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Post by svenman on Apr 1, 2010 14:32:23 GMT -8
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Post by svenman on Apr 19, 2010 13:21:16 GMT -8
Kristen's show 'Elektra' opens on wednesday 21st at Sloan fine art. i just did an interview with her, which was one of the most enjoyable interviews i've had the pleasure to do. here's a couple of extracts.... AM: Female characters often feature within your paintings as the central character within the composition, defining a narrative for the setting and, I think, often creating a ‘noir’ theme within the work. Is this a conscious decision to use an all female cast? How does the decision to combine people within the places you depict develop?KS: When I watch a movie, especially the stylized 70s movies like “Daughters of Darkness” or “Susperia” by Dario Argento, or watch a Fassbinder movie, I’m struck by how much more liberated the women are, how utterly feminist these erotic punk-ass movies are. The women are half naked but they are vampires so you DIE!!! Or they are in the closet as the murderer and you DIE!!!! That is power. They are also frank in their nudity and often doing really fake lesbian scenes. Fake lesbians crack me up! The psychology in these movies is fun to play with, and I like to cast my own little movies on the canvas. AM: Your next solo show opens later this month at Sloan Fine Art, and is entitled ‘Elektra’. I believe that the original title was to be ‘New Model Army’. Can you discuss what signaled the change in title for you, and what this new body of work means to you?KS: The paintings turned into movie portraits rather than scenes or narratives. The original idea was to create a legion of cheesy bad-ass women to be a new model for an army. The title was a play on the band name New Model Army. But in the end, I decided armies were a boy’s game and a bad one at that, so I gave them their sleazy title deriving from the Electra Complex, a term for the inverse of the Oedipus Complex. I gave it a German K for the ELEKTRA. the rest is here along with a few preview images of the great work in this show... arrestedmotion.com/2010/04/interview-preview-kristen-schiele-elektra-sloan-fine-art/
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Post by Weezy on Apr 19, 2010 22:02:56 GMT -8
Schiele rocks. She's on my collector list. Alix's show is going to be amazing, and I recommend anyone in NYC to see it. Schiele's process is very painstaking as I understand, a combination of silkscreening and painting, with the result a pastiche that combines graphical elements, with an almost 70s feel and a twist that's street and exotic at the same time. As such there's a freshness to the work that's exciting.
Thanks for posting Svenman. I think there's a lot of talent here and I'm glad to see her new works!
Weezy
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Post by svenman on Apr 20, 2010 6:37:54 GMT -8
no worries weezy. between ian francis and kristen schiele you have very good tastes.
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Post by svenman on Jun 15, 2010 4:13:11 GMT -8
a new piece in alix sloan's group show 'Amuse Bouche' opening this week... Kristen Schiele "The Bad-Lander" 2010 airbrush, silkscreen, oil on board 14" x 14"
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Post by Weezy on Jun 15, 2010 22:24:14 GMT -8
I saw this piece and just couldn't get it out of my head. The colors are rich and appealing, and it looks like there are some kind of alien mountains and flora behind the silkscreened "screen wall" that gives the piece great dimension while still being abstract.
I think Schiele's just brilliant.
Weezy
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