Suzy Birstein
Vancouver, BC
Suzy's art amalgamates old world majesty with contemporary charisma: think Queen Nefertti meets Carmen Miranda or Ganesha meets Lady Gaga.
Suzy create figures, mostly women, from fired clay infused with aged and lustered surfaces. The sculptures inspire collages and oils on canvas. "Ladies-Not-Waiting" reference Old Master paintings -Las Meninas, Madonnas, Bar Maids - by Velasquez, Fouquet, Manet, Kahlo...