Mt. Pleasant cultural-contemporary artist Lily Kostrzewa explains one of her artworks at her studio downtown Mt. Pleasant. One of her paintings titled ?Lying Nude? was chosen to be part of an international contemporary art exhibition at the ?Museo Storico della Fanteria? Historical Museum of Infantry in Rome, Italy from Nov. 26 to Dec.14. Sun photograph by LISA SATAYUT.
Mt. Pleasant cultural-contemporary artist Lily Kostrzewa is making her way around the world by way of artwork.
One of her paintings titled ?Lying Nude? was chosen to be part of an international contemporary art exhibition at the ?Museo Storico della Fanteria? Historical Museum of Infantry in Rome, Italy from Nov. 26 to Dec. 14.
The exhibition, ?Fragments of stories between the History,? celebrates the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy.
?It is a great honor to be on such a wonderful international stage with contemporary artists from all over the world,? Kostrzewa said.
She describes the painting as a cross-cultural piece.
?I try to bring the Chinese culture to my contemporary art,? Kostrzewa said from her studio in downtown Mt. Pleasant.
?It?s a beautiful foreground with a shiny blue background with Chinese writing and has gold and silver colors,? she said.
?I am so glad this piece is going to be showing in Rome.?
Art has been a passion for Kostrzewa since she was a child. Continued...
?Everybody has their different passion. For me, art has always been a part of my passion since I was a child.?
The purpose of the exhibition in Rome is to join the past with the present through national and international artists.
Kostrzewa was born in Taiwan and moved to the United States when she was 25 years old. Her artwork has also been exhibited in Taiwan, Austria, Canada and Greece.
She also participated in the largest international art competition, ArtPrize 2011, in Grand Rapids.
Kostrzewa recently also landed an art exhibition in Chicago?s Bridgeport art district. Her work will be shown at 4ART INC GALLERY of Zhou B Art Center in Chicago. Her one-minute art video can be viewed at http://www.lilykostrzewa.com/Gallery.html and her biography and other works can be seen at www.lilykostrzewa.com.
Kostrzewa welcomes any visitors to her studio located at 204 Court St. in downtown Mt. Pleasant.
Kostrzewa holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in modern painting, a Master of Arts degree in computer graphics, a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Chinese art as well as an art teaching degree.
Source: http://www.themorningsun.com/articles/2011/11/27/news/doc4ed170528fa3a424004179.txt
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