Metamorphosis of the Figure

By Annette Rawlings

From the jungle to the Louvre, acclaimed artist explores the inspirations behind her art. Showing how the complexities of her classical training was reduced to one line.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing, LLC
• Release date: Sep 24, 2019
• ISBN: 9781648037160

Annette Rawlings

Born into a deeply dysfunctional southern family and abandoned by her mother at birth, Rawlings more or less raised herself, suffered through a kidnapping at age twelve, and underwent numerous additional isolating experiences. None the less, she became a self-reliant artist who survived untouched and intact rather than victimized. In 1959, Rawlings studied art in the classical tradition in Germany as well as Renaissance techniques in painting. Later in Italy, she embarked on master studies in tempera, fresco, Etruscan pottery and the lost wax method in jewelry. In 1969, she competed university studies in fine art and art history with minors in religion and Eastern philosophy. She also began exhibiting in galleries In 1972 she had her first one-person show and began exhibiting at the Virginia Miller galleries in Miami. A well-known artist whose paintings have been displayed in such places as the Miami Art Museum, Art Basel and the Louvre in Paris.

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