Artist Information:
Smokie Kittner
Philadelphia, PA
United States
Member Since: Mar 2007
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Artist Statement:
Though resent larger scale
works are oil on canvas, most
of my work over the past
decade has been pastel on rag
paper. Pastel is generally my
medium of choice because of
the purity of the color and
because it is free from gloss,
making the surface appear soft
and seductive. The dichotomy
between the lushness of the
color and surface and the
starkness of most of the
images is the cornerstone of
this work. The visual
elements used serve as
symbols. Light as well as
dark is used to obscure what
lies beyond. Architectonic
elements, which represent that
which we erect, are also used
to obscure or limit what is
visible. Though I am not
interested in the viewer
knowing what the underlying
idea in any given piece is, in
general these works are a
personal contemplation on the
world and the cosmos and our
place in them. I do hope the
work invokes a thoughtful
response....
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Artist Exhibitions:
2007 Moore Galleries at the
Kimmel Center, Philadelphia,
PA (Solo)
2007 SPACE, Salon des Amis
Gallery, Malvern, PA (Group)
2006 25 X 25, Art on the
Avenue Gallery, Philadelphia,
PA (Group)
2006 Alumnae Exhibition,
Moore College of Art,
Philadelphia, PA (Group)
2005 MIXED BAG 3, Salon des
Amis Gallery, Malvern, ...
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Smokie Kittner's Free Artist Portfolio
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Though resent larger scale works are oil on canvas, most of my work over the past decade has been pastel on rag paper. Pastel is generally my medium of choice because of the purity of the color and because it is free from gloss, making the surface appear soft and seductive. The dichotomy between the lushness of the color and surface and the starkness of most of the images is the cornerstone of this work. The visual elements used serve as symbols. Light as well as dark is used to obscure what lies beyond. Architectonic elements, which represent that which we erect, are also used to obscure or limit what is visible. Though I am not interested in the viewer knowing what the underlying idea in any given piece is, in general these works are a personal contemplation on the world and the cosmos and our place in them. I do hope the work invokes a thoughtful response.... |
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