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Artist Statement:
Kathleen Colussy’s series
contends with the dueling
realities of the slick gloss
travel brochures and the
gritty real life of the
indigenous people living and
working in a given country.
Colussy’ work relates to the
complexity of reconciling and
integrating the truth behind
these two conflicting
realities in her art.
Kathleen’s work is a series of
handmade books entitled:
Treasures our of darkness,
hidden in plain sight.
Each handmade book is based on
a given country or culture,
that has been constructed in a
variety of mixed media
including and not limited to;
photography, ceramics, surface
embellishment, reclaimed
materials and the use of
digital printing and dye
sublimation.
The books are filled with
multi-layered and non linear
images that reveal the
disconnection of the dueling
realities that are confronted.
Several issues that addressed
are; human trafficking, the
homeless, issues of rape,
indentured servants, AIDS,
forced sterilization and
abortions, and child
prostitution. The difficult
subject matter is handled in a
reverential and
non-confrontational manner.
The elegant sophistication of
how each of the books have
been constructed, beckons the
viewer to a more and intimate
glimpse into the mind and
heart of the artist. The
engaging visual story ...
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Commissions:
Shows thru Jan 2010 in South
Florida
Feb-June Bienes Rare Book Art
Exhibit
March MIU Art Show
Sept. Aii/Aifl Faculty Art
Show
Jan.2010 One Woman Art Show /
Mark Wheeler Gallery
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M Kathleen Colussy Biography:
| Biographical information for M Kathleen Colussy can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
Seeker of Truth |
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| Education |
Masters of Fine Arts |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Active traveler & activist visited 65 countries
Prophetic Art |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Mixed Media
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| Your Personal Biography |
Curious, Contemplative, Committed, Compassionate, Conceptual & Spiritual
These adjectives describe how I view myself, as a person and as an artist! As a conceptual artist I recognize that my work, is extremely dependant on text or discourse.
My goal is to visually stimulate and to evoke a response from my audience. Either, to attract them to want to know more about the work itself, or perhaps instead to challenge themselves to ask what or why the work evoked or provoked a given response within them.
I believe that along with the notion of provoking an aesthetic experience, art should cause us to think, to be more curious, to ask questions, to seek answers. Powerful art must be honest, it must be real. It MUST be filled with truth!
My art is a reflection of my own spirituality, my curiosity, or in some cases, my intellectual and/or emotional response to a personal or spiritual encounters or experience, that I believe that I am compelled to tangibly transmute into a piece of art.
What the purveyors of the art do with the work after that, is now up to them.
One of my current series deals with the Choice and Consequences. My observation is that sometimes we are unaware of the impact of the choices we have and the choices we make. Sadly, sometimes we don't even realize we have "choices."
All of us our bombarded with images and information, daily we are assaulted with ideas and issues compelling us to ascribe to. We spend more time selecting an outfit to wear than we do for developing a filtering system to contend with the onslaught of choices. My art is meant to contend with this.
According to Marshall McLuhan the medium is the message, but in this case the message is the medium!
I believe that art has a voice, it has a message, it has purpose for being created, and should reflect it's creator!
It is interesting the Philosopher, Alexander Nehamas believes, we need to spend quality time with an object of art to determine its value, beauty or its "promise of happiness."
In his book on the subject, he comes to the conclusion if we invest the interest and time the results will be as follows: 1) It will be good for us, 2) It will disappoint us, or 3) It will please us, but ultimately be bad for us.
My hope is that, YOU will invest quality time, and then YOU will be rewarded for that investment and that it WILL BE GOOD FOR YOU!
May you catch a glimpse of the creator, as you take a look!
Let those who have ears to hear, and eyes to see.... LISTEN to the voice of one crying in the wilderness, beckoning them.
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