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By Renee Brochu-Monroe
Renee Brochu's incredible India Ink drawings currently hang in the Central Bank of Boone County. They are enormous and pack a powerful combination of strength from the subjects and delicate details from Brochu's brush. We encourage you to stay home and stay safe and imagine being in front of these 3'x4' artworks.
Statement:
Eight women offer an unapologetic demonstration of identity and sexuality. Their body language and gestures contradict the passive reclining female pose through their active occupation of space. The collaboration between artist and sitter invites the viewer into a powerful dialogue, limned in black and red ink.
Biography:
Columbia Missouri resident Renee Brochu-Monroe describes herself as a multi-disciplinary artist. She has been nationally exhibited and continues her endeavors in painting, photography, and drawing to immerse herself in the creative process. Her work follows patterns of still moments, examining how illumination can change the aesthetic force of a subject with the attention to line, color, and form. In 2018 she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in education from Columbia College. By day, she is the Assistant Director at Windsor Street Montessori School. By night, she pursues her professional artist endeavors outside of the classroom and in her home studio.
