klari Reis

Klari Reis: Artists Bio

"San Francisco artist Klari Reis talks about     her work and career. Klari uses the tools and techniques of science in her creative process, constantly experimenting with new ways to apply materials and methods. She is driven by curiosity and her desire to explore and document the natural and unnatural with a sense of wonder and joy."

"Klari is grounded in actions and reactions with a new media plastic - epoxy polymer.  Similar to resin, the UV resistant plastic is her method and language for exploring and expressing interactions on a microscopic level.  Powders, oils, acrylics and industrial dyes are used through many layers of ultra glossy, durable plastic.  A technician of sorts, studio as laboratory, Klari has turned the invented process into a science in the service of art." - http://klariart.bigcartel.com/information


Inspired by Reis and listening to the feedback I received from my tutors, I think I would like to avert my practice back into a much broader spectrum. I feel like my work has recently become to focused on trying to get an idea across rather than just playing with materials and exploring the practical side of art. With this in mind I am going to move on to explore just the idea of growth. Reis's work really intrigued me with its scientific aesthetic, echoed by the patterns and effects achieved within the resins she uses within her petri dish canvases. I would like to explore the idea of growing my own bacteria using agar and petri dishes and see what I can grow from the normal home environment.

Hypochondria, 2013, Petri Dishes, Resin, Tee nuts and Steel rods

Just so happens this piece ^ in particular is named after the very thing I'm exploring within my own work

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