Cynthia Brody has
been an exhibiting artist for over 35 years. She studied painting at Parsons
School of Design and The New School in New York. Ms. Brody developed a style of
mixed media painting that she has expanded upon throughout the years. The bulk
of her work incorporates the combination of photo images with acrylic paints
and found materials to create a surreal impression. The photos are often used
out of context for their visual texture, and it is only upon closer inspection
that the viewer begins to discover that what appears to be recognizable is
actually something else entirely. Her works incorporate elements of beauty,
such as metallic paints and gold leaf, which parallel the adornment of the
subjects in some of the cross-cultural pieces. This is contrasted with the
strong statements and pensive attitudes of the women depicted. Several of the
pieces resemble icons honoring the complexity, angst and beauty of the female
experience.
Ms. Brody is also a
psychotherapist practicing in Lexington, Massachusetts. Her interest in the
psyche is reflected in her artwork. She is the contributing editor of
Bittersweet Legacy - Creative Responses to the Holocaust, a collection of art
and poetry published by University Press of America. In her work as artist,
editor and therapist, Ms Brody strives to raise the awareness and sensitivity
of others regarding the human experience and the struggles and beauty, which
are an integral part of life.
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