Mary Armenti is a London based multi-disciplinary artist who employs a range of drawing, printing, and painting techniques which aim to harmonise with the emotional aspects of the subject matter.
Armenti’s work often begins with the extraction of imagery from old family videos and photographs, frequently found in domestic contexts.
These reference materials endure a process of immersive reflection, absorption, and deconstruction. Then, the artwork is reshaped and reframed incorporating elements of intuition and memory that add a “new perspective” - a new narrative.
It is a slow, tender process that seeps into psychological spaces, attempting to observe the repetitive cycles of unresolved emotions and generational trauma.
This inward analysis requires to channel honesty as a necessary condition towards raw truths.
Ultimately, in an effort to unravel, understand and honour the spectrum of emotional responses that follow generational trauma.
Some of the artists that are a key source of inspiration and study for her practice are Edvard Munch, Kathe Kollwitz, Louise Bourgeois, Tracy Emin, David Lynch.
Armenti’s work often begins with the extraction of imagery from old family videos and photographs, frequently found in domestic contexts.
These reference materials endure a process of immersive reflection, absorption, and deconstruction. Then, the artwork is reshaped and reframed incorporating elements of intuition and memory that add a “new perspective” - a new narrative.
It is a slow, tender process that seeps into psychological spaces, attempting to observe the repetitive cycles of unresolved emotions and generational trauma.
This inward analysis requires to channel honesty as a necessary condition towards raw truths.
Ultimately, in an effort to unravel, understand and honour the spectrum of emotional responses that follow generational trauma.
Some of the artists that are a key source of inspiration and study for her practice are Edvard Munch, Kathe Kollwitz, Louise Bourgeois, Tracy Emin, David Lynch.
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