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NYC to Brussels, a creative odyssey, NY schooling in fine and applied art. From art director in sales promotions, MBA, Management Consultant, further art studies to today's creative activities. Evolution in artistic endeavours from '70s shows to 2024 exhibits, active in visual arts. Solo and collective exhibitions today mark her journey.

Christine Horyslawsky is a multi-disciplinary visual artist who works in series photography, painting and design. Born and raised in New York and based in Brussels since years, Christine has a background both in fine and commercial art. In her photo art Christine EXPLORES VISUAL INTRIGUE BY CAPTURING LIFE’S REFLECTIONS ON STAGED REALITIES. Since her formative years her sense that “all is not as it seems” built her core strength of observation, anticipation and imagining different realities. Her subject choice of fashion displays and windows stems from her past: her career in New York as graphic designer and art director in product launches and promotion for the cosmetics and fragrance industry. This experience left her with a trained eye for lighting, composition and design. The multi-layered effects of her images are the results of observed reflections that land on invisible barriers over the staged scenes that in turn, project back the new composed realities. Her eye and camera capture these new realties evoking curiosity and delight in the viewer. The resulting magic are single shots, straight-out-of-the-camera with no retouching nor manipulation. She prefers to have her images printed directly on brushed metal to further enhance the mystery and play of light. Christine has participated in group shows in New York, Brussels and Berlin galleries exhibiting her graphics, paintings, photo art and folding screens/room dividers.

THE REAL. THE STAGED. THE IMAGINED.

Artist Statement

Photo art – the real, the staged, the imagined.

I explore visual intrigue by capturing life’s reflections on staged realities.

In my photo art series, my technique of multilayered effects adds depth and new context to the photographed scenes that invite a sense of curiosity and storytelling for anyone viewing the images.

All images are single shot exposures with no retouching nor manipulation.

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Photo art. The real, the staged, the imagined.

Captivating scenes unfold in store windows as chic mannequins take center stage, infusing the air and surroundings with mystery. "I explore visual intrigue by capturing life’s reflections on staged realities." In my photo art series, my technique of multi layered effects adds depth and new context to the window display scenes that invite a sense of curiosity and storytelling for anyone viewing the images. All images are single shot exposures with no retouching nor manipulation. The surprising layers within my imagery materialize as street reflections are observed, cascading onto invisible barriers over the staged scenes. These reflections give rise to new compositions, crafting new realities that my eye and camera are poised to capture. The resulting symphony of multi-layered effects beckon viewers into realms of curiosity and delight, bringing them along a shared voyage of the imagination. Each frame encapsulates personal mysteries of fleeting co-existences—moments where reality mixes with the elaborately staged, seamlessly blending into splendid realms of imagination. The instance manifests into single exposure images, untouched by retouching or manipulation, capturing the pure, unparalleled magic of the moment in a universe where a well-dressed mannequin reigns as the silent sovereign of style and substance.