BEAUTY IS A STATE OF MIND (2019)

Interactive sculpture shown at PULSE Art Basel 2019, made to experience finding beauty inside your mind.

MATERIAL: Iron Rods, Welded, Painted with Hammered Copper Paint. Indoor / Outdoor proof

DIMENSIONS: 8’ x 10’ x 14’

MOONLIGHT FLOW (2018)

MATERIAL: Velvet Fabric Sculpted onto light-board

DIMENSIONS: 70” x 47”

Sculptured fabric texture creates line work of nighttime water flow illuminated by the moon.

This series of work began in Soho, New York as instinctual expressions of energy vibrations. These are typically drawn with ink and prisma color pencil on top of a colored paper board. Since 2015, I have been working in this style by focusing on a person or moment and drawing the energy I sense from them. It’s a gestural practice that involves responding to the energy waves that I cannot see, but feel, and can express. I start by deleting the colored background that most represents the person or moment in questions and the rest builds itself in the moment of creation.

Fire (2018)

MATERIAL: Velvet Fabric Sculpted onto light-board

DIMENSIONS: 48” x 72”

Sculptured fabric texture creates line work of fire flow. The top edges overflow over the light-board, raw and uncontrolled.

I paint on silk gowns and construct one-of-a-kind wearable art that matches the unique energy and shape of the wearer. Made to be worn, dry cleaned and archived, these unique gowns are a special collaboration with the garment work of designer Olga Kozlowska and myself. To find out more, visit our store here. 

DAYLIGHT BREAK (2018)

MATERIAL: Silk Fabric Sculpted onto light-board  

DIMENSIONS:  96” x 49”

IN YOUR MIND (2013)

MATERIAL: Mixed Media, Plaster and Paint on Wood

DIMENSIONS: 60” x 40”

DAY BREAK (2018)

MATERIAL: Silk Fabric Sculpted onto light-board  

DIMENSIONS:  96” x 49”

UNITED IN LIGHT (2018)

MATERIAL: Silk Fabric Sculpted onto light-board  

DIMENSIONS:  24” x 96”

IN AND OUT OF YOUR MIND (2019)

Steel sculpture made to experience the process of going inside your mind, looking at both sides and then out.

MATERIAL: Steel, welded, raw.

DIMENSIONS: 15” x 20” x 8”

MOVE EARTH (2018)

MATERIAL: Fabric Sculpture over light-board. Floated & framed

DIMENSIONS: 5.5” x 19” 

BIRTH OF CONSCIOUSNESS (2013)

MATERIAL: Mixed Media, Plaster and Paint on Wood

DIMENSIONS: 60” x 40”

THROUGH THE FIRE (2019)

Table top version study of a larger interactive sculpture made to experience walking through the fire and remaining whole.

MATERIAL: Steel, welded, raw, indoor / outdoor proof

DIMENSIONS: 15’ x 15’ x 8’

After consistently working on my ‘Energist’ abstract style I started to explore new mediums. Since fabric was part of my early life with my families fashion brand, I felt very comfortable exploring it, and being like most women, I enjoyed dressing up in exciting clothes, so the design came naturally. When I started to apply my style and technique to fabric, it was an instant match. The texture of silk rivaled the best primed canvas and my instantaneous, expressive technique suited the inability to make mistakes.

I’ve evolved my work with fabric in many directions creating free standing silk sculpture, hanging pieces, walk mounted fabric art, site specific installations and one-of a kind wearable art which all have been internationally exhibited and considered pioneering in the field. I now work with fabric in much of a ‘drawing’ mindset (which is the primary category of me as an artist) where I create line-work of motion with the sculpture and reflection of the fabric. At times I leave the fabric unpainted, though I still consider my painted gowns some of the most successful and beautiful creations that I have made ‘till date.

To view these evolved directions see ‘Silk Sculpture’ and ‘Wearable Art’ categories.

Sunlight (2018)

MATERIAL: Silk Fabric Sculpted onto light-board  

DIMENSIONS:  26” x 48”

Never Alone (2018)

MATERIAL: Silk Fabric Sculpted onto light-board  

DIMENSIONS:  24” x 96”

HEAT (2014)

MATERIAL: Acrylic and Ink on Silk Fabric over Wire Mesh

DIMENSIONS: 43” x 24

Painted silk sculpture moulded and permanently fixed in motion of flow.

HOLD STILL FLOW (2018)

MATERIAL: Fabric Sculpture over light-board. Floated & framed 

DIMENSIONS:  16” x 15”

I create with my mind, eyes and hands. I build visual discussions and immerse in cross cultural reactions to visuals. In art I work alone, listening to myself; thus every person and interaction becomes more significant. I’m part of the creative consciousness on the sphere that the exploration of my experience is relevant and applicable outside of myself. My contribution is cross-cultural visual communication. Through my work I explore beauty and unity with the desire to uplift vibration and spirit.

SPRING IN NEW YORK (2015)

MATERIAL: Acrylic and Ink on Silk Fabric over Wire Mesh

DIMENSIONS: 16’ x 7’

Silk sculptures painted and moulded to represent energies and nations.

April Bashi 2014

MATERIAL: Oil on Silver Matboard

DIMENTIONS: 32” X 40”

Energy painting part of the ‘Energist’ collection.

Sculpted and painted wearable art that sits as a neck hug around the neck and clasps in the back with a magnet. Made for wear and display.

Bashi & Zuz, 2016

MATERIALS: Oil and Metallic Acrylic on Canvas

DIMENTIONS: 40” X 60”

Fushendo 2014

Oil on Canvas

40” X 60”

This series explores the direction of cognitive energy processing love in 4 stages. The originals were made with black ink on wood and have formed limited edition prints which are individually colored black and white prints (limited edition).

Respectiverly one after the other:

BLISS (2014) 36” x 36” Black Ink on Natural Wood

REACTION (2014) 36” x 36” Black Ink on Natural Wood

RETRACTION (2014) 36” x 36” Black Ink on Natural Wood

LOVE (2014) 36” x 36” Black Ink on Natural Wood

Limited Edition Prints (2014) 10 x 10 Hand Colored

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Possessing a love for drawing portraits and figures since an early age, I’m able to capture a life-like resemblance to the person creating their portrait through a live siting, or a photograph.

Drawing and painting people lead me to exploring things beyond what is able to be seen. Once I was able to replicate what I saw I found I was bored with it. The face is something unique as is the feeling and energy a person transmits.

First, I looked to draw what I saw. Then, I looked to draw beyond.

My first series of sketches in art school were about the life cycle of leaves, and the frailty of falling ones being a reflection on the frailty of human life. Since then I have often drew inspiration from plant structures, seeds and cells as exploration. In this series I explore the vision of cells though pattern and organic form together with thin layers of colored ink placed on top of the drawings.

DIMENTIONS: 18.5” x 13.5”

MATERIAL: PENCIL ON PAPER, WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, INNK OVER TRACING PAPER

VISCERAL (2008)

MATERIAL: Ink and Watercolor on Paper

DIMENSIONS: 10” x 12”

SUN DRESS (2016)

MATERIAL: Acrylic Fabric Painted on Silk Fabric

This art work displays my core energy: Intense creative sun over calm blue water.

Photos by Mary Beth Koeth https://www.mbkoeth.com