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The adjective "creative"
does not begin to describe Irmaly Brackin. As she explains it,
she has been in an "atmosphere of art" all her life.
She came from what she describes as a family of artists. Her
grandfather was the famous German Expressionist painter, Hans
Grohs. During Irmaly's lifetime, her mother brought all of Groh's
work to America, filling her house with it and allowing an impressionable
Irmaly to be exposed to its wonders.
Her mother studied art in Alabama and Mexico and became an art
historian, teaching in junior colleges. Irmaly grew up in Miami,
where the vivid colors and imagery of Cuban and Latin American
artists would come to play a strong role in her sense of image
and the direction her work would take.
With her European background, she was able to take advantage
of some extraordinary study opportunities. In 1980 she attended
the Paris American Art Academy and worked there with an Argentine
printmaker and painter. She also studied in Denmark at a folk
art school, where she explored puppetry and theater and costumes,
continuing to paint all the while. in 1981 she attended the University
of Wurzberg in Germany on a study abroad program through Appalachian
State University. She earned her BFA degree from Appalachian
State in 1981, where Dean Aydelotte and Noyes Capehart were strong
positive influences. In Chapel Hill, she continued her studies
with Peter Plagian, who was world-renowned for his minimal bold-color
statyements in painting. By 1986, she had earned her MFA degree
from UNC-Chapel Hill.
Brackin's list of awards, one-person and group exhibitions and
professional accomplishments is long. She is represented by Calvin
and Lloyd in Norfolk, Va., by Carteret Contemporary Art in Morehead
City NC, by the Sher Gallery in Miami Beach, FL and by Art Emancia
in Asheville NC.
"Uncle Sam & Liberty
in Birthday Suits" are the first two Giclee Reproductions
in an ongoing series by Irmaly. These whimsical, patriotism-themed
images are published by Wildflowers Fine Art of Banner Elk, NC.
The edition is printed on Somerset Velvet Rag Bond with archival
inks, and are lightfast rated for in excess of 200 years. Each
print is available seperately at an issue price of $100, or as
a two-piece set for $180.
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"Uncle Sam & Liberty in Birthday Suits"
from original paintings by Irmaly
200 year lightfastness rating printed on Somerset
Watercolor Paper
$100.00 each, $180 for the pair!
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