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To capture the essence of anything architectural in a painting is not an easy task. Most painters lose themselves in the mechanics of the architectural form. But not in Elena Borstein's case. She captures the personality of her Greek structures through shadows and implied movements.

There are no beings in Elena's paintings. They would only confuse and destroy the serenity of her peaceful Aegean scenes. One can only take peaceful refuge in Elena's landscapes through the use of imagination. This, however, is easily done. Elena's use of soft colors, subtle contrasts, and intimate shadows entices us to stroll up white, angular stairs to black recessed doorways, inviting us to enter its peaceful world. In fact, Borstein's pastel paintings are so still and inviting, one only wishes to be able to step out of this world and into Elena's, forever.


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Two Paths

Merovieli Sunrise

Oia Cliffside

Blue Chiminey

Ebonas III

Marvao

Thira Courtyard I

Two Gates

Thira Stairway

Meruvigli Sunrise IV

The Red Step

Spiti Hroma

Bluegate

Kastro

Thira Storm
  • Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
  • Hayden Museum , M.I.T., Boston, MA
  • Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
  • Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY
  • Neuberger Museum, Purchase, NY
  • Numerous Private and Corporate


Born:
Hartford, Connecticut, 1946
1968
Skidmore College, B.S.
1970
University of Pennsylvania , BFA, MFA
1974
"Contemporary Reflections", Aldrich Museum of Fine Arts, Ridgefield, CT
1975
"Year of the Women", Bronx Museum of Art, Bronx, NY
1979
"Gifts of Drawing", Museum of Modern Art, NY, NY
1981
"101 New Acquisitions" , Everson Art Museum, Syracuse, NY
1983
"Five from New York", Merrill Lynch, NY,NY
1985
"American Realism", San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA
1987
Held one person exhibition. Sazama/ Brauer Gallery, Chicago, IL
1988
"Four Painters", Andre Zarre Gallery. NY, NY
1989
"Architectural Themes in Art", Nabisco Gallery, Hanover, NJ
1993
"The City Observed", Bronx Museum of Art, Bronx, NY
1994
Held one person exhibition. Nahan Galleries, NY,NY


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