Danuta Rothschild

Danuta Rothschild
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From the age of eight in her native Poland, Danuta Rothschild delighted in drawing portraits of her classmates and teachers in pencil and chalks. Accepted to the prestigious Academy of Arts in Warsaw in 1969, she spent the next two years rigorously developing a variety of techniques from watercolor and pastels to oils and sculpture. After settling in the United States in 1971, Danuta studied at Pierce College in Woodland Hills from 1989-1991.

An artist of considerable breadth and stature, Danuta Rothschild has created several series of paintings over the years covering a wide variety of subjects. Her more recent series “Doors,” “Goddesses,” “New Yorkers” and “Poker Players” (some examples are shown on this page) depict luminous, witty landscapes and colorful portraits. The subject matter is less solemn and in a sense, uplifting; a contrast to her previous series that often focus primarily on pain and human suffering. In her “Art about Art” series, from which two examples are shown here (Basquiat & Vincent) she has portrayed her favorite painters—(Cezanne, Picasso, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, and Modigliani are among them) combining portraits with elements of their well-known works. Half homage, half subtle mischief, these whimsical paintings are perhaps more revealing of Danuta herself than the masters she reveres. Past series, created to express her social and political concerns include “Storm of Madness” – a reflection on the conflicts in the Middle East; “America’s Urban Homeless” and “The Forgotten Children” - two series undertaken as a project to highlight the plight of innocent victims of warfare and drought.
The subjects of World War II and the Holocaust are close to Danuta’s heart and led her to paint a cycle of truly daunting works. “Silence” pays tribute to the forgotten heroes and is a passionate statement on human suffering, underscored with anguish-filled faces and ghost-like figures, taking the observer on a dark and emotionally heart wrenching journey.
Danuta’s ability to capture the scope of human experience, from the ominous to the magically affirming, is what makes her art so powerful. The brightly hued images of her opus, including drawings, etchings, wall sized portraits and sculpture, eclectically co-exist amidst her studio bookshelves, photos, sketches, brushes and paint boxes that define an artist at work.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2009 Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, L.A. (Open Call 2009- Group Show)
2008 Beyond O2 Water Store –Store Design & One Person Show
2008 Santa Monica Studios, Open House Art Exhibition
2008 Mush, Hollywood, CA (Solo)
2007 Santa Monica Studios, Gallery North –Focus
2006 Santa Monica Studios, Open House Art Exhibition & Sale –New Work
2005 Santa Monica Studios, Hangar Gallery South “The Doors”
2005 Santa Monica Studios, Open House Art Exhibition & Sale –Recent Work
2004 Track 16 Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2004”Preserve the Hollywood Bowl” show- Frank Gehry Sphere Art Project (group)
2003 Forest Lawn Museum, Los Angeles “The Art of a People” (group show)
2002 No Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (solo show)
2002 Forest Lawn Museum, L.A. “Eclectic L.A- Celebrating Diversity thro Art” (group)
2002 “2^nd Annual Polish Cultural Arts Festival”, Backstreet Galleries, L.A. (group)
2002 Art House, Santa Monica, CA (two person show)
2002 “Living with L.A. Art –An Acquired Taste” El Pueblo Gallery, L.A. (group)
2000 “Welcome 2000” Palace of Culture, Warsaw, Poland
2000 Juried Competition, Finegood Art Gallery, Los Angeles (group show)
1998 “Tribute to the Greats,” Gallery Elite, Venice, CA (solo show)
1998 World Contemporary Art ’98, International Competition & Exhibition, L.A. (group)

Danuta Rothschild has had numerous previous exhibitions both in the USA & in Europe

* None of the artworks may be copied or reproduced without the written permission of the Artist