Temme Barkin-Leeds / Deconstruction/Reconstruction: Afghanistan III / 2009 / oil on canvas / 60 x 48"Artist Statement:
"In our increasingly globalized, chaotic, digital, teeming worlds, I am interested in the idea that universally, cultures overtake and alter the civilizations that precede them. This change can be the result of time, evolution, war, economic and social upheaval, or genocide and it is not always a sign of progress. I want to emphasize this historical process through my artistic process of deconstruction and reconstruction. Using fractured and distorted images of cultural artifacts and of people and their accoutrements, I cut and reorder the elements into a new reality. When I recombine and randomly crop images, I allow for unanticipated new images and compositions.
My current imagery is related to cultures in Greece, Afghanistan, Darfur, and even the United States where civilians are affected by the loss of a way of life they have previously known."
Temme Barkin-Leeds / Deconstruction/Reconstruction: Living in Tents / 2009 /mixed media on paper / 30 x 22"
Temme Barkin-Leeds / Deconstruction/Reconstruction: Living in Cars / 2009 / oil on canvas / 60 x 48"
Installation shot of Deconstruction/Reconstruction exhibition at Learning Resource Center Galleries, Georgia Perimeter College - Dunwoody Campus
Installation shot of Deconstruction/Reconstruction exhibition at Learning Resource Center Galleries, Georgia Perimeter College - Dunwoody Campus
Temme Barkin-Leeds / UN (Darfur) / 2009 / oil on canvas / 36 x 36" (This work is being auctioned for Genocide Intervention Network)The exhibition runs from May 4 - June 1, 2009 and is located at 2101 Womack Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338-4497. The gallery is open Monday - Thursday, 8:00 am - 10:00 pm; Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm; Saturday, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm; and Sunday: 2:00-4:00 pm. For more information, call (678) 891-3556.
Visit Temme Barkin-Leeds' website to see more of her work.
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