Kristin Kunc “Surface Beauty”
Dacia Gallery
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Dacia Gallery presents “Surface Beauty”, a solo exhibition of works by New York artist Kristin Kunc. Her work explores the depths of the feminine perspective with a nostalgic elegance that recalls the past and languorously contemplates the future. Through luxurious garments, calm domesticity, and beautiful objects—including the figure—she delves into the idea of the feminine and all its complicated connotations. Painted in a traditional manner, the works are lush indicators of unadulterated femaleness—showcasing silks, satin, and lace as well as soft, beseeching colors and cool light. But these tactile and sensorial revels lead to examinations of how women situate themselves psychologically in present contemporary culture. In conventional gender roles, it’s easy to adorn oneself with the accoutrements of femininity and have your identity defined. It’s sexy and simple. But however beautiful the women in Kunc’s paintings are, they are not simply objects of beauty. Instead, they are inaugural to the scenes in which they are situated, subtly commanding the viewer’s attention as soon as the first glance. Caught in moments in which they are at odds with what is expected of them, these beauties carry with them a loaded and conflicted perspective. Their stories evolve as the viewer bears witness to their moments of self-reflection. This connection elevates the figures beyond mere surface beauty and suspends them, much like a delicate chrysalis, in moments of perfect potentiality—as they muse about what they are faced with and what they should and could become.
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Schedule
from July 10, 2013 to August 10, 2013
Opening Reception on 2013-07-11 from 18:00 to 21:00
Artist Talk @ 7:30pm.