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Madeline

L'imagination au pouvoir

About Me


Painter living in New York City ~ My website, where you can see many more of my paintings: madelinevonfoerster.com

Please email me if you would like to be on my mailing list. You will receive (infrequent!) email updates, which will include announcements, sneak previews of new paintings, and special offers and invites.

New Painting: Portrait of Noga Ariel
Oil and Egg Tempera on Panel
24" x 36"

My Interests

Cabinets of Curiosities

I'd like to meet:

Thinkers, Dreamers, Magic Bean Buyers

Please note: I only visit Myspace twice a month or so (I am busy painting!), so please be patient if you contact me or invite me to add you.I MIGHT not add you if you are a band, if you are a concept, if you are a name without a face or details, or if you otherwise obscure your identity as an individual. Please do not be insulted. Since much of my life and my Self are up on display here, I expect the same from those I consider my "friends." I like to know whom I am adding.

Music:

Wolf's Glen scene from "Der Freischutz"

Movies:

The Seventh Seal; The Holy Mountain; The Devils; Winged Migration; Faust (Svenkmajer); Queen Margot; Chinatown; The Pianist

Television:

I pay NO homage to the one-eyed-god. For deleriously hypnotic escapism, I prefer dancing Argentine Tango with my beloved. Try it yourself and see.

Books:

His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman; Possession - A.S. Byatt; Labyrinths - Borges; Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television - Jerry Mander; Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors - Carl Sagan

Heroes:

Hieronymous Bosch, Pieter Breughel, Jan van Eyck, Hans Memling, Hans Bellmer, Remedios Varo, Leonore Fini, Seymore Hirsch, Charles Darwin

My Blog

My Solo Show WALDKAMMER opening Nov. 7th, Berlin

I am writing to announce my upcoming solo show at Strychnin Gallery, Berlin!  Nov. 7 - Dec 5, 2008More information, and some pictures of the new work, coming soon.  
Posted by Madeline on Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:41:00 PST

Three New Works about the War; Upcoming London Show

Three New Works about the War; Upcoming London ShowI will be showing three works in the upcoming group show, "Kings, Queens, and Childhood Dreams," at Strychnin Gallery, London (opening October 26).&n...
Posted by Madeline on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:28:00 PST

Pictures from "Desires Distilled" Opening at Fuse Gallery

Thank you to everyone who attended and supported my opening with Melissa Murray, "Desires Distilled," at Fuse Gallery, March 2006. www.fusegallery.com...
Posted by Madeline on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 05:03:00 PST

My Alchemical Illustrations for "Music for Solve et Coagula"

I wanted to announce that my alchemical illustration series, "Solve et Coagula," is now in print as an accompaniment to Ossaserpia's "Music for Solve et Coagula," out on HORUS Cyclic Daemon.I was exc...
Posted by Madeline on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:10:00 PST

How I get through:

Is this poem (I wish I wrote it): A NOTE Life is the only way to get covered in leaves, catch your breath on the sand, rise on wings; to be a dog, or stroke its warm fur; to tell pain from everything...
Posted by Madeline on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 04:20:00 PST

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Posted by Madeline on Fri, 02 Dec 2005 11:01:00 PST