Sofia Carmi. Exhibit Abstract memories and Visions at the Italian Cultural Institute

Sofia Carmi, Image @DeWitt 

Sofia Carmi in the exhibit "Abstract Memories and Visions. 

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In the exhibit Abstract Memories and Visions,  Sofia Carmi shares with us her investigations of memories of Florence, Rome and Venice through painting. In Matthew Steen words, "for Carmi, abstract art is a mix of 'memory, mystery, color, form and texture' that captures the viewer, forcing an interpretation not immediately apparent. An Israeli native, she was closer to the center of the European art movement living in Jerusalem, influenced both by surrealist painters and the desert landscape surrounding her as she grew up. Her aunt, Lea Vogel, was a Holocaust survivor and renowned Israeli sculptor who was also a profound influence on her art. Carmi describes herself as a 'modernist painting in the contemporary time.'" Carmi is strongly influenced by her Italian heritage. She holds a BFA from Ontario College of Art, and a MA in psychology from New College of CA.

Images courtesy DeWitt Cheng

https://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/257633-sofia-carmi

https://iicsanfrancisco.esteri.it/IIC_SanFrancisco/en/

Sofia Carmi at the Mosser Hotel

ArtSpan ‏@artspansf 23m23 minutes ago San Francisco, CA

#ArtSpan #sfartist Sofia Carmi with her geometric abstract painting at @themosserhotel for the… https://www.instagram.com/p/BKUKoZBApuf/ 

Brent Bushnell and Sofia Carmi - life partners who make art that transcends boundaries.

Another in my sporadic series on artists who manage to survive in San Francisco.

San Francisco is a hard city for artists to survive in, harder now that ever. With apartments renting at $2000 a month and condos selling for five million and up, it’s become a city for the 1%.

But some artists who don't have a trust fund or a huge salary have managed to survive without compromising their vision of making art that transcends boundaries.

Just ask Sofia Carmi and Brent Bushnell who have managed to survive here for decades, with one stint “in exile” in Sacramento.

http://www.examiner.com/list/sofia-carmi-and-brent-bushnell-partners-who-make-art-that-transcends-boundaries