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Email PageThe Unnatural World
October 11, 2007- October 27, 2007
Reception: October 11, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Kristen Copham
NY Studio Gallery
511 W 25th StNY Studio Gallery is pleased to present The Unnatural World, an exhibit by New York based artist Kristen Copham. An installation of various works coupled with live performance reflect the show’s theme of metaphysical anxiety in the physical modern world.
Figurative works abound in an ever-shifting environment. Objects created in ceramic and oils are arranged in a less-than-pristine space, as the artist draws and paints directly on the wall during the course of the installation, changing the location and arrangement of individual works as the weeks pass. A demarcated area serves as a performance space in which the artist resides during gallery hours – playing music, sketching, emoting or performing intuitive yoga movements.
“My work is about the ongoing uneasiness I feel as my life unfolds. It’s a mixture of physical and mental achiness, punctuated by troubling world events, aging and ennui, and the annoying desire to do something worthwhile during my short journey here. I’m interested in the ever-developing plot of the sentient being, trapped for a short while in a physical body in a physical world which frequently makes little sense,” the artist explains. “By creating a changing environment in which both my work and my body move and change, I hope to express this sense of discomfort.
About Kristen Copham
Kristen Copham has exhibited nationally in Seattle, California, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Florida and New York. Primarily a portraitist employing oils, Copham experiments widely with other means of expression, including music, performance, ceramic, bookmaking, murals and installation pieces. Commercially, she has illustrated dozens of children’s books, painted hundreds of portrait commissions and completed murals nationwide from Oregon to Florida. Copham is the founder and owner of NY Studio Gallery and holds an MBA from the Carlson Scool of Management at the U of M in Minneapolis and a BFA in Studio Art from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. Her work is held in private and corporate collections worldwide.
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