artist statement:
"As a landscape painter, I am inherently informed by and drawn to the nature which surrounds me. My work since 2004 is focused primarily on the continuum that is common to all living things; an ongoing fascination with, and investigation of, nature's endless and universal struggle to survive.
"I endeavor to distill and transform disparate and arbitrarily chosen subject matter such as bananas, mangroves, stingrays and immediate environs of water and sky through change of scale, color or line. As I worked during these past few years, I became increasingly aware of our sensitive ecosystem and felt concern about our diminished environment through encroaching development; about what might come in the near and distant future.
"My paintings and works on paper demonstrate a direct boldness and physicality, even when conveying the exquisite details of nature. I like working large and spontaneously, which I feel is a direct extension of me, personally."
Mally Khorasantchi
biography:
Born soon after the end of World War II, in Düsseldorf, Germany, Mally (Breuer) Khorasantchi spent many childhood hours drawing and painting. As an adult, she studied with a number of noted professional German artists who nurtured and encouraged her to pursue a career as an artist, which resulted in two solo exhibitions in Dusseldorf in the 1990s.
In 1992, Mally immigrated to the United States and continued to pursue her artistic career. Traveling extensively through this expansive country, she was captivated by its wild and unspoiled nature, which was so different from her familiar surroundings in an overcrowded Europe.