ROSELINA HUNG

Tag: art history

  • Daphne’s Metamorphosis

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    I’ve always been intrigued by the story of Apollo and Daphne.  For those of you unfamiliar with the Greek myth, Apollo insulted Eros (Cupid) for playing with bows & arrows.  In retaliation, Eros shoots Apollo through the heart with a golden arrow, to incite love, and he shoots Daphne, a nymph, with a lead arrow,…

  • A Close Up Look at Proserpina

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    Roselina Hung
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    This was the last painting that I finished in my old studio space before having to pack up and move.  I finally had time to download these photos and wanted to show some detail shots of my new painting, The Rise & Fall of Proserpina.  A fitting time for this painting, as the seasons are…

  • Judith’s Reprise

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    Roselina Hung
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    My newest painting is now up on my website under the New Works gallery.  Here is a close up detail shot of it: This is part of my new series of paintings, kind of an amalgamation of past different works, from the patterns to the background to the animal “mask” head.  It is also a…

  • Loop: Revisiting the past

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    A running theme through my work is the past, whether it be recollections of memories, nostalgia or histories. I met up with an old friend recently, and it got me thinking about how revisiting the past can be important in understanding our present.  This goes for life and also for my art, as I sometimes…

  • Looking to Raphael

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    Roselina Hung
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    I have always worked in two veins…one which is very personal and one which is more “public”, for lack of a better word.  The people in the paintings in The Way We Were are from pop culture print media, referencing old department store catalogues and pulp romance novels.  While they are paintings of people, these…