“Resurgence” – Artist Anna Cei is the guest artist during the month of December at The Eastbank Gallery.
A reception will be held December 6, 6-8 PM.
About the artist:
Anna Cei is a global citizen, polyglot and self-proclaimed explorer born in Sweden. Anna is a true explorer. She is an explorer of the world; she has visited 120+ countries, but also an explorer of the visual arts. She is always trying out new media, new concepts and new expressions.
About “Resurgence”:
“Resurgence” is all about coming back with the help of mental tools such as reduction and constraints, all while gaining new discoveries about the ‘self’ and what is needed; such as patience.
Five years ago Anna left Japan, and an amazing life behind her, and the departure was quite a traumatic event. To process all that has happened, she finally had a chance when moving to Vermillion, SD last year. Art has been the way out, both fighting physical illness, but also a way to process new beginnings. Art is a healing tool and it is sprouting new life and growth.
She found out that by reducing some of the colors, the bare elements had to speak louder. It is a true metaphor for her life as well. When the environment is reduced and quieter, then things are learned and life shows its direction, path and importance in a very salient yet intuitive way. It is not easy to be in a place where one feels lost, but art is the tool that shows the way back.
Art motivates, drives and inspires.
Due to constantly traveling the world, Anna has not often shown her work at exhibits or shows, but has had a strong online presence since 1995. She was one of the very first computer graphics designers and artists in Sweden 1985. Anna refuses to be stuck in one vertical art field but instead works in and creates digital art, mixed media art, and uses a wide array of materials: foam clay, wood, watercolor, oil, clay, acrylic, glass, fabric, resin, found objects, and whatever she thinks is needed in her projects.
Anna has been teaching art and visual art software (Silicon Graphics, Corel Draw, Adobe Creative Suite, and Procreate). She has been teaching children, youth and adults in the US, Sweden, Japan and online with students in the Philippines, Australia and the US.
In Sweden she taught computer graphics and design at courses for CapGemini 1995-1998
and at Kalmar University 1999-2000
Anna Cei can be found online at
ArtByAnnaCei.com