Crystal Marshall
Crystal Marshall is a contemporary fine artist painter who lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia. Originally from Kingston, Jamaica, her paintings pay homage to her life’s experiences rooted in cultural disparities in the modern-day African diaspora. Her distinctive personal style emanates isolation, self reflection, and expresses the spirit and atmosphere of the black consciousness in efforts to reconcile its relationship with true identity and image.
She has a BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland, and also trained at Edna Manley College of Art in Kingston, Jamaica, and Pont Aven School of Contemporary Art in France.
Crystal’s work explores the use of narrative to evoke emotional connections that reference all aspects of life. She says, “Through symbolism and allegory, I refer to what lies beneath the surface. Through the use of varying imagery of my choosing, it allows me to explore imaginative realms that defy logic but are directly influenced by life’s experiences. I also investigate different themes that affect people from all walks of life, concerning life’s trials and tribulations, which include hostility, victimisation, exclusion, oppression and withdrawal, all of which I believe ties into spirituality.”
She shares, “I utilise symbolic motifs such as wool, thorns and hair. Figurative and allegorical representations are just some of the visual tools I use to express displacement and exclusion. I am a storyteller and I welcome the viewer to be a part of my visual journey, to share in my experience. By fashioning captivating dreamscapes, I wish to suspend and elevate the viewer’s perspective, alleviating them of preconceived notions.”
Crystal’s artwork has been shown at the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, and she has showcased a series of her artworks with the art box project in Zurich Switzerland and Barcelona. Most recently, she has been accepted to the renowned Château d‘ Oquevaux Art Residency in France where her works will be featured in their permanent collection.
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Pure Like Wool