Katherine Kaminski
katherinekaminski@hotmail.com
London Mills, IL
katherinekaminski@hotmail.com
London Mills, IL
Artist Statement
I find excitement in temptation and
glimpses of unattainable fulfillment in
the forms of “maybes” and “what ifs.” I
hunt for the sensibility of want, and
yearn over the price of longing.
Personal in nature, my work becomes
a diary- encoded with commentary and
laced in veiled desires. Layers of
memories transform and manifest into
a personal mythology. This mythology
creates a representation of people and
happenings in my life, which
composes a parallel fantasy
environment where my everyday
human counterparts become
characters that reside and evolve within
this landscape.
With an interest in making drawings,
prints, objects, and environments that
reflect this receptivity, I find myself
attracted to a macabre and abject
sense of design. My work appears
enchanting, yet upon closer inspection
reveals an ironic darkness. Material
choices such as sugar and collectable
relics act as metaphors for desire.
These objects of desire explore a
relationship between a healthy
fulfillment and a sickly excess. The
pattern of “hunting and gathering” of
objects continually transpire in my
work, though these matters of longing
remain inherently impossible to satisfy.
I find excitement in temptation and
glimpses of unattainable fulfillment in
the forms of “maybes” and “what ifs.” I
hunt for the sensibility of want, and
yearn over the price of longing.
Personal in nature, my work becomes
a diary- encoded with commentary and
laced in veiled desires. Layers of
memories transform and manifest into
a personal mythology. This mythology
creates a representation of people and
happenings in my life, which
composes a parallel fantasy
environment where my everyday
human counterparts become
characters that reside and evolve within
this landscape.
With an interest in making drawings,
prints, objects, and environments that
reflect this receptivity, I find myself
attracted to a macabre and abject
sense of design. My work appears
enchanting, yet upon closer inspection
reveals an ironic darkness. Material
choices such as sugar and collectable
relics act as metaphors for desire.
These objects of desire explore a
relationship between a healthy
fulfillment and a sickly excess. The
pattern of “hunting and gathering” of
objects continually transpire in my
work, though these matters of longing
remain inherently impossible to satisfy.
| Why do you ignore me the closer I get? 23" x 18" Ink, gouache. 2007 |
| Sometimes the things I dream about scare me. 32" x 23" Tea wash, gouache, ink, colored pencil. 2008 |
| If we grew out our hair, us could be one. 23" x 18" Pencil wash, gouache. 2007 |
| The thin line. 18" x 25" Gouache, fabric, tack paper, ink, pencil. 2008 |
| The savory and the sweet. 20" x 14" Ink, gouache. 2007 |
| Ode to Deerhoof. 5" x 5" each Ink, gouache. 2006 |
