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Artist Exhibitions:
June-December 2001 - "Recent
Work" Burlingame restaurant
and pub Portland, OR
February-March 2002 - The
Platteau Arts Center
Portland, OR
"East Indian Abstractions"
March 2002 - "Revisions of
Gender and Sexuality"-Lewis
and Clark College Gender
Symposium Juried Art Show
Portland, OR "Deception"
April 2002 - "Senior
Exhibition" - Gallery of
Contemporary Art -...
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
March 2002- The Chronicle, A
Lewis & Clark College
Publication; Featured artist
March 2002- The Pio Log, A
Lewis & Clark
Publication;interview and
Feature...
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Collections:
Mrs. Nancy Hermann, Portland,
Oregon
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Brice,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Ms. Christy Love, St. Louis,
Missouri
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Stolz,
St. Louis, Missouri
Mr. Spencer Blair, Vail,
Colorado...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Artist Statement for Katherine Atwood
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During my time in India I noticed what I would call an indescribable “energy” that permeated my surroundings. I have had difficulty understanding what this “energy” is and why I found it there. I have discovered that this “energy” is not only a part of India but also is an eternal force that is a part of our world. I see the world through thin veils of alternate realities and find myself in the middle of a physical/metaphysical world--somewhere between conscious and unconscious, where the physicality of the world in nature meets the spirit of the mind. These ideas are inseparable; they form a symbiotic relationship, in which seemingly opposing ideas cannot be present without the other; they are ONE.
This series explores the presence of this eternal mystery and dialectic force between the physical/metaphysical world in my life. Elements of East Indian architecture are the source of inspiration for this project, developing from a semester I spent in India. The architectural elements serve as a vehicle for associating this abstract idea with something that is tangible.
India weaves complex colors, layers, and veils into harmonious energy. These paintings embrace this by creating movement and energy within the canvas, lightly masking this abstract thought through discomforting chaotic moments that settle into rich pockets of solace. The shapes do not attain solid physicality; they are constantly moving and elusive. Forms arise and become infused with the whole that can then appear as a formless moving energy. Order is created from disorder by focusing the eye in the depths of smaller spaces that construct the whole, allowing one to observe this ever-evolving, all-encompassing mystery that creates a calm balance between the known and unknown.
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