Addict 7119 - Limited Edition Photograph

Abstract, bold signature merging dream & street grit, fine art x industrial pop aesthetics, sensitive with provocative symbolism. Urban-architectural & Woman are primary subjects. Mediums = digital photography & effects, graphics, advertising codes, English lingo, her body language. __ Magdalene Carmen introduced first works from her Limited Edition 'Addict' flag-collage series in a teaser, pop-arty film screening at ‘The Body Language 2022’ in Venice, Italy & the London Contemporary Art Fair. The 'Addict' series, once completed, will comprise 12-32 works (or possibly be ongoing) on the eternal subject of the corporeal-spiritual, conscious-unconscious tug of war defining the human condition. And then also its articulation of female power in literal form & metaphor. __ In 2020 Magdalene Carmen was among just six visual artists with tandem artworks selected for Australia's inaugural billboard art show cheekily running between commercial advertising on two iconic billboards across Flinders Street Station, 'demonstrating the dynamic relationship between contemporary art & urban street culture'. In 2021 the show was adapted for the Big Screen at Federation Square. __ First works from her 'Urban Mesh' (Limited Edition) & 'Sign-Offs' (Open Edition) series comprised Magdalene Carmen's first solo exhibition in Melbourne in mid-2018. Magdalene Carmen regularly exhibits at Melbourne's Centre for Contemporary Photography National Salon Shows celebrating contemporary Australian practice. Ongoing work include further indie projects for Melbourne's Fed Square space & international exhibition participations. Besides visual artist, Magdalene is also published poet & indie recording artist. Her formal education has been creative writing + journalism, photography + fashion design.