REBECCA VOLYNSKY
Photo credit: Corey Greyhorse
Rebecca Volynsky does not see her work as scripted or planned. Everything that spills out onto paper in the form of repeating patterns and symbolic imagery is an organized chaos. She begins by placing and arranging paper and other media on a surface in order to remove them. Old photographs, graph paper, colorful drops of watercolor, thin sheets of transparent tissue and graphite markings that look as though they attack the page are combined. These are attached onto paper through gluing and sewing, strengthening the paper as a three dimensional object. Everything that is placed on the surface exposes Rebecca’s inner thoughts and past memories but also conceals them, allowing the viewer to come up with other interpretations of the work. It is a process of creating and then letting go, much like what we experience in life
Volynsky lives and works in Providence, Rhode Island, and has been involved with the city’s community of arts organizations for ten years (specifically, New Urban Arts and Providence CityArts). This inspires her to give others what these organizations gave to her while growing up — the opportunity to find their artistic voice. These spaces are what inspired her to become a practicing artist, and fulfill her future goals of pursuing art therapy and community arts education. Volynsky previously worked as the Education Coordinator at Artists for Humanity, the largest employer of youth in Boston, and now mentors students at New Urban Arts in mixed media and works at Providence CityArts.