“Free Electrons” Art Exhibit by Danuta Rothschild & Torenzo Gann at the Elliott Museum
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, Danuta 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 created several series of paintings covering a wide variety of subjects. In her Art About Artseries, she portrayed her favorite painters – Cezanne, Picasso, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, and Modigliani – 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.
Danuta’s Native Americans series was inspired by the American Southwest. Powerful strokes and somber moods vividly focus upon the inherent character and isolation of the American Native.
Danuta’s social and political concerns are also expressed in paintings entitled Storm of Madness, reflecting a series of conflicts in the Middle East, paintings onAmerica’s urban homeless, as well as The Forgotten Children, a project based on 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 haunting 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.
Most of Danuta Rothschild’s acrylic paintings, some of them as big as 8 feet square, depict displaced people of today and yesterday. “It Never Happened,” with its portrait of an old Jewish man standing on an empty street, holding books, does not let viewers deny the Holocaust in Europe during World War II. “Silence I” shows children behind barbed wire being observed by other children. This could be a World War II-era image, but it could just as easily reflect a situation today in what was Yugoslavia. Rothschild’s three “Storm of Madness” paintings comment on the Gulf War. – Los Angeles Times, Oct. 25, 1992
Danuta’s more recent and less solemn interests include luminously rich and otherworldly landscapes, as well as portraits for which she is most widely known.
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 Danuta’s opus, including drawings, etchings, wall-sized portraits and sculpture, eclectically coexist amidst her studio bookshelves, photos, sketches, brushes and paint-boxes that portray an artist at work.
Danuta Rothschild: Fine Art for sale, commissions, professional art classes for adults and children. Danuta is a member of Martin Artisans Guild and Martin Arts. Stuart, Florida.
Some of Danuta’s original art and museum quality giclees signed by the artist are available at The 1895 Church of Stuart : 311 SW 3rd St., Stuart, FL 34994
Portfolio
” Danuta is a master of story telling! Visually, in her paintings, she transports the viewer to surreal lands, fantasy, powerful depictions of the human condition, portraits that resonate with pathos or joy! Her paintings are layered with love and superb technique. Hang on to the balloon, and you will fly with her to your dream destination, or a memory you left behind. Danuta digs deep into the soul and goes to the highness source. Her paintings deserve time—stay for a while, and you will receive the messages of her art! ” – Eliane Gans, Lonny Gans & Associates Fine Art
Of significant note is Danuta’s “Art About Art – Tribute to the Masters” series in which she portrays her favorite painters—Cezanne, Picasso, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, and Modigliani—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.
Danuta’s continuing journey of self-discovery led to a considerable change in character and subject matter of her most recent paintings. According to Danuta:
I have changed and so has my art. The good news is I have found my key. There are many keyholes, doors, pathways and mirrors. I am curious and delighted with what I might experience when I encounter any of them. Each experience is necessary to get me to the next place. I just might ride a Tsunami or paint the sky with my brush. I may need a ladder or a bunch of chairs or a high tension wire; but I will learn to fly. I know one thing: I can take it! – Danuta Rothschild, 2005
Assorted Work
Portraiture
“Endless Runway” Series
Abstract Art
Exhibitions
EDUCATION: Academy of Arts, Warsaw, Poland 1969 to 1971 Pierce College, Woodland Hills, CA 1989 to 1991
2022 32nd Annual All Florida Juried Art Show. Court House Cultural Center, Stuart, hosted by MartinArts
“Don’t You see I’m Busy” by Danuta Rothschild
2022 “Humanity through the Artist Eye – A Three Woman Perspective”. Court House Cultural Center, Stuart, hosted by MartinArts
2021 D&J Art Studio Grand Opening. Two Artists Show, Stuart, Florida
2021 “Celebrating 40 Years of Arts4All Florida,” A Juried Exhibition, 22nd Floor Capitol Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
[My art is] color, whimsical fantasy, surrealism with humor, spiritual awareness, a sense of our place in the world and our connectivity to each other and all living things. – Danuta Rothschild. Painting: “This Closeup Matter”
2021 SpaceArt: Women of the Future. Featured artist at Palm Beach Art, Antique and Design Showroom in Palm Beach, Florida
“World Dances” by Danuta Rothschild
2020 “Women Artists in the Front” at Palm Beach Art, Antique and Design Showroom in Palm Beach, Florida 2020 “1895 Church of Art” MartinCountyLifestyleMag.com Gallery, Solo Show, Stuart, Florida 2020 4th Annual Martin County Open Studio Tour, Group Show at the Elliot Museum, Stuart, Florida 2019 3rd Annual Martin County Open Studio Tour, Group Show at Geoffrey Smith Gallery, Port Salerno, Florida 2019 MAG “Summer Salon” at Courthouse Cultural Center, Stuart, Florida 2018 ‘Fort Pierce Galliera’ Solo Exhibition , Fort Pierce, Florida 2018 2nd Annual Martin County Open Studio Tour 2017 Lighthouse ArtCenter Gallery and School of Art, Tequesta, Florida. Group Show 2017 Molly’s House Art Show and Sale, Two Artists Show, Stuart, Florida 2017 1st Annual Martin County Open Studio Tour 2016 “Out Of The Box” Elliot Museum, Stuart, Florida. Group Show 2016 Lighthouse ArtCenter Gallery and School of Art, Tequesta, Florida. Group Show 2013 A “Mini Retrospective” Solo Show at “Osceola 32 Gallery” in Stuart, Florida 2012 ‘Diversity and Divinity’ Group Show, Osceola 32 Gallery, Stuart, Florida 2009 Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery – Open Call 09 2008 Beyond 02 Water Store – Store Design and One Person Show 2007 Santa Monica Studios, Open House Art Exhibition and Sale 2007 One person show at Mush in Hollywood 2007 Santa Monica Studios, Gallery North – Focus 2005 Santa Monica Studios, Open House Art Exhibition and Sale – New Work 2005 Santa Monica Studios, Hangar Gallery South, “The Doors” 2004 Santa Monica Studios, Open House Art Exhibition and Sale – Recent Work 2003– 2004 Track 16 Gallery at Bergamot Station, Santa Monica: Preserve the Hollywood Bowl Show— Frank Gehry Sphere Art Project, Group show 2002 Forest Lawn Museum, Los Angeles: “The Art of A People” – a show of works, “Tribute to the Masters” 2002 No Gallery, Santa Monica. One person show 2001 Forest Lawn Museum, Los Angeles: Eclectic LA—Celebrating Diversity through the Arts – Group show 2001 Opening of the 2nd Annual Polish Cultural Arts Festival, Back Street Galleries, Los Angeles, CA Group Show 2001 Art House, Santa Monica, CA Two Artists show 2000 Living with L.A. ART, An AQUIRED TASTE, El Pueblo Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Group Show 2000 Welcome 2000, Palace of Culture, Warsaw, Poland Sponsored by Artistic Vitamin Foundation. One person show 1998 Juried Exhibition, Finegood Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Competition and group show 1998 Tribute to the Greats, Gallery Elite, Venice, CA One person show 1997 World of Contemporary Art ’98 International Competition and Exhibition, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA Group show 1997 7th International Biennial Exhibition of Portrait Drawings and Graphics, International Gallery of Portraits, TuzIa, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Competition and group show
1996 Witness and Legacy, Contemporary Art About The Holocaust, Finegood Art Gallery of the Bernard Milken Jewish Community Campus, California 1996 Fourth Mondial Triennial of Small-sized Prints, Contemporary Art Museum of Chamalieres, Chamalieres, France Two-Year International Touring Exhibit Competition and group show 1995 Tribute to the Greats, Carthew Thompson Gallery Beverly Hills, CA One person show 1995 Witness & Legacy (Holocaust Show), The Finegood Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Touring Exhibit developed by Minnesota Museum of American Art Group show 1994 Selected works, Danuta’s Studio, Westlake Village, CA One person show 1993 Third Mondial Triennial of Small-sized Prints Contemporary Art Museum of Chamalieres, Chamalieres, France Three-Year International Touring Exhibit Competition and group show Selected works, Hortog Fine Art Gallery Los Angeles, CA Two-person show
1992 ‘Art Speaks for Itself IV’ Directors Guild, Hollywood, California 1992 Selected works, DALU Studio, Woodland Hills, CA Two-person show Holocaust, Installation One Gallery, Encino, CA Group show Polish Gypsies, Santa Barbara Art Company, Santa Barbara, CA Group show Portraits – Human Revelations, Installations One Gallery, Encino, CA Group show The Art Speaks for Itself IV, Directors Guild of America, Los Angeles, CA Group show 1991 Art About Art, Tah Gallery, South Pasadena, CA One person show Indian Portraits, Many Horses Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Group show Storm of Madness, South Bay Contemporary Museum of Art, Torrance, CA Group show 1990 Black and White Show, Installations One Gallery, Encino, CA Group show Art About Art, Installations One Gallery, Encino, CA Group show Selected works XX/0 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA One person show Censored, Installations One Gallery, Encino, CA Group show Kore Intent, County of Los Angeles Century Gallery, Sylmar, CA Group show Urban Landscapes III, Installations One Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Group show Holocaust, Installation One Gallery, Encino, CA Group show
