 Portfolio of
Susan Bardos-Dobbek
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Expressive Brushwork
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Artist Statement
Susan was born in Hungary and immigrated to Canada at an early age. In the past 25years she has explored multi media compositions; clay, fiber art, and more recently began gravitating towards watercolor, which has become her medium of choice.
Cheng-Kee Chee has been her source of inspiration. He wrote: “Artists should not be content with the specific subject matter in which they excel….artists should be sensitive to changes around them and, like scientists, be constantly exploring, experimenting, and discovering new ways of expression.”
She is gradually transforming her work from the purist watercolorist, to incorporate the Asian water media traditions. The design elements are becoming increasingly important in her work.
She challenges herself with expressive brushwork that incorporates paper collage and other oriental techniques. Japanese rice paper can be tinted with watercolors, torn into small pieces and used as collage with other materials. Some of these fragments of paper, because of the words and or images on them, are highly charged with social, philosophical, spiritual, historical, and personal energy. All these elements contribute to the power of the works.
Biography
She is gradually transforming her work from the purist watercolorist, to incorporate the Asian water media traditions. The design elements are becoming increasingly important in her work.
She challenges herself with expressive brushwork that incorporates paper collage and other oriental techniques. Japanese rice paper can be tinted with watercolors, torn into small pieces and used as collage with other materials. Some of these fragments of paper, because of the words and or images on them, are highly charged with social, philosophical, spiritual, historical, and personal energy. All these elements contribute to the power of the works.
Resumè
Mc Gill University – B.A. - Art Major.
- Visual Art centre – Westmount, Quebec – expressive paint and collage
techniques.
- Summer 2007- participated in the Tantramar Symposium in Sackville,
New Brunswick. This multifaceted event included workshops,
conferences, panel discussions, exhibitions and social events that
encouraged across Canada networking, and the exchange of relevant
professional information.
Shows
2010 –
- “RE: InSitu”– Canadian Hungarian Artists Collective – Maison de la Culture – Notre dame de Grace – March 2010 – St. John, New Brunswick, December 2010
- B.A.A. (Beaconsfield Art Association), Centennial Hall Gallery,
Beaconsfield, Que.
- Featured Artist – St.Paul:s Annual Art Show, - October 2010
- Galerie d’Art Viva Vida – Pointe Claire QC-“SMALL –“ Nov 21, 2010 – Jan 30, 2011
- Galerie Sinfonia doi Colori- Nov 27, 2010 – Dec 30, 2010
2009
- M.A.A. - – (Montreal Athletic Association), Montreal, QC
“Aqua Art/Double Vision “-
- CHAC –Canadian Hungarian Artists Collective; “RE: InSitu”
-The Art Mill, Szentendre, Hungary, July –Aug. 2009
- Henlikon Museum, Keszthely, Hungary, Sept.-Nov. 2009
-Beaconsfield Media Room – ‘Réalisations-AQUA-Concepts ‘-Nov. 2009
- B.A.A. (Beaconsfield Art Association), Centennial Hall Gallery,
Beaconsfield, Que.
2008
- B.A.A. (Beaconsfield Art Association), Centennial Hall Gallery,
Beaconsfield, Que.
- B.A.A. – (Montreal Athletic Association), Montreal, Que. “Dreaming in
Color”
- Lachine Canal Complex, Jones Art studio, Montreal, Que. – “Portals” A
Trilogy of visions
- HUVAC Hungarian Cultural Centre, Toronto, Ont. – “Art keeps us
together”
- Fall Art Show and Sale, Lachine, Que.
2007
- B.A.A. (Beaconsfield Art Association), Centennial Hall - Gallery, Beaconsfield, Que.
- Art Expo and Sale, EM Café, Montreal, Que.
- Tantramar Art Symposium, Pointe de Butte Gallery, New Brunswick
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