Shari Pedowitz
2012
acrylic on canvas
14 x 11 inches
displayed during Jersey Fresh exhibition
 
Shari Pedowitz's Got The Beat is a visual echo of the pure, unadulterated fun of new wave dance, filtered through a feminist gaze. It's like stepping into a time machine, back to a sweaty, joyous dance floor where the music pulsed through your veins and the only rule was to let go.
 
Shari’s canvas is a whirlwind of greens and dashes of blue, layered and swirling like the memory of a spinning dancer, the music taking hold and moving you. And then, BAM! Flashes of vibrant pink and sultry gold erupt through the green, like bursts of laughter, like the thrill of a spontaneous move, like the pure, unadulterated joy of being alive. These accents are sparks of rebellion, roars of female empowerment, a celebration of the freedom to move, to express, to be.
 
Shari’s abstract expressionist painting vibrates with a kinetic energy. You hear the music, feel the beat thumping in your chest, urging you to move, to join the dance, to lose yourself in the rhythm, to feel the joy radiating from her canvas. It's a celebration of your body, of movement, of the unbridled spirit that connects us all when the music takes over.
 
Got The Beat is about the freedom to express yourself, the joy of letting go, the power of female camaraderie, the sheer, unadulterated fun of dancing like nobody's watching. It's a piece of Shari's heart, a vibrant, personal testament to the power of music and movement to liberate, to heal, and to ignite your soul.