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7:15 AM PT - Jun 1st, 2008
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This print is signed by Michal Chelbin and is accompanied by a signed Hardcover first edition copy of the book "Strangely Familiar: Acrobats, Athletes, and Other Traveling Troupes". Xenia, Janna and Alona in the Woods is a work from Michal Chelbin's Strangely Familiar series. In her sympathetic pictures of performers and wrestlers from small towns in the Ukraine, Eastern Europe, England, and Israel, Chelbin offers a glimpse into worlds that are both strange and familiar. The settings, costumes, and sometimes even the subjects themselves seem exotic, but her portraits look beyond that to capture a transcendent sense of individual character. Using an intense color palette with distinctive use of saturated pinks, blues, and greens, this image is imbued with an almost fairytale-like quality. It invites the viewer to ponder the story and the circumstances in which it was created. Michal Chelbin was born in Israel in 1974. She has photographed extensively in Israel, Eastern Europe, England, and the Ukraine. Her work has appeared in solo shows in Israel, Los Angeles, and New York and in numerous group shows internationally. The artist resides in Brooklyn. PLEASE NOTE: * THIS AUCTION STARTS ON SUNDAY JUNE 1, 2008 AT 11:30 A.M. EST. ImagesClick on thumbnails to see larger images: 
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