicts the emotional inner life of its characters. These characters, the "little people" are distorted to exaggerate their psychology; their outward appearance reflects their internal state. Like masks, they are made purposely larger-than-life to telegraph their emotions and character to the audience.
Ms. Zien is an extraordinarily sensitive and perceptive person for whom the entropy of personalities, desires, and fears is very real and intense in the social situations she witnesses. The characters are by turns pathetic, familiar, loathsome, personal, joyful, lusty, furious, lonely, and awkward. These states are treated with equal respect and understanding; her paintings are celebrations of every aspect of human life, from the most petty and hypocritical to the grandest pain and joy.
This exhibit is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. details Halley Zien was born and raised in New York City. Her involvement in the arts began at an early age and spanned many disciplines. She studied classical piano at The Julliard School pre-college dataision, and Ballet at the school of American Ballet. She received a BA in English Literature from Vassar College. Ms. Zien had her first New York solo show in December 2007, and a selection of collages and drawings are currently part of the Flatfile collection at Pierogi2000 Gallery. bio
