“I lucked out-- went to the Andre Zarre Gallery, 529 West 20th St. I was immediately struck by the depth and originality of what I assumed were painted works by Beata Drozd. There is a clarity of line as well as a complex three-dimensional depth to her figures and backgrounds. The faces are vividly alive, the costumes are intricate with color detail. I thought there is humanity, subtlety and emotion in her brush. Then I found out that there is no brush— it’s all collage: thousands of pieces of paper cut from magazines and pasted on her canvas to form impossible pictures. I was stunned by the beauty and artistry of this multifaceted, elaborate work, and wished I could spend hours exploring each of these extraordinary pictures.”
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