MARSHA HAMMEL

Marsha Hammel's early years took her through much of the United States, Panama, Germany and Italy. The experience gleamed from these early days of travel would soon be recognized, as at the age of sixteen Marsha was selected to attend the Governor's School for Gifted Students in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It was at this point that Marsha came under the influence of the Classical and European approaches to art, an influence which continues to this day. Although considered by many to be a descendant of European Modernists, Hammel prefers to think of herself as an atavist, one who returns to the primitive form. In keeping with early Egyptian, Minoan and Mycenaen art, Marsha strives to present her figures in simple, powerful terms with reductive backgrounds.   (continued at the bottom)

Feeling strongly that art is a mirror in which the human psyche can view itself, Marsha Hammel's paintings convey simple truths and desires. As she states, "The image of the human figure is the signature of our species. Since prehistoric times it has been a conveyance of the spectrum of emotions, events, desires and our sense of beauty. My work carries on in this tradition.

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