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Monique Reneé earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art with a concentration in Photography from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Her work is inspired by her dreams, spirituality and Latina heritage. Her range of artworks includes photography, painting, MEME Assemblage, printmaking, installation and video. Her artistic influences are works from artists like Andy Warhol, David LaChapelle, Frida Kahlo, Annie Leibovitz, Mark Romanek, Henri Matisse, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Vincent Van Gogh and Pablo Picasso. Monique is a Mom-trepreneur who currently works in the Blockchain field as a Creative Art Director, Web3 Analyst and Engagement Strategist. She competes throughout the year to local, state and worldwide exhibitions. Her photography has been displayed at galleries for international events such as Paris Photo, NFT.NYC, SXSW and Art Basel. She has been published in numerous magazines, books and calendars for her work. She has earned many recognition awards in visual arts and even featured in Polaroid Magazine. She was born in San Antonio and graduated with Honors from High School. During that time she became a member of the National Honors Society, National French Honors Society and the National Forensic League. She played JV basketball & volleyball, competed in UIL Oral Interpretation and was in Varsity Theatre & Choir. She was a member in various UT Austin & UTSA clubs such as the Student Art Guild, Ballroom Dancing Club and was the first Vice President of Media Co ... view more »
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Polaroids capture the nostalgia and magic of serendipity. A snapshot into this complex world of suspended time and space. The digital age and analog film are colliding to create a new interaction in the conversation of contemporary photography. With innovative approaches, the enchantment of instant film is bursting with new flavors, creativity and excitement. Within this novel creativity lives the mutation of kitsch and fine art. I explore these peculiarities with an assortment of cameras, mediums and techniques.
The Polaroid series “Sunken B-Sides” began as an experimental technique of film souping. My analog B-sides created a chemical reaction within those iconic borders. Applying elements with the magic of nature, literary references and prolonged time emitted a photographic alchemy recipe of manipulation. The process yielded results that are abstract expressions which soon became a premonition of the future. The deterioration of our ways of life, social unrest and political injustices unfolding while my instant film technique decayed in lockdown period. Beginning a “Quarantine” era of my work, I am searching for sunken treasure in a sea of uncertainty. Panning for rare gold among this new frontier in the times of Corona. I believe that behind every dark cloud is a silver lining of beauty. In this new wisdom, freedom and truth work together to establish results of transformation.
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