Samantha French’s Work

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Samantha French是一位在明尼苏达长大的全职画家，目前在纽约布鲁克林拥有自己的工作室。她的画作与自己童年在明尼苏达北部湖泊度过的慵
懒夏日有关。在她的画中，人们都专注的玩水，所有的上浮或者下沉都以宁静的方式体现出来。水、光、自然、温暖、夏季。让人印象深刻的飘逸
与平和。更多更多的画作，还请点击蓝色链接到艺术家的网站去看。

Born and raised in north central Minnesota, Samantha French graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2005. French’s
current body of work explores the idea of escape, the tranquility and nostalgia for the lazy summer days of her childhood. The series is inspired
by Samantha’s own reflections and memories of her childhood summers spent in the lakes of Northern Minnesota. French actively exhibits her
paintings and is included in many private and public collections throughout the country while her work has garnered extensive international and
national press. She is a full-time painter and keeps a studio in Brooklyn, New York.
“My current body of work is focused on swimmers underwater and above. Using vague yet consuming memories from my childhood summers
spent immersed in the tepid lakes of northern Minnesota, I attempt to recreate the quiet tranquility of water and nature; of days spent sinking
and floating, still and peaceful. These paintings are a link to my home and continual search for the feeling of the sun on my face and warm
summer days at the lake. They are my escape, a subtle reprieve from the day-to-day. At the same time, I am drawn to an idealistic time before
my own, where swim caps and wool swimsuits were commonplace. This combination of memory, observation and photography has allowed me to
preserve the transitory qualities of water and remembrance.”

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