夏奈尔·天使 Chanell Angeli

我的诗歌和艺术有一条感情上的心灵纽带。诗歌是用词汇的相互配合讲述一个故事,综合媒介作品也是这样。起初,头脑里一片模糊,我的目标就是表达出感受和情感。无论是走出脑海中的词语迷宫,还是走出工作室的花朵、图像丛林,选择至关重要。我知道,在那一瞬间,心灵和身体正在共同创作。和许多艺术家不一样,我不会在灵感到来之前做什么计划,画什么手稿。只是让自然到来的顿悟,从思想和思绪所在的、看不见的精神世界中走出来,显现出来。它们借助笔和纸、画布和颜料从我的身体流淌而出。

There is an emotional soul tie between my poetry and art. Just as the words build on each other telling a story so does my mixed media. At first, it‘s all a puzzle in my mind and to convey the feeling and emotion is the goal. Whether I am pulling from the labyrinth of words in my mental cloud or the jungle of floral and images in my studio; selection is key. This is where and when I believe spirit and I co-create. Unlike many artists, I do not plan or sketch out my ideas beforehand. They are all spontaneous flurries of epiphanies pulled from the unseen spiritual world where thoughts and inspiration live and are made manifest in the physical. The art just seems to just fall out of me through pen and pad or canvas and paint.

《请稍等,正在盛开》 综合媒介 91.44×60.96cm 2020
Please Wait Blooming in Process, mixed media, 91.44×60.96cm, 2020

诗歌和艺术是我的孩子,同一个母亲的子女。我将木板作为画布,使用新鲜或是干枯的花朵。用绿色植物让自己想起热带雨林和我的加勒比血统。用图像展现那些活在我心里的男男女女。用综合媒介讲述故事,在故事里他们依然和我们在一起:我的祖母,还有你的祖母;我的祖先,还有你的祖先。他们依然活着,在另一个世界。
My poetry and my art are my children. Siblings birthed of the same mother. I use wood canvas and fresh or dried floral. I pull greenery that reminds me of the tropics and my Caribbean decent. I use images that reflect the men and women kept alive in my heart and soul. Through mixed media, I am trying to tell the story that they are still with us. My grandmothers and yours. My ancestors and yours. They are very much alive… in the afterlife.

《仙女》 综合媒介 121.92×101.6cm 2020
Nymph, mixed media, 121.92×101.6cm, 2020

夏奈尔·天使,一位拥有加勒比血统的综合媒介艺术家,定居亚特兰大。她使用金属、木材等天然材料,主要创作三维立体作品,建立宇宙和心灵的通道。作品多融入个人经历,常使用热带花卉和当地居民的图像,追忆童年生活。
Chanell Angeli is a mixed media artist of Caribbean descent residing in Atlanta. Through the use of natural materials such as metal and wood, she focuses on creating three dimensional pieces that channel the universe and touch the soul. Her heritage comes through strongly in her work, as she works with tropical floral and images of people who remind her of childhood.