Cement Wall with Bougainvilla
Brezinski’s image of a gate and boundary wall, marking the entrance to an expansive garden, has all the hallmarks of the realist aesthetic that dominated art in Cayman in the 1980s and 1990s. The abundance of tropical foliage, and in particular the riotous pink flowers of Bougainvilla spilling over the garden wall, combine to create a sense of beauty and stillness, while also emphasising the artist’s interest in recording the small details of island life.
About the Artist
Lois Brezinski
b. 1952
A painter, textile designer, printmaker, and gallerist, Lois Brezinski received her formal art education at the Rhode Island School of Design and studied graduate printmaking at Montclair State College before starting her own textile design firm in New Jersey. She resided in the Cayman Islands in the 1990s, where she helped to reinvigorate the outdoor, or “en plein air”, tradition of painting. She was an active member of the Visual Arts Society in Cayman before relocating to Florida. Her work is included in the permanent collections of NGCI, The Cayman Islands National Museum, and The Ritz-Carlton — Grand Cayman. NGCI exhibitions include Watermarks (2005), All Access (2015), and A Legacy of Light (2016).
