Kathryn Spence: Dirty and Clean
Jan 29, 2012 - Jun 10, 2012
San Francisco-based artist Kathryn Spence is inspired by the dichotomy of "dirty and clean" in the production of her work. She piles, layers, and transforms previously used objects (or trash) to create lifelike animals and intriguing structures that she then brings into the clean environment of the museum. Spence's nuanced, obsessive, and busy gathering of dirty materials has its counterpart in the way she impeccably reorganizes them until, given their pristine order and intense classification, they are rendered clean. Similar care is placed on the presentation of the creatures she portrays. An avid bird watcher and lover of nature, Spence is capable of distinguishing particular species from miles away. Her owls, coyotes, butterflies, and birds鈥攁lbeit made of left-over materials and scraps鈥攑resent clear and distinct personalities and identities with incredible exactitude.
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San Francisco-based artist Kathryn Spence is inspired by the dichotomy of "dirty and clean" in the production of her work. She piles, layers, and transforms previously used objects (or trash) to create lifelike animals and intriguing structures that she then brings into the clean environment of the museum. Spence's nuanced, obsessive, and busy gathering of dirty materials has its counterpart in the way she impeccably reorganizes them until, given their pristine order and intense classification, they are rendered clean. Similar care is placed on the presentation of the creatures she portrays. An avid bird watcher and lover of nature, Spence is capable of distinguishing particular species from miles away. Her owls, coyotes, butterflies, and birds鈥攁lbeit made of left-over materials and scraps鈥攑resent clear and distinct personalities and identities with incredible exactitude.
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12:00 - 5:00 PM
Tuesday - Saturday
12:00 - 5:00 PM
258 Main Street Ridgefield, CT, USA 06877
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