Markowicz Fine Art Presents
REINE PARADIS: MIDNIGHT EXHBITION
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 18, 2018. 6pm – 8pm
Exhibition October 18 – November ?, 2018
The Tower, Shot on top of a Church in Los Angeles, California, 2018 (60 x 42 inches)
(Miami, Fl. September 10, 2018) Markowicz Fine Arts (110 NE 40th St, Miami, FL
33137) presents French artist Reine Paradis for her debut solo exhibition in Miami with
an artist reception on Thursday, October 18 from 6 – 8pm.
Reine Paradis constructs narrative photographs staging herself as the central figure in a
surreal landscape. Shot in many locations throughout America, her photo series takes
us on an introspective journey across a symbolic a chromatic world projected above the
limit of reality and imagination. All scenes are imagined and conceptualized before
shooting in real locations. Once the scene is visualized in its entirety, Paradis makes
sketches and paints the scene to use as a blue print when photograph in the final
scene. All the costumes, accessories and origamis are meticulously designed and
prepared according to the initial vision of the scene. Each scene is an adventure and a
story in and of itself.
MIDNIGHT PHOTO SERIES
Reine Paradis constructs narrative photographs staging herself as the central figure in a
surreal landscape. Shot in many locations throughout America, the photo series
“Midnight” takes us on an introspective journey across a symbolic and chromatic world,
existing beyond the limit and imagination.
GOLDEN PINEAPPLE INSTALLATION
Paradis will unveil her striking installing “Golden Pineapple.” This new works takes us
on a life-sized journey into the world Paradis has created; a place where objects are
alive, and color is sacred. With exotic clarity, Paradis shapes our reality and projects in
through her unmistakable landscape, submerging the viewer in a boundless and
sensory experience.
QUEEN OF PARADIS
Excerpts from Paradis upcoming documentary, “Queen of Paradis,” is a feature-length
documentary about the visionary young artist Reine Paradis. After the international
success of her first photo series ‘Jungle,’ filmmaker Carl Lindstrom follows her on a
surreal journey across the United states as she works to complete her second series
“Midnight.”
Recent Press – Cover Story – Artillery Magazine
www.ReineParadis.com
@ReineParadis
Markowicz Fine Arts
110 NE 40th St.
Miami, FL 33137
(786) 615-8158