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Paula Brinkman March 10 thru May 10 2010
Good News Cafe will welcome Paula with an opening reception at the restaurant from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 14, 2010. The public is cordially invited to meet the artists, view their exhibition, and learn more about her works while enjoying complimentary hors d oeuvres and wine. Small iconic sculptures have been used throughout history to promote happiness, luck, wealth and even misfortune. The Venus of Willendorf, for example, was an icon of fertility and one of the oldest artifacts on the planet. Whatever an idols meaning, it is common that we fill our homes and our lives with them. Paula Brinkman brings a contemporary style to the idea of the home idol. She makes very fashionable empowered Spirit Dolls using local found fabrics and other materials. They have a sleek curvy shape, singed at the waste by what often looks like a belt, is sometimes ornamented. These dolls and their hand painted faces become transformed into icons of empowerment, goodwill and femininity. As Brinkman experiences various environments the materials she encounters help facilitate the dolls make-up and sculptural qualities. First she used moss and other natural products. As her experiences and travels continued Paula has begun to incorporate real and synthetic furs, various jewels and charms even giving the dolls jewelry. Every doll is different, but similar, almost like a large family with different features showing up in various bloodlines. Paula s dolls can be found as far west as Colorado and as far south as Key West in boutique style gift shops and galleries. She also donates dolls regularly to the Praxair Cancer Center at the Danbury hospital. She graduated from University of Connecticut with a Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design, she has been a wig stylists on various Broadway productions, she was a freelance illustrator and an art buyer. Paula Brinkman is also represented by Harrison Gallery in Key West, FL. |
