Lectures:
FIGURE OF THE IMAGINATION: An Artist's Journey
Speaker: Lisa L. Cyr
This highly-visual lecture explores the development of imaginative, fantasy-inspired works using a content-driven, mixed-media, multidisciplinary mindset. Within the artist’s inner world of the fantastic, visual tales of quests to worlds unknown evoke transcendental experiences for those who are willing to enter into the pictorial drama.
From fantastical dreamscapes and realms to supernatural beings, winged guardians and underworld deities, Cyr's visually-compelling, mixed-media works use symbolism, metaphor and allegory to create a new reality with a more expressive, symbolic arrangement. A poetic, rhythmic synthesis of drawing, painting, collage and assemblage, the artist's multi-layered, visually tactile work transforms the ordinary to the extraordinary. Through Cyr's multilayered visual narrative, you will journey to a world beyond, where the awakened subconscious leaves one spellbound and wanting more.
Lecture: 2.5 hours with Q+A
AV Req: Digital projector, screen and electronic pointer
Demonstration: a custom step-by-step demonstration can be added to the programming. (1 hour)
Book Signing: Experimental Painting: Inspirational Approaches in Mixed Media and Art Revolution: Alternative Approaches for Fine Artists and Illustrators will be available for purchase and signing.
Bonus Materials: attendees will receive access to downloadable wallpapers, online demos, interviews and much more!
Contact: Lisa@cyrstudio.com for available dates and fee.
See a list of Speaking Engagements at Colleges, Universities and Organizations.
EXPERIMENTAL PAINTING: Using Exploratory Processes to Create Imaginative Works
Speaker: Lisa L. Cyr
This highly-visual lecture will investigate exploratory methodologies, techniques and approaches in mixed-media art. Throughout the presentation, many exciting in-depth examples and demonstrations will be shown, providing an extensive array of visually-stimulating possibilities for artists to explore. Both two-dimensional and three-dimensional mixed-media techniques will be covered, including employing alternative working grounds, creating custom tools, toning the painting surface in imaginative ways, creating a tactile ground, building the visual architecture and utilizing innovative mixed-media techniques to create intriguing effects. To assist artists in their own creative path, topics on nurturing the creative spirit, developing personal content through journalism, embracing a multidisciplinary mindset and creating message-driven art will also be discussed.
Lecture: 2.5 hours with Q+A
​
REGISTER HERE:
The Institute of Art & Design at New England College
CERegistration@nhia.edu
(603) 836- 2564
​Saturday
December 12th 10:00am - 12:30pm ET
​
​
Book Signing: Experimental Painting: Inspirational Approaches in Mixed Media and Art Revolution: Alternative Approaches for Fine Artists and Illustrators will be available for purchase and signing.
​
CREATIVE MARKMAKING: Using Altered, Repurposed & Custom Painting Tools
Speaker: Lisa L. Cyr
​
When it comes to creative distinction in artmaking, altering the traditional painting instruments, repurposing tools from myriad disciplines and inventing completely new devices for custom, signature treatments onto the painted surface is at the cutting-edge. By creating and using alternative tools, artists are expanding the boundaries of artmaking, infusing alternative ways of working into the practice. This highly-visual lecture will show exciting and innovative techniques, incorporating signature markmaking into artistic works of art.
​
Lecture: 2.5 hours with Q+A
​
​
ART REVOLUTION: Reinterpret, Reinvent & Redefine
Speaker: Lisa L. Cyr
We are currently in the midst of an artistic revolution. No other time has seen such innovation in the way art can be intellectualized, produced and presented into the culture. Artists are breaking from conventional approaches, reexamining the fundamental methodology in which they work. They are becoming much more forward-thinking, almost entrepreneurial, venturing out with a content-driven approach to discover new pathways for their work to flourish and prosper. The traditionally accepted roles of art and the artist are being reinterpreted, reinvented and redefined to embrace a new paradigm, opening the door to a more progressive social consciousness. Throughout the highly visual lecture, stellar, multi-media work by groundbreaking talent will to shed light on signature processes and techniques. There is a rich amalgam of media available to creatives today, offering a wide range of possibilities for exploration and experimentation.
Lecture: 2.5 hours with Q+A
AV Req: Digital projector, screen and electronic pointer
Book Signing: Experimental Painting: Inspirational Approaches in Mixed Media and Art Revolution: Alternative Approaches for Fine Artists and Illustrators will be available for purchase and signing.
Demonstration: a custom step-by-step demonstration can be added to the programming. (1 hour)
Bonus Materials: attendees will receive access to downloadable wallpapers, online demos, interviews and much more!
Contact: Lisa@cyrstudio.com for available dates and fee.
See a list of Speaking Engagements at Colleges, Universities and Organizations.
SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST
​
​
​
© 2020 Lisa L. Cyr, Cyr Studio LLC, all rights reserved.
Figure of the Imagination is a trademark of Cyr Studio LLC