Kathy Knaus
Denver, Colorado
I have a deep interest in the land. I want to heal the fractured relationship between people and nature.
MessageI have a deep interest in the land. I want to heal the fractured relationship between people and nature. My artwork is an attempt to make sense of the beauty and chaos in the natural world. Working at a Five Element Acupuncture College, I have embodied and studied the Five Elements- Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood. I am ever curious how nature heals itself and in turn, if we want to heal our own bodies, we only need to study nature. I am constantly observing these parallels and intuitively extending it through my paintings.
My current choice of material is oil and acrylic on canvas.
I have exhibited in various galleries in the Denver area. One of my paintings was chosen to be displayed on a billboard at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. I graduated summa cum laude with a BFA in painting and drawing from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design in Denver, CO. I currently live and work in the Denver area.
Statement
As a painter, I create works inspired by the natural world. I have a deep interest in the land. I want to heal the fractured relationship between people and nature. My artworks are attempts to make sense of the chaos and beauty in the natural world. Working at a Five Element Acupuncture College, I have embodied and studied the 5 Elements - earth, fire, water, wood and metal. I am ever curious about how nature heals itself and in turn if we want to heal our own bodies, we only need to look at nature. I am constantly observing these parallels and intuitively extending it through my paintings.
I want to celebrate nature and am in awe at how it withstands being battered, stepped on, stripped and contaminated. Much like how society treats not only the earth but other human beings. I appreciate the beauty and ugliness of our world. I sit in nature's glory and meditate on how it came to this place. Through this contemplation, I want to capture this dichotomy of yin and yang in nature through my mark making, colors, movement of brush and palette knife in my artwork. Maybe in some small way, I will influence a person to look at nature in all its glory and respect what it gives us. To slow down and appreciate the smallest flower or the beauty in a rotten tree or a wasp nest.
As a painter, I create works inspired by the natural world. My aesthetic choices are intuitive. I want to make sense of the chaos and beauty of the natural world as well as in my life. My current choice of material is oil and acrylic on canvas. My artwork has been displayed in many galleries in the Denver area. A billboard of my artwork was chosen to display at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts chosen by the Commission for Denver Theatre Arts. In 2000, I graduated summa cum laude from Rocky Mountain College of Arts and Design in Denver, CO. I currently work and live in Denver, CO.
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