Daphne Minkoff

Daphne Minkoff explores unconventional beauty in her mixed media paintings of vacant houses and buildings in the ever-changing landscape of Seattle. Many of the boarded-up structures the artist has captured have since been demolished and replaced by sleek, multi-use facilities and condominiums, all in the pursuit of urban density. This transformation raises questions about whether what is being lost surpasses what is being built. The artist shares, “I reflect on the duality of the meaning ‘Façade,’ as both the front of a building but also as something false or superficial. The idea that a home or structure is fleeting, and merely provides the illusion of safety and protection, is something I think about a lot - all things in life are in a constant state of flux-there are only moments of stability.”  In her paintings, Minkoff examines an awareness of what it means to wait, to confront change, and perhaps even a tangible sense of hope for what changes may bring once the waiting is over.

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