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DIANE HOLLAND
                                                                 LABYRINTH TO THE STARS
                                                                 “The word composition moved me spiritually and I made it my aim in life to
                                                                 paint a composition. It affected me like a prayer and filled me with awe,”
                                                                 once said Wassily Kandinsky. Similarly, Contemporary artist Diane Holland
                                                                 communicates tranquil and pure sensations to the spectator through
                                                                 her ravishing symmetrical compositions of charismatic geometric shapes
                                                                 created with a vibrant primary color palette and strong, spirited line.
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          MANY MOONS, 2011 ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 40X30 IN. | 100X76 CM.  There is a primordial aura to Ms. Holland’s organic shapes evocative
                       HALF MOON, 2011 ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 40X30 IN. | 100X76 CM.      of bold aboriginal designs like Native American totem poles or tribal
                      SUN STREAKS, 2012 ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 40X30 IN. | 100X76 CM.      African sculptures. Her use of precise edges and balanced compositions,
                          BLUE MOON, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 30X40 IN. | 76X100 CM.      however, lend her artwork a thoroughly modern sense of symmetry.


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