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Dianna Molzan
1972–

Introduction

Dianna Molzan (born 1972) is an American contemporary artist and painter based in Los Angeles. Thus far in her career, she is known for exploring the relationship between painting and sculpture through deconstruction and materialization of traditional painting materials and tools.

Molzan is an adjunct Professor of Visual Art at the UCLA School of Arts and Architecture at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Molzan's paintings are often considered as more of a three-dimensional object than a two dimensional surfaces on the wall. Referred to as carrying a sculptural quality, Molzan's paintings are grounded within the practice of painting through the materials she uses, such as oil paints, canvas, linen, and canvas frame.

Molzan's pieces consist of a process of deconstruction of the traditional elements of painting, which are then recombined into a new composition. She creates a juxtaposition between the mediums of sculpture and painting through the alteration of the physical state of the canvas.

Molzan's work is associated with the techniques of impressionism, abstract expressionism, and minimalism.

Wikidata identifier

Q19630343

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Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, painter

ULAN identifier

500356205

Names

Dianna Molzan

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