KARLA KANTO GRACE IN CHAOS: Unfolding Truth
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CATALOGO CONTEXT CHAOS 1 Page 18 CHAOS 2 FLAW I Page 8 FLAW II Page 10
GRACE IN CHAOS: Unfolding Truth
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KARLA KANTO The idea of creating beauty from chaos inspires my art. It is the proposition that contrast can be used not against us, but to enhance us. Darkness is needed to see light, chaos to recognize harmony, and noise to appreciate silence. It is through contrast that we recognize the reality, the truth, the intention in life.
Through my art, I try to express how we can appreciate and value what we might otherwise see as a mistake. The accidental, the random, and the flawed are not really random; there is a reason, even if we do not understand it. I mean to show hidden beauty, to help people see the unseen, to give voice to what we disregard and abandon. I perceive beauty in the passage of time, in the rusty and old, and even in decay. If you look close enough, there is beauty in the unexpected, the chaos, and also in what we consider broken.
My process includes distressing the material in order to manipulate it. I alter the constitution of the canvas emulating the imperfections, the deviations, and the uncertainty that life uses to challenge us. The idea is to coax the materials into metamorphosis; the more worn the materials are, the more beautiful they become. I use oil paint, pure pigment, and patina aging solutions in an unconventional way to reveal an unexpected aesthetic. I look for the change in the materials to reveal their beauty through colors, shadows, and reflexions. Everything in life can be transformed that way, depending on our perspective and interpretation. We have the ability to bring light to the darkness.
Our perspective changes the way we see the subject matter. Transformation is about working with what life brings us, to unfold the meaning of life as we rise above chaos. The beauty is not always obvious; we need to find it, and sometimes it is where we least expect it. Through my art, I wish to awaken people to unfold the grace in chaos.
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FLAW I Mix media on canvas 40 X 30 inches 2013
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FLAW II Mix media on canvas 48 X 36 inches 2013
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FLAW III Mix media on canvas 48 X 36 inches 2013
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FLAW IV Mix media on canvas 48 X 36 inches 2013
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FLAW V Mix media on canvas 48 X 36 inches 2013
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CHAOS 1 Mix media on canvas 42 X 32 inches 2014
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CHAOS 2 Mix media on canvas 40 X 32 inches 2014
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CHAOS 3 Mix media on canvas 30 X 34 inches 2014
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CHAOS 4 Mix media on canvas 34 X 28 inches 2014
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CHAOS 5 Mix media on canvas 45 X 32 inches 2014
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CHAOS 6 Mix media on canvas 50 X 35 inches 2014
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CHAOS 7 Mix media on canvas 45 X 35 inches 2014
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CHAOS 8 Mix media on canvas 42 X 32 inches 2014
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KARLA KANTO PERSONAL Born: Mexico City Nationality: Mexican Date of birth: 05/13/1975 EDUCATION 1993-1997 Bachelor in Arts, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico 1996-1999 Human Drawing I and II, Centro Cultural Arte Contemporaneo A.C., Mexico City 1997-1999 Composition and Perspective, Modern Art Museum, Mexico City 1999-2006 Drawing and Painting with mixed media, Mario Rangel Studio, Mexico City 2000-2006 Figure painting I and II, Patricia Cajigas, Studio, Mexico City 2015-2018 Master in fine art program, University of Miami GROUP EXIBITIONS 2001 32TH ART FAIR ,The American School Foundation A.C., Mexico City 2002 33TH ART FAIR, The American School Foundation A.C., Mexico City 2003 Centro Deportivo Israelita, Mexico City 2004 Gallery Torre del Reloj, Delegacion Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2000 Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico, ITAM, Raul Bailleres Auditorium, Mexico City 2002 Gallery Cordurier, Colonia Polanco, Mexico City 2003 Centro Deportivo Israelita, Mexico City 2004 Gallery Alberto Misrachi, Colonia Polanco, Mexico City 2007 Gallery Sylvia Misrachi, Colonia Interlomas, Mexico City
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