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"&lt;blockquote&gt;Each piece starts with a bare wood panel, complete with random grain \npatterns and variations.&amp;nbsp; This natural surface is then saturated with \npaint, both accentuating and obscuring these marks, in the process \ncreating an atmosphere that is only partly my doing.&amp;nbsp; Within, entire \nenvironments are created- trees, mountains, earth, light and air, as \nwell as living creatures, both real and imagined.&amp;nbsp; Often taking the form\n of the northern forests of my youth, these scenes are places of great \nplay and whimsy, where woodland animals inhabit the waking and dreaming \nworlds.&lt;br&gt;\n&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;\nKristiana P\u00E4rn is an Estonian born artist living and working in New York\n City.&amp;nbsp; At the age of seventeen she launched her art career, studying \nwith Estonian painter Marje Berlokko.&amp;nbsp; Shortly after graduation, \nKristiana moved to New York City to study animation at The School of \nVisual Arts.&amp;nbsp; Since 2005, she has focused exclusively on illustration \nwork, starting out as a textile designer for various Manhattan studios.&amp;nbsp;\n &lt;br&gt;\nIn 2006,&amp;nbsp;Kristiana established her own studio in Brooklyn.&amp;nbsp; Her work has been shown throughout the United States and abroad&lt;strong&gt;\u200B&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/blockquote&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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