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Rebellious women inspire artist
BY^LUI,S- CORREA
ARTS AND CULTURE EDITOR
Leslie Nemour, a renowned artist from San Diego, is showcasing
h e r eclectic paintings in th e N eim eyer C enter a t Clackamas
C om m unity College from now until Feb. 2.
N em our is th e latest artist to exhibit h e r w orks of art in th e
th e validity of th e s e heroic an d unscrupulous characters,”
A lexander Gallery on campus.
W orking as an associate professor of artatM iraCosta College
pieces felt.
in O ceanside, California, N em our’s w o rk h a s b e e n show n
nationally an d supported by th e UCROSS Foundation and th e
Social an d Public Art Resource Center.
“Lessons From th e Dark,” N em our’s latest exhibit portrays
w o m en in m ovies fro m h e r childhood th a t fascinated a nd
inspired h er .
“Growing up, I w anted to b e like th e w om en o n th e movie
screen; th ey w ere mysterious, vivacious and dangerous,’’said
“ The ghost o f their memories
took form in this series o f female
archetypes painted onto film
screens.”
Nemour.
U sing projector screens as h e r canvas, th e paintings build
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said Nemour.
M any s tu d e n ts, staff an d m e m b e rs o f th e co m m u n ity ,
gathered t o experience ju st how em otional and nostalgic th e
DavidAndersen, a Clackamas painting and drawing instructor
o n cam pus m ade th is exhibit possible w ith th e help o f Kate
Sim m ons.
“H e fe ltth a t it would really benefit th e students ju st to see
th e m ethods she u ses arid th e context an d coritënt th a t she
explores in h e r process,” said Sim m öns, th e gallery director.
A ndersen and Sim m ons hope th a t stu d en ts w hp com e to
th e exhibit are inspired to follow a career in art an d to explore
th e m an y possibilitiës art can provide to continue the school’s
tradition to prom ote new and talented artists o n cam pus.
N em our’s paintings evoke sentim entality w ith a m o d em
twist. Shebelieves electronic m edia is revolutionizing into th ë
traditional m edium of oil paint.
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a sense of com positions th a t are inspired by these rebellious
characters thatw ere depicted as tomboys, sexkittens, aristocrats
EricaSalter,astudentatClackamas, said shebelieves Nemour
u s e s a technique to draw h er audience to h e r paintings.
“Some of th e paintings have really good solid spots, alm ost
a s tf she is trying to draw your atten tio n th ere,” saidSalter.
an d servants.
“The g h o st of th e ir m em ories took form in th is series of
fem ale archetypes painted onto film screens, w hile exploring
T h e g allery isfreean d o p e n to th e p u b lic
M onday th ro u g h Friday, 9 a.m .-5 p .m .,
w ith th e exception of campus closures. For
m ore inform ation about N em our and h er
artw ork visit: w ww .leslienem our.com or
contact Sim m ons at kates@ clackam as.edu
Watch our video on this event www.theclackamasprintnet
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