Backyards of Key West Podcast with Mark Baratto 13: How Artist Anna Sweet is Making Waves in the Art Community
In this episode, Mark Baratto sits down with artist, gallery and studio owner, Anna Sweet.
We talk about how she went from photographer to artist and hit pay dirt, her humble upbringing (1 of 9 kids), and how her competitive nature keeps her humble, yet drives her harder than ever to continue to grow.
More on Anna Sweet
Anna Sweet’s work marries a craftsman’s approach to material with an Art Nouveau influence. Known for her luminous underwater nudes, Sweet portrays the ethereal through harmonious modes of painting and photography. By employing radiant minerals and pigments, the artist reimagines familiar elements of nature and the female form, rendering them brilliantly new to the viewer’s eye.
Raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, above her mother’s art gallery, Sweet and her nine siblings were immersed in the art world from a young age. Perennially inspired by the light of the sun and the movement of the body, Sweet’s hand evokes the dynamic sensuality of beauty in motion, capturing transient moments of swim or dance.
Revealing the sensuality and elegance of women throughout the most exotic waters of the world. Sweet engages minerals like mica, diamond dust, and glass on the image, Sweet’s mixed-medium approach offers an otherworldly experience. Sweet’s work mimics elements of her shooting environments and creates “effects like the glisten that occurs when the sun kisses the sea.” The photographic images and encased materials coalesce into a stunning, seemingly three dimensional representation of the subject. The subjects in this series are radiant displays of female beauty.
Anna Sweet Gallery
513 Duval St Key West, FL 33040 Phone: 305-916-0578
Sunday-Monday 10am – 9pm Tuesday-Saturday 10am – 10pm
Anna Sweet Studios
417 Southard St, Key West, FL 33040
On Social
Website: https://www.annasweet.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annasweetgallery
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/annasweetgallery/
Fantasy Fest Party
This year Anna Sweet is throwing an amazing invite-only party in Key West during Fantasy Fest. This year she is creating art event that you will get to experience with every sense. Email gallery@annasweet.com for info.
