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CYNTHIA PARSONS MCDANIEL HAD HER FIRST COLLAGE IN THE MID YEAR EXHIBITION AT THE SONIA GECHTOFF GALLERY. AT THE NATIONAL ACADEMY MUSEUM IN NEW YORK CITY. THE PIECE IS CALLED A GLANCE THRU THE NEWS AND TELLS THE LOVE STORY OF TWO NEWSPAPER JOURNALISTS 100 YEARS AGO IN PARIS . ONE LIVED IN ROME AND THE OTHER IN PARIS THEY WOULD MEET FROM TIME TO TIME IN EITHER CITY AND GO TO THE PARK AND WRAP THEMSELVES IN NEWSPAPERS LIKE A LITTLE HUT. THE MATERIALS USED ARE ALL 100 YEARS OLD INCLUDING THE FASTNERS AND THE TACKS MOUNTED ON SMALL CANVASES AND USING VELLAM AND VINTAGE POST CARDS AND NEWSPAPER TYPE FACE. I WORK IN THE MEDIUM OF VISUAL STORY TELLING USING COLLAGE, VIDEO AND ILLUSTRATIONS WITH LIMITED TEXT. HAVING A STRONG INTEREST TOWARDS THE HISTORY OF NEW YORK AND EUROP E I INCORPORATE IMAGES FROM THE PAST WITH THOUGHTS FROM THE PRESENT HISTORY ALWAYS REPEATING ITSELF. I LIKE TO USE VARIOUS TYPES OF PAPER AND TYPE FACE EACH IMAGE TELLS A STORY BOTH HISTORIC AND MODERN. HAVING WORKED AT THE DAILY NEWS WRITING HEADLINES TO GLOSSY MAGAZINES LIKE IN STYLE THE FIRST BEING MORE REAL THE SECOND BEING MORE SUPERFICIAL IN CONTENT I INCORPORATE MY EXPERIENCES ALSO WITH THE THEATER AND FILM AND TELEVISION HAVING WORKED EXTENSIVELY IN ALL THOSE INDUSTRIES. I CREATE DIORAMAS ABOUT HISTORIC FIGURES INCLUDING MARIE ANTONIETTE AND JOAN OF ARC AND EVENT PLANNING MY VISUAL EXPERTISE WAS USED TO HELP DESIGN EVENTS AT VERSAILLES FOR BOTH THE OPERA HOUSE AND THE HALL OF MIRRORS. I HAVE CREATED A SERIES CALLED PROP ART MADE OF PAPER THAT WILL BE USED AS PROPS FOR A ONE ACT PLAY I HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT EARLY BROADWAY. I DID PROPS FOR PLAYS AND SHOWS LIKE BOARDWALK EMPIRE WITH AN ANTIQUE DEALER AS WELL AS DOING THEIR WINDOW DISPLAYS. I MOST RECENTLY STUDIED THE ART OF THE DIORAMA AT THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY STUDYING THE ART OF THE DIORAMA AND THE CENTER FOR ITALIAN MODERN ART. I HAVE A CO Cynthia Parsons McDaniel shortandsweetnyc.com Columnist 917 412 0555 cynp1219@gmail.com http://cynthiapmcdaniel.wix.com/home http://vimeo.com/ cynthiaparsonsmcdaniel =