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The central focus of Aranka
Sternberg’s recent images is surface… not just
one surface but additional hidden surfaces. They present
both an integrated plane and discrete layers; hidden messages
written into many of her works prompt the viewer to ask
questions that are mirrored in the paintings themselves.
The layers of paint and texture are indicative of her understanding
that there is more than meets the eye, something going on
“underneath” that is equally crucial and responsible
for the final results that we see. In this exhibit, she
first captures an audience with a technique created by producing
a mixture of acrylic paint and mortar that she spreads using
different sized “paddles”, forming depth and
substance. On another level she hides messages within that
are as much a reminder to her as they are to the observer
that we are all reflections of each other to ourselves.
A graduate of the University of South
Florida, Sternberg has worked and traveled throughout the
world in places as diverse as Budapest, Hungary; Paris,
France; and Cairo, Egypt collecting found objects and observations
for her art. Her works are in the collections of Sandy Alomar
Sr., New York, NY and Puerto Rico, Dr. Melissa Battersby,
Palm Springs, California, Mr. & Mrs. Walter Bell, Palm
City, Florida, Family Mary Flor Flores Segura, Cartago,
Costa Rica, Mark Fuller, West Palm Beach, Florida, Mrs.
Dianne Moon, Vancouver, B.C., Suren Hovsepian, Palm Beach,
Florida, Mr. & Mrs. Richard Garber, Hudson, Ohio, and
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Koloszar, Toronto, Canada, among many
others.
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