Marina's Dreams

Staten Island, United States

Selected by Artlimes

Our experts’ perspective

What if everything in this world is interconnected, the dreams, the voices, the water and earth? What if you could get past your immediate perception of subjectivity and dive into the original state of the universe, where a sea of neutrons, protons, photons and electrons are forming stars. Right in your hand all the elements of existence, stardust of androgynous, liquid vapid people, who wouldn't be here if stars didn't explode. And suddenly you look calm, burned by air, burned by light, only to be devoured by the giant family.

Marina Korenfeld's art is an endless quest to interpret the mysterious world we live in and thus she has developed her own unique philosophical style that goes beyond what is apparent on paper. She uses profound symbolism in her themes, deriving from global legends and mythology. The Hindu deities for instance, are often portrayed with multiple arms, especially when they are battling cosmic forces. Whilst the figure of half-woman, half-bird Sirin personifies the romantic idea that happiness emerges in the act of Creation.

This artist is a visual alchemist, following a mystical Blue Bird to identify Happiness and delving unconditionally into the enigmas of the self only to stretch the boundaries of knowledge, perception and egoism. "Things aren't exactly what they seem", sings the secret flying girl, I'm talking to you, I'm talking to you, let's recreate something or someone new, using magic as a point of view. I'm human, I'm real, I'm a flaming sword but now my hands are chasing angels in every single of your pause. You are the centre of it all, a silver glowing Emotion of half-mechanism, half-ghost and maybe more.

About

Marina's Dreams

Marina was born in Odessa, Ukraine, to a musician father and a dramatist mother. Their home was visited by artists, musicians, actors and poets, creating an atmosphere that prepared her for a life in the arts. At Odessa's Theater and Art College, she majored in puppetry.
Ten days after graduating in 1992, Marina’s family immigrated to the U.S., where she was soon accepted into the School of Visual Arts, earning B. A. in Fine Arts.
Together with mother and her husband Eli, who is also an artist, she created "IDEA" – an aesthetic Center for children where she teaches painting, drawing and art history. Together they also organized “IDEA” art and theater camp and annual trips to Europe as a special cultural enrichment program.
Marina lives on Staten Island with her husband Eli and their two sons Leo and Roman.

2019