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Tiye Massey
Gender Female
Age 23 years old - February 14th, 1986
Location New York, NY
Website http://tigresprit.arefuge.com
Add. Website www.tiyemassey.com
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AIM tigresprit
Showcased In Solo Exhibitions:
2006
Hot Step, Franklin Court Pavilion, Washington, DC

Group Exhibitions:
2006
Sightline Open House, Washington, DC
East Meets West, MOCA DC, Washington DC
OneInTen Annual Gala & Auction, Washington DC

2005
Holiday Gift Show, MOCA DC, Washington, DC
Heads or Tails, MOCA DC, Washington, DC
Biography I always confuse biography and statement. Are they the same thing? I started painting a little over 18 months ago and it's been going well. My statement is as follows.
My paintings explore emotions that lie within the mind and heart, and never fail to animate everyday human expression. With every painting I try to reach beyond what a camera or traditional portraiture can fully contain.
I mine films, movie stills, magazines, and books for images of models or actors, and imagine how they might interact with each other, and what hidden emotions might come to the surface. To intensify the reflection of hidden thoughts and feelings, I prefer my subjects to appear unaware that I have captured them with my brush and canvas.
There is a cinematic element in each of my paintings, building on the idea that every person's life is a story worth telling, and every expression of the face reveals so much more than can be hidden. My paintings illuminate aspects of being human that most of us may be unwilling to show strangers, or even show to someone we love.

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Erin

+ Jan 18, 2007 at 3:15pm

soon, i hope.

i would like to finally meet you, since i hear all sorts of nice things from effin' everyone.

Erin

+ Jan 6, 2007 at 5:07pm

when are you coming out here to visit? i think that plan should definitely be in the works. shelana would die.

John

+ Dec 11, 2006 at 4:12pm

great new works!

Todd

+ Nov 15, 2006 at 12:26pm

hahah how did you hear about it so soon?

Todd

+ Nov 14, 2006 at 11:17pm

yay tiye you signed up. isnt this place rad???

Shelana

+ Oct 24, 2006 at 2:56am

you are my hero. fyi.

Shelana

+ Oct 19, 2006 at 4:21pm

thanks! i made it myself.
really, like grew it from a seed and everything!

Nicole

+ Oct 16, 2006 at 10:40pm

wildebeasts! oh wait, that's shey. hi uncle bernie!

Nicole

+ Oct 15, 2006 at 8:57pm

come talk to me uncle bernie.

MAMA MORGAN

+ Oct 15, 2006 at 2:29pm

i like you!! i will draw you.