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Alexandra Nechita (born August 27, 1985) is a Romanian-born American cubist painter and muralist.Romanian Americancubist muralist zShe was born in Vaslui,

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1 Alexandra Nechita (born August 27, 1985) is a Romanian-born American cubist painter and muralist.Romanian Americancubist muralist zShe was born in Vaslui, three months after her father, Niki Nechita, escaped from Communist Romania. She and her mother, Viorica Nechita, waited two years to rejoin him in the United States. The family settled in California, where her father found work as a lab technician, and her mother as an office manager.VasluiCommunist RomaniaCalifornia

2 Alexandra Nechita (1985 - ) Romanian born, US citizen "Mama's Lullaby" 28.5 x 22.5 in Lithograph on paper

3 zAt the age of two, she was working with pen and ink and by five was working with watercolors. Upon her seventh birthday, oil and acrylics were her tools. She had her first solo exhibition at the age of eight at the public library in Whittier, Los Angeles County. watercolors oilacrylicssolo exhibitionWhittierLos Angeles County

4 zIn November 1999, Alexandra was selected by the World Federation of United Nations Associations to lead a Global Arts Initiative involving more than 100 nations. In 2005, Alexandra Nechita unveiled her United Nations Peace Monument for Asia in Singapore. It is to be set up for display at the Catholic High School. She was also enlisted to make a series of paintings named "Winning Together" for the Special Olympics.World Federation of United Nations AssociationsUnited NationsAsiaSingaporeCatholic High School

5 zShe dedicated a theatre at the Lutheran High School of Orange County, which was her high school. It is known as the Nechita Center for the Arts, and has 740 seats.Lutheran High School of Orange County zShe had a guest appearance as herself in the Touchstone Television sitcom Boy Meets World in the 1998 episode "Better Than The Average Cory".Touchstone TelevisionBoy Meets World

6 "The Intricacies of Self" 27½" x 16½" Artist Proof Stone Lithograph

7 "Peace Keepers" 27½" x 20¾" Artist Proof Stone Lithograph

8 "Embrace Growing Up" 27" x 21" Artist Proof Stone Litograph

9 "Stubborn Mom" 55" x 55" framed 1996 Stone lithograph

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11 3-D WHO SCULPTURE zRequirements for 3-D object zSketch checked off. zForm (3-D object) larger than 13" X 10" X 9" zGlazing zPainting zCreativity zCraftsmanship zrelated to the WHOBILATION ie for the Whos!!!

12 zmaquette—a small scale two-dimensional sketch or three-dimensional model or plan of a proposed work, such as a sculpture or architectural form; used by architects and sculptors in designing large-scale works zForm—an element of visual arts; a three- dimensional object that has height, width and depth. Free form—a shape or form having an asymmetrical or irregular contour, often with a curvilinear, flowing outline; sometimes referred to as “organic” or “biomorphic”, but may also include angles

13 zCraftsmanship, discuss different sculptural techniques you used—different ways to create 3- D forms, such as cutting, folding, rolling, twisting, curling, scoring, bending attaching, joining, carving; using additive and subtractive processes to create three dimensional works of art zDid you consider and plan for texture—an element of visual arts; portrays surface quality; how something feels or appears to feel; some drawing techniques to create texture and patterns are: stippling, hatching, cross-hatching, scribbling, broken lines, repeating lines and shapes ztypes include: yactual texture—how something actually feels when touched zvisual texture—how something appears to feel; zalso called simulated texture or implied texture


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