My earliest artworks began via mimesis – copying the masters who imitated nature. Graduate school began a transitional period from realism to abstraction. Influenced by geometry, system structures, and language my work after graduate school continued on the abstraction path to conceptual art. A week in NYC provided a serendipitous opportunity to view solo exhibitions […]
Paul Cezanne told the artist Émile Bernard that art required two things – “the eye for the vision of nature and the brain for the logic of organized sensations.” The current exhibition of “Cezanne Drawing” at MOMA provides an opportunity to experience the French artist from Aix-en-Provence and his organized sensations in over 250 pencil […]
Braille artists are inspired and influenced by a variety of sources – other artists, books, nature, travel, and the like. This may occur during moments or periods of doubt, a need for change in their own work, or an ongoing curiosity. Fifteen years ago, during a sleepless night, I was surfing the web with no […]
For Immediate Release March 14, 2014 Contact: Mary Tomas Gallery, Dallas TX At the intersection of atoms Solo Exhibition featuring noted artist Kenn Kotara 49 artworks including braille, paper, canvases, suspended screen structures DALLAS – March 14, 2014 – At the intersection of atoms, Solo Exhibition by Kenn Kotara at Mary Tomas Gallery, 1110 Dragon […]
February, 2011 Bold Life. Western North Carolina’s arts and culture monthly “Square Roots” by Joanne O’Sullivan, Photography by Rimas Zailskas On the surface of it, the curving lines in Asheville artist Kenn Kotara’s paintings and sculptures are abstractions, lyrical studies in the division of space. But dig a little deeper, and you’ll find that at its […]
Rapid River Arts, November, 2011 Expressions of Inquisitivity: The Art of Kenn Kotara by Janiece Marie Meek When Kenn Kotara speaks about his art work, he engages your intellectual curiosity. “In the creation of abstract art forms, I am both initiating and responding to various […]
Atlanta Journal-Constitution , 2007 Review, Debra Wolfe “New Paintings: Tania Becker” and “Stratum: Kenn Kotara” Tania Becker and Kenn Kotara offer enticing approaches to abstraction, layering and underlying geometries. Becker presents vivid reflections of Earth inspired by images taken from space. The simplicity of a single circular form and stunning use of color and energy achieved […]
March, 2006 WNC Woman Magazine Profile: Kenn Kotara “Left foot, right foot, heart beat. Otherwise it gets too complicated.” The music of Philip Glass greets me as I enter an enviable painter’s studio in North Asheville. Light enters through high clerestory windows, beneath a ceiling that must be at least 16 feet at its peak. […]
