March 6– April 6, 2014
Reception Saturday, March 8, 5-7pm
Artist Talk Saturday, March 22, 2pm
Kellie Weeks’ paintings, encaustic in nature, embark on an investigation in personal relationships that develop as a result of changing and shifting boundaries.
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| Kellie Weeks, Toppling, encaustic. |
Fabrications is an ongoing investigation founded in personal
relationships formulated as a result of changing and shifting boundaries. Ultimately, Kellie considers these paintings
conversations, or stories, about building, and rebuilding what has been lost or
destroyed as a result of foundations being fostered upon falsities or
imperfections. In some of the work,
things feel top-heavy, or the lines and boundaries are clouded and distorted;
sometimes there is this feeling of balance or off-balance in the painting,
there is a sense of certain uncertainty in the work, or there is confusion
about what is coming forward or receding into the back. There are deep scars
carved into the wax that represent the eternal chasm of harm done by the dissolution
of these relationships. However, we also see the light beyond the darkness and
the worth of promise to build again. All
of these things lend themselves to the point that we are human, and humans will
fail each other. Without mistakes there
is no chance for learning. The point is,
when we see the need for transition and transformation, hopefully we realize
the truth and authenticity that is inherent our lives and we act accordingly.
About Kellie:
Kellie Weeks received
her B.F.A from Bradford College in 2001.
She is an abstract painter who uses encaustic, an ancient medium that is
comprised of beeswax, resin, and dry pigments, for their insurmountable quality,
depth, and brilliancy. A Fitchburg
resident, she works from her studio in West Concord, MA.
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