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Philomena MaranoHigh Flyer circus trapeze artist bright colors blue sky clouds bold2021
2021
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Although "High Flyer" is a contemporary setting of a bungee jump in an American traveling circus it is also a tribute to "Miss La La," a circus performer of color who in 1875 worked at the Cirque Fernando in Paris. Degas was fascinated with her amazing strength & courage she exhibited in her act of being suspended from a rope clenched between her jaw. History reveals that for successive evenings he did numerous pastel drawings of her and only one painting.
Limited edition 25 archival print, paper size 24 X 18 in., image size 17 X 11 in
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- Creator:Philomena Marano (1952, American)
- Creation Year:2021
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)
- More Editions & Sizes:Edition of 25 2/25, 3/25Price: $400
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- Gallery Location:Brooklyn, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU133919659192
Philomena Marano
Philomena was raised in Brooklyn, just a stone’s throw from America’s most famous amusement park, Coney Island. She is most known for cut paper collage and limited edition prints in her acclaimed collection, “American-Dream-Land” in which she depicts both personal and universal themes in the rides, signs and attractions of her childhood playground. In 2017 , a move to Florida shifted her attention to the circus thrill shows of Sarasota. The precision, exhilaration and wonder embedded in the spectacle of these performances were a definite reminder of the fun and danger of the wondrous mechanical constructions in Coney Island; a continuity of earlier sensibilities. She acquired and honed her cut paper skills while working as an assistant to preeminent artist Robert Indiana in his New York studio on a prodigious cut paper project rendering set and costume designs for “The Mother of Us All”, Santa Fe Opera. In 2020, she was invited to give artist talks at the MFA St. Pete’s, FL. on her experiences working on the project in an exhibition titled: Art of the Stage: Picasso to Hockney where many of Indiana’s stage designs from “Mother” were displayed. Marano is co-founder of the Coney Island Hysterical Society, earned a BFA from Pratt Institute , and has been included in numerous galleries including Tabla Rasa Gallery, Brooklyn ,NY, ACA Gallery, NY, New York, Deutsche Bank, NY, New York, The DeLand Museum of Art, FL., Ringling College of Art & Design, Sarasota, FL., and the Art Center Sarasota.
Her work is featured in Charles Denson’s book, “Coney Island, Lost and Found,”
Ten Speed Press, 2002, SRQ magazine, 2021 , Luxe Interior + Design, 2021, Between 2Two Shores, a UK based Literary & Art publication, 2021, among others
and is in many private and corporate collections including the Brooklyn Museum.
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