Venus Rising - Axiom Schema
Venus Rising - Axiom Schema
Raissa Bailey maintains an active studio practice in Evanston, IL. Her work explores femininity and spirituality and her recent Venus series has evolved from suggestive form through abstraction in painting to textile, mixed media, sculpture, photography, digital images and storytelling all while focused on Paleolithic Venus figurines. Raissa is influenced by her travels around the world and her own diverse background. In recent years, her process of creation has gained importance as a spiritual practice of reflection and connection. Sources such as the I Ching and shamanic studies influence the work by encouraging a visual and conceptual depth. Her artistic influences include nature, prehistoric art, Pablo Picasso and Frida Kahlo as well as the theory of Biocentrism by Dr. Robert Lanza and Jean M. Auel’s Earth’s Children series and Douglas Hofstadter's Godel, Escher, Bach. Raissa graduated from DePaul University with a BA and holds a certificate in Studio Art and Design from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She also is a professional Creative Director and leads a team of Designers for the Bradford Exchange.
interviewed by WGN Chicago for ARC Gallery exhibition Beneath the Surface, Spirituality in Art
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