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About the Artist: MarleneFrantzNancy MozurPublished online: 15 Aug 2006.

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Psychological Perspectives, 48: 169, 2005Copyright c© C. G. Jung Institute of Los AngelesISSN: 0033-2925 print / 1556-3030 onlineDOI: 10.1080/00332920500374739

About the Artist: Marlene Frantz

Nancy Mozur

T he abstract expressionist Max Beckmann states, “If you wish to get holdof the invisible, you must penetrate as deeply as possible into the visible.”

These are true alchemical words.Marlene Frantz explores her worlds of the within and without through

artistic experimentation with various creative techniques. Her imagery bringsforth, pulls down, digs out, encircles, and discovers personal layers of theeveryday. They are a palimpsest of memory, gestures of life, and mirrors tofeelings where forms and colors build up, moving rapidly in mute and loudproximity.

Frantz is an intuitive worker, traveling between abstraction and rep-resentation. Over the years she has utilized the methods of painting, draw-ing, ceramics, sculpture, photography, monotypes, and copper enameling touncover her own hidden and accessible emotions. Currently, her work ex-amines the relationship between opposites—oil and water, resistance andacceptance, opacity and transparency.

In addition to art, Marlene is studying to become a licensed therapist,with a focus on encouraging individual creativity in children and adults. Sheis inspired by family life, her background as the daughter of two Jungiananalysts, and her environs in Topanga Canyon.

In ancient times, alchemists looked toward heaven and saw its influenceon earth, imprisoned within the ores that could bare future golden fruit. Ar-duous experimentation was required to unlock the treasure. Artists such asFrantz know how to go into the laboratory of their studio and create from thismatter.

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