Sweet Mystery of Life 2023 22x18

Year2023

Hand SignedLower Right and on Verso 

Condition Excellent 

Not FramedCanvas on Stretcher Bars 

Purchased fromArtist 2023 

Story / Additional InfoThe artist was inspired Gustav Klimt and created a work that is part of the “lovers” series. She started with collage materials glued onto the canvas and finished with oils to create a hybrid she calls painted collage. She was trying for a sense of harmony and balance and juxtaposed the lovers so as to enhance this. The colors are warm and cool, adding to the sense of balance. She also used collage materials that create texture and richness. The words “The sweet mystery of life” are hidden in the background. 

Certificate of AuthenticityArt Brokerage 

Additional InformationHomage to Gustav 

LID167105

Dixie Salazar - United States

Art Brokerage: Dixie Salazar Hispanic - American Artist: Dixie Salazar is a Central Valley, California artist who has been working in a number of mediums, including oils, watercolors, collage, assemblage, and hand-colored photography for the past forty years or more. Her work has been shown extensively in the Central Valley, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New York and Merced, at the Merced Multi-cultural Art Museum in 2005. This was a one person show of oils and painted collage, exploring her dual (Hispanic and Anglo) heritage. Other one person shows occurred in 2006 at Arte Americas in Fresno and Educational Employees Credit Union in Sacramento. A large body of figurative work was also shown at the Patterson Building in Fresno in 2006 in a show titled "Escaping Gravity". In 2013 Dixie had a one person show at Arte Americas in Fresno, INTERCONNECTIONS, painted collages that explored Mayan symbols and history relating them to contemporary issues. In the past five years, Dixie has entered a number of shows in California, Oregon and on the East Coast, winning a number of first place awards and several Best of Shows. Her latest show was a one person show at the Pacific Grove Monterrey Peninsula College Art Museum. Dixie Salazar is also a poet with three books of poetry published and a novel, LIMBO, published in 1995. Listings wanted.