Amy Sol

Infobox Artist
name = Amy Sol


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location = Las Vegas, Nevada [http://www.amysol.com/ "Amy Sol"] ]
nationality = American
field = Painting
training = Self Trained [http://www.amysol.com/ "Bio"]
movement = Pop Surreal, Cartoon-Tainted Abstract Surrealism
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Amy Sol is an American artist of Korean, English/Irish, and Native American ancestry, [blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=51712926&blogID=410684301 Comments on her Ancestry - June 30, 2008] who lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is a member in good standing of a loose knit community of artists practicing Pop Surreal, Lowbrow, or, as Robert Williams defines it, "cartoon-tainted abstract surrealism." [ [http://beinart.org/info/essays/robert-williams.php Essay - Lowbrow Art - Robert Williams] ] She typically paints upon treated wooden panel, incorporating the grain of the wood into the painting. Her style integrates both narrative and figurative styles with the mystic.

Sol's works are characterized by young maidens in dream-like nature settings with over-sized or sometimes fanciful creatures. One gets a sense that the girls are interacting with the animals as mythic partners or perhaps "familiars." There is no indication that these animals are pets; rather friends or perhaps partners. The exotic landscapes include plants, impossible trees, mist & fog, clouds, flowers, and rolling hills. With a muted pallet of pastels and washed out grays; her style is influenced by folk-art, contemporary illustration, manga, modern design, and perhaps a touch of Victorian sensibilities. [ [http://www.juxtapoz.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3321&Itemid=50 Juxtapoz - May 17, 2008] ] [ [http://www.myartspace.com/blog/2007/08/art-space-talk-amy-sol.html Interview - MyArtSpace - August 6, 2007] ]

Sol has named Range Murata and Kay Nielsen among others as inspirations for her work. [ [http://www.lostateminor.com/2008/03/06/amy-sol-to-speak-at-perth-semi-permanent/ Interview - Lost at e Manor - March 6, 2008] ]

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