Entry Title: " Figures"
Name: Anki King, Brooklyn,United States
Category: Painting, Professional


Entry Description:

Oil on canvas
The still-standing full size figures that often appear in my paintings are tall and slim, somewhat awkward with large hands. The human forms are used as a vehicle of expressing emotional memories and emotions. The figures are static; they simply stand in the middle of the canvas, meeting the viewer in a challenge for response. The direct and solemn work requires pondering of the image for a deeper search and understanding.

Anki King grew up in a small village in Norway. After completing her arts education in Oslo, Norway, she moved to New York City in 1994 where she studied at The Art Students League until 1998. In New York, King has built a strong career as a painter and exhibits frequently both in Europe and in the USA. Her work is included in many private and public collections including the Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala FL. Additionally, King has exhibited at the Katonah Museum of Art, NY, Las Cruces Museum of Art, NM and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Tokyo.