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| "Don't Go Down Booze Alley" oil on canvas 78" x 102" 2010 |
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| "Fear of the Poor" oil on canvas 78" x 96" 2005 |
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| "Interior Disaster" 96" x 102" oil on canvas 2002 |
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| "Lean" 18" x 52" oil on canvas (leaning against wall) 2008 |
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| "Don't Be Afraid" 69" x 6" oil on canvas 2011 |
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| "Board" 48" x 48" oil on canvas 2011 |
Kristin
Calabrese has been exploring a lot of ideas over the last decade. Most
of it stems from her work as a realist painter, playing with ideas of
verisimilitude; for example, toying with three dimensions on a flat
surface and then propping that flat surface against a wall to claim a
three dimensional sculptural presence. She also plays with perspective,
another aspect of the 3-dimensional vs. 2 dimensional issues at the heart
of representational painting. But this is only one Kristin Calabrese.
There are many. She is at times a social commentator, at others a visual
autobiographer, or an occasional symbolist, or sometimes just a hyper
realist devoid of content beyond representation and illusion. She even
toys with abstraction while maintaining a realist approach by creating
the illusion of a three dimensional abstract construct. You may not like
everything she does. Or you may. But you're sure to find something that
will challenge your ideas of what realism can do in contemporary art.
You can see much much more on her website:
www.kristincalabrese.com
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