Abstract Art Collage Contemporary Geometric Landscape Chambers kathryn e. martin

kathryn e. martin

Chambers

Name: Chambers
Brand: kathryn e. martin
Price: 2400.0 USD
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Artist: kathryn e. martin
Certification of Authenticity: Apricus Art Collection
Signature: Signed by Artist

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Description

This body of work consists of (12) 12" x 16" framed pieces.
Each work is made of hand cut and individually laid vintage time cards, adhered onto watercolor paper with Grafix double tack mounting film.
Overall measurements, as seen here, are 38" W x 67" H.
Can be reconfigured in any way.

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Artist Biography

kathryn e. martin received a BFA in Sculpture from The Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD) in 2001, and an MA and MFA from The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) in 2005 and 2007. 

In her practice as a working artist, she focuses on observing everyday objects, spaces, and histories. Concentrating on formal characteristics, she makes instinctive, calculated decisions to dissect, interpret, repeat, and re-assemble inspired parts into new, oftentimes immersive sculptural landscapes. 

She has exhibited extensively, in solo and group shows throughout the United States and is proud to be the recipient of several public art commissions in the state of Wisconsin, most recently installing a new body of work, Transformation, in Milwaukee’s downtown Baird Center. For this work, martin was selected as one of twenty artists to create site-specific work telling of Milwaukee and it’s rich history.

kathryn e. martin is a Senior Lecturer at UWM’s Peck School of the Arts, where she has taught for the past 20 years. In addition to her work in the classroom, she serves as the Recruitment Coordinator for Art and Design and is the Faculty Mentor for First Year Art and Design students in the Living Learning Community (LLC). Outside UWM and Wisconsin, she has been an active Studio Arts Reader for AP Studio Art, beginning as a Reader in 2019.

Artist Statement

As I was wrapping up high school and preparing to move to Milwaukee, a new family moved into the neighborhood. In their kitchen, symbols were painted on each cabinet’s pull. At first glance, they looked like simple abstract imagery, but when questioned, I came to find out that the symbols were in fact a language, hoboglyphs. A fascinating system of symbols, this language provided visual information conveying where water, or kindness could be found; which way to go, when to be quiet, etc., etc..

And in many ways, that is what this body of work is; abstract images used to express simple, and at times profound realizations and connections between the land and myself. Embarking on weekly walks at The Kratzsch Conservancy in Newburg, WI, I saw this opportunity, as a resident artist for ArtServancy as an opportunity to be alone. I took it as permission to set everything down.

As time went on, I connected my walks with time. I felt as if I was cataloging time; punching in, punching out, as if going to work, only to no job I’d ever held before. And as I walked, I thought, and as I thought, I saw. I saw forms becoming ideas, ideas becoming potential, and potential turning into material. I was pulled back to my studio and a collection of material I’d been holding onto for some time: vintage timecards.

Thus, this project. Days spent in nature, cataloged onto 11” x 15” paper becoming memories. Captured in collaged materials, these works are reflective of what I saw, thought, and most importantly, felt.

In more ways than one, this is my story.

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