Marina M Delaney
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WORKS ON PAPER - Singing the Body Electric
LES FEMMES
After a number of years, where I abandoned representational imagery for abstract and conceptual themes, I have returned to the figure. Here is the artist statement which accompanied my 2016 exhibit: 19 Nudes: Works on Paper: "Our fascination with the human body is every-current and inextinguishable because it comes from a place of carnal desire. I read that once, or something to the effect. And I think it's true. This show endeavors to explore the female form through varying prisms: beauty, naturalism, dreams, humor, modern masters (both literary and artistic). The nineteen pieces on display are done in pen & ink, sometime stained with watercolor, sometimes applied in a blotted line technique invented by Andy Warhol. The exhibit as a whole was inspired by Walt Whitman's "I Sing the Body Electric". Published in 1855, the poem exalts in the connection between the flesh and the soul,  between body and mind. I believe his ideas to be at the essence of human experience -- transcending race, gender, age, and cultural background; transcending time, in fact. The paintings for this show were chosen in light of these beautiful words:
This is the female form,
A divine nimbus exhales from it from head to foot,
​It attracts with fierce and undeniable attraction,
I am drawn by its breath as if I were no more than helpless vapor, all falls aside but myself and it ..."
                                                             
Walt Whitman
​                                                             Leaves of Grass 

THE MAN SHOW


I would one day like to exhibit these pieces, along with some others, and call it “The Man Show"

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Here’s what I haven’t yet mentioned but still wish you to know:  Life is better with desire."

Excerpt from August 31st, The Thrift Shop Diary

PAPER DOLLS etc.
My paper dolls and cards began in 2015 in collaboration with the eye Ithaca gallery. For my paper doll, I created the Venus and Mars Collections. After the last presidential election she radicalized a bit and I created the rEVOLution Collection, a line of seven messaged tee shirts for every day of the week.
 ...what I realize about Maman’s fashion sense was her gift for nuance; her instinct for subtlety. She didn’t so much attain a style, but an effect of studied informality.”

Excerpt, March 24th, The Thrift Shop Diary

FIGURE DRAWING
​My passion is drawing the female nude and I have been attending a figure drawing session every week for a couple of years now. For me, it’s one of the few places where, when everything's going right, the mind-body-spirit connection is palpable. My next long-term project is to learn Erik Satie's Gymnopédie No. 1 on the piano, which represents the composer's stripped-down style known as "dépouillé". Eventually I will record myself playing the piece and use it as the soundtrack for an extended slideshow of my figurative work.
… each of us holds the power to understand the secret of life. We need not look further than within our own selves.”  
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Excerpt, Dec. 27th, The Thrift Shop Diary

All Visual Art and Text Copyright Marina Delaney © 2018
​Website Design by Zoë Wonders Designs
  • Bio
    • Legacy
    • Philosophy
  • The Thrift Shop Diary
    • Synopsis & Testimonials
    • Readers Guide >
      • Tarot Readings
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    • Thrift Shop Blog
  • Gallery
    • Exhibitions
    • Works on Paper
    • Photography
  • Other Projects
    • Plow & Star Farm
    • Cayuga Arts Collective
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