Artist goes back in time to paint Women of Faith portraits
EUAN KERR, Minnesota Public Radio News
Apr 30, 2021
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota artist Mark Balma is drawing on ancient techniques to create three huge frescoes for a church in Italy. He planned to do the work on site, but the pandemic intervened. As he faced a modern challenge, he turned to an approach developed more than 2,000 years ago.
When the coronavirus halted international travel, a friend offered Balma the use of an undeveloped atrium in a new building in Uptown Minneapolis. The ventilation system is borderline deafening, but it’s got big windows and great natural light.
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