WELCOME TO Acv Studio, the online gallery for Artworks by Anthe
Anthe Capitan-Valais is an award winning Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts graduate. She is a multi-media
artist. When asked about her art this is what she had to say, "I have always been an artist of some sort. When
I was a child I would take the cardboard pieces out of my dad's laundered shirts to paint and draw upon. I couldn't
wait for the next delivery of clean shirts as it would be loaded with many a blank canvas for me to my mixed
media creations.
The arts are my passion... Creating work
is much like breathing, I simply do it because you must to stay alive. The creation of my art is a means for me to express
my faith in God, glorifying him, and giving Him honor. I have always had a love of the Mexican & Greek Iconography.
My travels to both countries have enabled me to incorporate their color sense into my imagery. I have felt the desire to
convey multiple meanings in much of my work and to provoke thought. Nothing in life is exactly what it appears to be and
art in my estimation should reflect the same as life, the unexpected.
Years ago I was a dancer. It was fun and exciting way of expressing myself. I was hit by a drunk driver and that
put an end to my dancing career but not to the passion within. Now through my love of art, I am able to once again express
the movements I remember so vividly. I am creating works which are inspired by drawings that I have done by monitoring classes
or attending performances. I hope you enjoy this new direction in my art as much as I do making these creations." We
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