500X Gallery, Dallas, TX 2016
Spontaneous Symmetry is a group of paintings that suggest a twisted theory of everything, where a fragmented space exists in various states of activity. The work combines the format of world maps and hyperbolic geometry to achieve complexity. Disparate layers of media expose paint washes, graphite drawing, and soft brushwork. Each painting integrates an underlying axis of symmetry while subsequent layers of contrasting shapes and color negate the initial simplification. This energetic work seeks the unification of structure and nature.
Spontaneity 6, 2016 oil, acrylic, and graphite on canvas 45" x 38.5"
Spontaneity 4, 2016 oil, acrylic, and graphite on canvas 45" x 38.5"
Spontaneity 10, 2016 oil, acrylic, and graphite on canvas 45" x 38.5"
Spontaneity 12, 2016 oil, acrylic, and graphite on canvas 45" x 38.5"
Spontaneity 12, 2016 oil, acrylic, and graphite on canvas 45" x 38.5"
Spontaneity 3, 2016 oil, acrylic, and graphite on canvas 45" x 77"
Spontaneity 11, 2016 oil, acrylic, and graphite on canvas 45" x 77"
Spontaneity 9, 2016 oil, acrylic, and graphite on canvas 45" x 77"
Spontaneity 5, 2016 oil, acrylic, and graphite on canvas 45" x 77"
Spontaneity 7, 2016 oil, acrylic, and graphite on canvas 45" x 77"
near/far site 5.31.2000, 2017 graphite, acrylic and oil on canvas 23.5" x 22"
near/far site 12.25.16, 2017 graphite, acrylic and oil on canvas 23.5" x 22"
near/far site 12.24.17, 2017 graphite, acrylic and oil on canvas 23.5" x 22"
near/far site 12.21.20, 2017 graphite, acrylic and oil on canvas 23.5" x 22"
Hypothetical environments emerge from amorphous washes alongside geometric shapes on canvas and gallery walls. Within the works, oblique angles penetrate picture planes while flat color fields interrupt the illusion of depth, which creates ambiguous space.
Simultaneous Dimension 1, 2013 acrylic and ink on canvas 65″ x 66″
Simultaneous Dimension 2, 2013 acrylic and ink on canvas 65″ x 66″
Simultaneous Dimension 7, 2013 acrylic, ink, watercolor, and paper on panel 12" x 12"
Simultaneous Dimension 8, 2013 acrylic, ink, watercolor, and paper on panel 12" x 12"
Simultaneous Dimension 3, 2013 acrylic, ink, watercolor, and paper on panel 19″ x 25″
Simultaneous Dimension 4, 2013 acrylic, ink, watercolor, and paper on panel 19″ x 25″
Simultaneous Dimension 5, 2013 acrylic, ink, watercolor, and paper on panel 17″ x 23″
Simultaneous Dimension 6, 2013 acrylic, ink, watercolor, and paper on panel 17″ x 23″
Simultaneous Dimension 10, 2014 acrylic, ink, watercolor, and paper on panel 23″ x 23.5″
Simultaneous Dimension 11, 2014 acrylic, ink, watercolor, and paper on panel 23″ x 23.5″
Simultaneous Dimension 13, 2014 acrylic, ink, watercolor, and paper on panel 23″ x 23.5″
University of Dallas Gallery, 2014
This work is derived from my interest in painting processes, abstraction, and systems— both complex and simple. Within the work, regimented grids intertwine with irregular and unpredictable processes, and by combining them, the work suggests a space where mathematics and chance exist simultaneously. The combination of intuitive and methodical layers reveals a multi-dimensional space inspired by physics and mathematics. The gradated shapes that spatially shift from positive and negative can seem expansive yet shallow. This contradiction relates to my study of hyperbolic geometry, and reflects my interest in the relationship between a theoretical description of space versus the physical perception of it. Ultimately, the work presents the discrepancy between a complex unpredictable form and an ideal simplification of that form, while unifying these contrasting elements.
Oscillating Point, 2012 acrylic and ink on canvas 90″ x 121″
Arbitrary Diagram, 2012, acrylic and ink on canvas, 90" x 121"
Hyperbolic Structure, 2012, acrylic and ink on canvas, 59" x 84"
Expanding Inverse, 2011 watercolor, acrylic, and ink on paper 36ʺ x 48ʺ
Inconstant Vacuum, 2012, watercolor, acrylic, and ink on paper, 25" x 38"
Parabolic Entanglement, 2012 watercolor, ink, and gouache on paper 25″ x 38″
Alternate Terrain, 2012 watercolor, ink, and acrylic, on paper 25″ x 38″
MFA Thesis Exhibition 2012
Mokah Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
These drawings address the recent flooding in North Texas and Arkansas.
Ouachita Inverse, 2015 graphite and ink on mat board 18” x 18”
Clear Creek, 2015 graphite on mat board 18” x 18”
Bird Leaves, 2015 graphite and ink on mat board 18” x 18”
Horizontal Flip, 2015 graphite on mat board 18” x 18”
Water Side, 2015 graphite, colored pencil, ink, and colored pencil on mat board18” x 18”
An exhibition of collaborative works by Kate Colin & Kasten Searles. The pieces in the show address the recent flooding in North Texas and Arkansas.
500X Project Space
November 7 - November 28, 2015
The motivation for Kate Colin and Lauren Kirchner’s collaboration is to create a site-specific installation overlapping their shared concept of “universe”. This installation works like a drawing that has the potential to engage the viewers space.
This body of work visualizes an ideal simplification of space‑geometry, versus actual complexities of the physical world‑irregularity. These abstract paintings suggest an interplay of predictable grids in conjunction with amorphous shapes. Rigid lines contrast with colorful washes to create an ambiguous space which relates the abstract nature of mathematics and physics. The work captures hypothetical order while retaining the inevitability of nature’s uncertainty.
Cosmic Web, 2010 watercolor on paper 48″ x 48″ (50″ x 50″ framed)
Precarious Horizon, 2010 watercolor and acrylic on paper 48″ x 48″ (50″ x 50″ framed)
Reticulated Passage, 2010 watercolor and acrylic on paper 48″ x 48″ (50″ x 50″ framed)
