JAN KIRSTEIN RIGOR

“The Pink Panther. “ Mixed Media Collage 20″x20.” 2023.

The Creative Process Using Mixed-Media Collage. . .

My Mixed-Media Collage Journey began over 30 years ago when I was in an MFA program at University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Graduate school had me so stressed out that, ironically, I couldn’t paint. Everything I painted looked so bad that one day in complete frustration I tore up one of my failing paintings and threw it on the

floor. To my complete astonishment, I looked down and saw that the pieces looked fabulous all flung together and lying on top of one another. I realized that sometimes you just have to change your perspective and orientation to perceive and create.. And my process of tossing random pieces together became closely related to the process of the I Ching, where one receives answers to questions by tossing yarrow stalks or coins as a means of communing with the universal.

I am an American contemporary artist working primarily with mixed media. My paintings and collages juxtapose diverse images of fragmentation inviting the viewer to reconstruct meaning through fluctuating recognition and realization. The viewer’s own personal perceptions transform the meaning seen in the unified whole.

I think of creating this work as though I am sifting through an archeological dig of the subconscious mind, moving through layer upon layer of earth. Barely recognizable

forms emerge from the surface of the paintings into a conscious gestalt where meanings are meant to galvanize through the viewer’s own personal references and connections.

Movement through brushwork, markings and layered, open passages lead the viewer on a journey of discovery, enabling the creation of a myriad of associations and insights. Through observing the relationships of applied materials to a surface, layers of seemingly random associations can merge into realization, recognition, and insight.

My materials often include Sumi e Ink, Calligraphy brushes, charcoal, pastel, watercolor, acrylic, and a variety of papers including Japanese rice paper. Check out my most recent work with Nano Art here.

VIEWERS’ RESPONSES

“Janis: Your work is refreshing, beautiful, and inspiring. Makes me want to sling paint! I’m slowly migrating toward abstraction. Thanks for reminding me why.” David

“For the first time in my life, abstract art speaks to me. I love your words translated into colors.” Pierrette Lavigne

ABSTRACT PAINTINGS

Endorsement by Leslie Anglin, Artist.

“I really enjoyed looking at your work. I am impressed that you can work in so many formats, but you intuitively understand how it is all related. Your abstract paintings are my favorites–they remind me a little of Twombly and Gorky.”

“Summer Swing” by Jan Kirstein Rigor. Mixed Media Collage. 48″ x 60.” Click here for more information at Saatchi Art.

“Awakening,” by Jan Kirstein Rigor. Mixed Media Collage on Canvas. 48″ x 70.” 2021.. Click here for more information at Saatchi Art.

Mixed Media Collages

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“Blue Rider” Mixed-media on 100% Rag Paper, 42″ x 62 ” For

2022

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“Allegro,” Mixed-Media Collage, 20″ x 20 ”

“Energy Fields,” Mixed Media Collage, 40″ x 60 ” For more information go here

“Taking My Power Back ” Mixed-Media on canvas 20″ x 20 ” 2022

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“Primal Scream,” Mixed-Media, 70W” x 42H ”

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MIXED MEDIA COLLAGES

All of these pieces are original mixed media collages on 8″ x 8″ stretched canvas created by Jan Kirstein Rigor. You can find these collages for purchase HERE.

All of these pieces are original mixed media collages on 8″ x 8″ stretched canvas created by Jan Kirstein Rigor. You can find these collages for purchase HERE.

All of these pieces are original mixed media collages on 8″ x 8″ stretched canvas created by Jan Kirstein Rigor. You can find these collages for purchase HERE.

All of these pieces are original mixed media collages on 8″ x 8″ stretched canvas created by Jan Kirstein Rigor. You can find these collages for purchase HERE.

All of these pieces are original mixed media collages on 8″ x 8″ stretched canvas created by Jan Kirstein Rigor. You can find these collages for purchase HERE.

All of these pieces are original mixed media collages on 8″ x 8″ stretched canvas created by Jan Kirstein Rigor. You can find these collages for purchase HERE.

All of these pieces are original mixed media collages on 8″ x 8″ stretched canvas created by Jan Kirstein Rigor. You can find these collages for purchase HERE.

All of these pieces are original mixed media collages on 8″ x 8″ stretched canvas created by Jan Kirstein Rigor. You can find these collages for purchase HERE.

All of these pieces are original mixed media collages on 8″ x 8″ stretched canvas created by Jan Kirstein Rigor. You can find these collages for purchase HERE.

GICLEE PRINTS

“The works I saw on your web are poetic and intriguing. they evoke an enigmatic feel and a quest for more!”

Israeli Photographer Shai Kremer, Gallery: ArtBond NY.

This Mixed-Media Digital Collage was made by Jan Kirstein Rigor in 2023.

Most Recent Giclee Prints

These archival giclee prints are all by Jan Kirstein

Rigor. The slide show are all pieces created in 2023, and all prints are 100% archival. Options include metal prints, prints on canvas, framed prints, prints on 100%

rag paper and more. Sizes range from 8″ x 8″ to 30 x

30.” To find out more go to my Fine Art America website.

JANIS KIRSTEIN RIGOR

janiskirstein@gmail.com

websites: https://janiskirsteinrigor.com