Kristen Lowe: capstone
Date
2013
Authors
Lowe, Kristen, artist
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The artist's statement: My recent series "In the Interest of Weather" is work that starts from a photograph involving weather phenomenon such as thunderstorms and tornados. My intent in this series is to develop a strong sense for abstract forms, and how to combine these forms into an interesting visual idea. I like to find the image through layers of watered down paint, gradually building the surface with brush and palette knife as the painting becomes more concrete. The photos are grayscale, and I decide on a color theme as my first decision. I allow myself to stray from the photograph and focus on the materials: color, texture, paint application, and reworking the surface. Please view the work at first from a few feet back. I make my compositional decisions further away from the painting, and they are best enjoyed as a whole. After experiencing the space I have created, come up close to enjoy the details! The textures and accent colors of the whole as I finish a painting are often the marks make with the most energy, and are important in understanding the overall flow of the paintings. As an abstract painter I have struggled to find a balance between imagery that is referential or completely non-objective. I have discovered that what is important to me as an artist and a painter is the process of distorting and changing an image. This process allows me more freedom in the development of a dynamic image. I hope that the viewer will find a connection to this imagery in an emotional way. I created these spaces to be both alluring and ominous, hoping that the viewer shares my infatuation with the abstraction of natural phenomena.
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Colorado State University Art Department capstone project.
Capstone contains the artist's statement, a list of works, and images of works.
Capstone contains the artist's statement, a list of works, and images of works.