3 Questions with Marcia Hafif
Why L.A.? Why did you choose to work in this city in particular?
I was born in Los Angeles County, in Pomona, studied art at Pomona College, Claremont Graduate School, and began my painting "career" living in West Hollywood. It was just natural.
How has your time in L.A. shaped your work?
After living near the Ferus Gallery in 1960-61 I went to Italy, lived in Rome, returned for a degree at UCI, have lived and worked in New York, and now am in Laguna Beach. Influences, such as they are, come from all my communities.
Favorite place in L.A. Go.
Schindler House on King's Road.
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Installation View(left) From the Inventory: Shade Paintings: Group 6: Scarlet Lake, Schevenengen Orange, Cadmium Yellow, Emerald Green, Ultramarine Blue, Dioxizine Purple. Oil on canvas. 18 x 18 in. (45.7 x 45.7 cm) each. (right) From the Inventory: Shade Paintings: Group 5: Neutral Mix, Indian Yellow-Green, Permanent Magenta, Davy’s Grey. Oil on canvas. 22 x 22 in. (55.9 x 55.9 cm) each. Courtesy the artist. Photo by Brian Forrest. -
Marcia Hafif, From the Inventory: Shade Paintings: Group 8: Indian Yellow-Orange Lake, Viridian, Cobalt Violet, Ruby Lake, 2013Oil on canvas. 18 x 18 in. (45.7 x 45.7 cm) each. Courtesy the artist. Photo by Brian Forrest.
