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Show CI - Saturday, January 26, 2002 The Park Record C-3 Arts in the spotlight Eva Warnke debuts painting series inspired by Sept. 11 at Creekside Gallery by Jessica Romine-Peterson RECORD GUEST WRITER Italian painter Eva Warnke made her first visit to Utah last week for the world debut of three paintings inspired by the September 1 1 attacks on the World Trade Center. The premiere pre-miere opened at Park City's Creekside Gallery on Jan. 18. Gallery owner Jeff Rose discovered dis-covered Warnke's work 12 years . ago at a small exhibition in New York City. "My wife and I liked her tromp l'oeil, full-the-eye, photorealism style," Rose explained. The exhibition was Tthe first and only one the artist had done in the United States, Rose explained. Warnke lived in Italy and her work remained exclusively in Europe. "I tracked her down all these years and when we opened our gallery three years ago I wanted to represent rep-resent her," Rose said. The Creekside Gallery in Park City and Scottsdale, Arizona, feature the only permanent exhibitions of Warnke's paintings in the country. In her newest body of work the artist applied her unique still life painting genre to capture her intense feelings and reactions to the destruction of September 11. Warnke remembered hearing about the catastrophic events as they unfolded from her home in Sicily, Italy. "I heard about it immediately on the radio and then I switched on the television 3nd 1 was very, very shocked," JjWarnke said. "I couldn't work because my hands were not still." At that time she had been forming ideas for a new painting with a violin as the main focal point. As a young girl growing up in Germany, Warnke studied the violin, painting and drama at the Waldorff School in Freiburg. In light of the events in New York City, Warnke allowed the sentiment and emotions surrounding sur-rounding the violin tq be the inspiration for her first painting in commemoration of September 11, entitled "Ode to Freedom." The artist hung the violin on the wall against a tattered backdrop. Warnke said she purchased magazines mag-azines and selected several pictures pic-tures of the World Trade Center ruins and people raising the American flag. On the wall surrounding sur-rounding the violin she hung these images, along with sheet music of "America the Beautiful" and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. "It has to seem real," Warnke explained. The dramatic effects of her light source become an integral part of her technique. "I need strong light and shadow," shad-ow," she said. Once the desired lighting has been accomplished the artist begins painting. Two more paintings, "America the Beautiful" and "Ave Maria Piccolo" soon followed, each tenderly expressing the contrast between love and beauty, war and destruction. "I had to do this," Warnke said. "It was a terrible day and everybody talked about it. I felt I had to do something." Warnke admits that she is inundated with new ideas, each day. "I have so many ideas but I can't realize all of them cause it would take too much time," she said laughing. The painter has mastered a system that allows her to work on several different paintings at one time. While the first layer of paint dries on one painting she starts working on another one. It is not uncommon uncom-mon for Warnke to have two or three painting progressing at the same time, she said. "It's also better for my mind to take away one picture for a few days," Warnke explained. This allows her to return to each painting with a fresh perspective. Warnke showed an early--;" interest in art, but she chose to study a variety of things. Before entering the State Academy of Arts in Stuttgart, Germany, the artist studied medicine and psychology psy-chology at Freiburg University. At the State Academy Warnke studied abstract art. "When I moved to Sicily in 1972, I had to study for many years because I changed from abstract art to realism. It was very hard. I had to learn a lot of things," she said. To make this difficult transition the artist studied for eight years under two private teachers. Warnke has since earned a reputation repu-tation that is well known throughout Europe. "I paint every day. It's my life, my love." Eva Warnke's newest body of work inspired by September 11 is currently on exhibit at the Creekside Gallery, located at 780 Main Street, in the Summit Watch Plaza. For more information informa-tion call 615-1830. Egyptian announces staff changes Producing Artistic Director John Caywood announces changes in staffing at the Egyptian Theatre Company. v Long time staffer Becky Stedman has been promoted to the newly created position of General Manager. "Becky has provided the stability sta-bility which has kept this company compa-ny together through the recent transition from Richard Scott to myself," said Caywood. "I am Itcilled. to hav3 htCas my partner in running the"opcra-tion.'M! the"opcra-tion.'M! v ih, . , -V v" ! Other staff changes include the recent addition of Shelly Payne to the Egyptian staff as Director of Guest Services and Colleen Lewis' appointment to Director of Education and Development. Of Lewis, Caywood said, "Colleen, together with Dana Keiter and Victoria Mallory, has done a wonderful job of administrating adminis-trating the Youththeatre Program at the Egyptian. These programs are very popular pop-ular in the community and we expect to have to add more staff 1 in this area within the next ;year." . 1 ' ' "Director of Guest Services is not .a position found in most theatre the-atre organizations," admits Caywood, "but it seems to fit with our residence in a resort community. Shelly Payne will be the front line of communication with our audience. She intends to turn each ticket buyer into a regular patron." "The Egyptian Theatre Company is extremely fortunate to have these five very capable women on the staff.' ' These ' J ' changes will enable' US td func-1 ' tionnore, efficiently as a team."' 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