Shana Siegel

MY FINE ART PRACTICE CONSISTS OF MURALS, INSTALLATIONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS. I DELIGHT IN PAINTING CREATURES, ROBOTS AND OTHER PLAYFUL EXTRAPOLATIONS OF REALITY. I AM HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY EARLY 20TH CENTURY COMIC BOOKS AND ADVERTISEMENTS. MUCH OF MY ILLUSTRATION WORK REFLECTS MY LIFE-LONG AFFINITY WITH ANIMALS. I FIND THAT EXPLORING A CREATURE’S UNIQUE PHYSIOLOGY AND PERSONALITY HELP ME MAKE SENSE OF THIS COMPLEX AND BEWILDERING WORLD. THEY PROVIDE AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF ABSURDITY, HUMOR AND HOPE. THIS REMAINS TRUE EVEN WHEN TURNING MY ATTENTION TO HUMANS, THE MOST ABSURD CREATURES OF ALL. I LIVE, WORK AND WILL EVENTUALLY DIE IN BROOKLYN.