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Christina Fez-Barringten Biography
Christina was
born in Leipzig, Germany. 1956 . Christina was raised in a family of
designers and builders in Leipzig, Germany just a few miles from
Dessau, the home of the Bau Haus. She came to New York to study
philosophy. But when she discovered the powerful and inspiring
movement of modern art in New York City, and , learned to know Andy
Warhol. Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstine, and, others. She
decided to use her artistic talent and, changed her goals to study
fine art at both the Art Students League and School of Visual Arts.
Shortly before she intended to return to Germany, Christina was
introduced to Paul Lefson by Max Waldman, a theatrical photographer
(Well known for his book "Waldman on Theater", and his photos in
Life Magazine). Paul and Christina got married in 1958 and lived on
East 31 Street in Manhattan. Sadly, Paul Lefson died accidentally
while on business in Chicago early in 1963.
To overcome the devastating loss, Christina turned to her art more
than ever. She now studied sculpture at Columbia University under
Professor Peter Augustini. Christina lived at the International
House. A home for graduate students on Riverside Drive. She studied
fine arts at Columbia University Howard Cook, then, the president of
the International House, graciously arranged for Christina to have a
large art studio in the same building, where she could work and
develop her new kind of sculptures. Her medium was Plexiglas, which
had never been used in fine art sculptures. David Rockefeller,
commissioned her work to be exhibited at the Chase Manhattan bank.
Other exhibitions followed. The Frank Lawrence Gallery at East 57
Street and Park Ave. Showed and represented her abstract sculptures;
which, thanks to her medium, and , her artistry, are not like
conventional sculptures where volume is inserted into space which
surrounds them. Rather, they have become part of space as air, color
and light play through it.
Barie Fez-Barringten and Christina married in 1966 in New Haven,
while Barie studied at Yale University, under Paul Rudolf, Charles
Moore, Vincent Scully and others. After the completion of Barie's
studies in February of 1968, the couple moved for a short while, (To
escape the cold of winter.) to Puerto Rico.
In Puerto Rico Christina developed a series of original and exciting
collages. She was inspired by the most elaborate, rich and opulent
editions of the 1960's - Harper's Bazaar and Vogue Magazines. These
collages are excellent posters and are now shown for the first time
on the internet.
By 1981 the Fez-Barringten's moved from Texas to Saudi Arabia. In
Ryadh Christina developed, out of necessity a new style of
pattern-like paintings. For in this Muslim country objects can not
be portrayed through art. 1986, Christina gave a major exhibition of
her acrylic paintings sponsored by the American Ambassador in Saudi
Arabia. In addition she taught and was the judge of important art
events, especially during the five years when Barie was Professor of
Architecture at King Faisal University, located in Dammam on the
Gulf of Arabia.
1999 the Fez Barringtens left Saudi Arabia. They now live in Fort
Myers.............
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