Diana Zipeto
Artist Statement:
My Liberty Series paintings investigate issues of freedom and equality. The paintings express these ideals as both formidable and fragmented, and seek to engage with them in a new way.
Starting with paper photographs, I fold the images to give them a new 3rd dimension, communicating both disruption and resilience. The ability to fold and reconfigure uncovers new meanings in familiar images. I make large paintings of the fragile paper constructions to fix transitional moments in a solid form.
As an American female raised in the 1980s, I grew up in a time when liberty and equality seemed inevitable and always advancing. My Liberty paintings question that inevitability, and look at the uncertainty and possibility in our new era.
The Statue of Liberty is a shared American icon that means something to almost everyone, but can mean something different to each person. The Liberty series examines those meanings and the nature of shared ideals in a time of change.
My Liberty Series paintings investigate issues of freedom and equality. The paintings express these ideals as both formidable and fragmented, and seek to engage with them in a new way.
Starting with paper photographs, I fold the images to give them a new 3rd dimension, communicating both disruption and resilience. The ability to fold and reconfigure uncovers new meanings in familiar images. I make large paintings of the fragile paper constructions to fix transitional moments in a solid form.
As an American female raised in the 1980s, I grew up in a time when liberty and equality seemed inevitable and always advancing. My Liberty paintings question that inevitability, and look at the uncertainty and possibility in our new era.
The Statue of Liberty is a shared American icon that means something to almost everyone, but can mean something different to each person. The Liberty series examines those meanings and the nature of shared ideals in a time of change.
Artist Bio:
Diana Zipeto studied painting and illustration at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She has exhibited in group and solo exhibitions, including the Ceres Gallery in New York, the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery in New Orleans, and numerous Massachusetts galleries. Her paintings are in private collections and public spaces in the United States. In 2017, she received an artist grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council to produce the exhibit, Women Looking at Women. Diana lives in Lowell, MA, and works in Lowell's energizing artist community at Western Avenue Studios.
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Diana Zipeto studied painting and illustration at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She has exhibited in group and solo exhibitions, including the Ceres Gallery in New York, the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery in New Orleans, and numerous Massachusetts galleries. Her paintings are in private collections and public spaces in the United States. In 2017, she received an artist grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council to produce the exhibit, Women Looking at Women. Diana lives in Lowell, MA, and works in Lowell's energizing artist community at Western Avenue Studios.
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