We are very pleased to announce a new art opening featuring the mixed-media work of local artist Diane Uke.
Biography:
Diane Uke is a Del Mar-based artist who has had a lifelong passion for art. She grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and spent the summers of her youth in Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon where she developed her love for painting amidst the natural beauty of the red rocks. She received her B.S.B.A. from the University of Arizona and relocated to San Diego in 1975. There, Diane worked as a C.P.A. for Price Waterhouse & Co., and in private industry for several years. She retired in 1989 to devote more time to art and cultivating her own unique style.
Diane has studied art extensively through numerous classes and workshops under the tutelage of such artists as Gerald Brommer, Calvin Fortbrook, and Elaine Harvey. Her work has been shown in several galleries and is held in private and corporate collections across the nation.
Her work is currently being exhibited at Del Mar Art Center Gallery and Monkey C Media.
Artist Statement:
Most art I create hones in on an object from our everyday surroundings. The subjects of my work include nature, cityscapes, and industrial scenes, represented through photographs that I incorporate into my work. I layer these iconographic images with such media as acrylics, ink and paper in order to build surfaces to support them. Rich and complex textures are developed through this process, as are colors and patterns. Further, I incorporate linear elements that create geometric shapes and abstract planes to lend composition and structure to each piece.
In this spirit, I interplay the organic element of nature with the linear and structural symbols of man and the mechanized world. My work deals with the conflict between our fragile environment and the inevitability of modernization and progress. I aim to show that the right blend of both can create balance and beauty.
