VY Virginie Tison Medium : Oil Based in : New York / Paris - USA / France Phone : +1 718 730 5204 Cell Phone : +33 (0) 6 63 71 28 79 Email : vy@vy-vy.com Website : www.vy-vy.com		Through painting, I express the feelings that inspire me, my perceptions of this world, and the helplessness of living a life on the brink of disaster, both human and ecological. Colors symbolize hope. VY's paintings are a splash of color, a subtle but strong wave of the brush. Texture, form and atmosphere converge in her compositions to create a tenuous harmony, sometimes teetering towards chaos. Her paintings come alive unexpectedly through lines and textures, like veins, previously unseen, in the body. There is a further sense of wandering urgency to her work; she paints winding turns, patches of spirit and intensity, roaming and unsure paths that slowly circle back to suggest a finer mystery as the lines converge. Hers is a winding and ghostly road that moves, irrevocably, toward a single, unifying composition. I chose my colors, I chose my materials, but in the process of creating, something else takes over. It feels like my paintings flow forth from another, secret place. Click on thumbnails below for description and to enlarge image Exhibitions May 2009: Solo Exhibition, 12 paintings, Chelsea 22, NY. May 2008: Solo Exhibition, 80 paintings, ICMTC, Paris. February-March 2008: Solo Exhibition, 15 paintings, Private Apt in Gramercy Park, NY. May-June 2007: Collective Exhibition, 14 paintings, Gallery, Paris. October 2006: Collective Exhibition, 1 painting, Hôtel des Ventes d'Aguttes, Paris. June 2006: Collective Exhibition, 30 paintings, Les Flâneries de Belleville, Paris. December 2005: Solo Exhibition, 130 paintings, Résidence LF, Paris. June 2005: Solo Exhibition, 90 paintings, Studio La Charpente, Paris. 2004: Participated to the design of the CD cover for Juhamahat, 3 paintings, Paris. 2003: Participated to the set design of the movie « Monsieur Ux » directed by Jordi Avalos, created a set of paintings and designs, Paris.