Kristen Young Artist Statement

 I paint focusing on the texture, color and carefree or childlike representation of images.  I try to communicate with the play between positive and negative space that exists.  Photographs that I have taken or images formed in my imagination  from books that I’ve read become a rich source for inspiration.  the Artist that I feel have recently influenced my work areVincent Van Gogh, Dr Suess, Georgia O’Keefe and John Lurie.  I received a Bachelor of Arts with a concencentration in painting in 2003. My enthusiasim and curiosity for creativity inspires me to see the best in others and myself.

I am honored to paint a series of 10 images that will be focused on the Bear by Andrew Krivak as part of the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Program.

We have become a world that is compass centered around figuring everything out and making, and or depending on devices that keep everything in sync. This book turns the modern world inside out, and gives you the perspective of relying on the natural world, and becoming in tune to  its functions in all its intricacies to survive with only a little help from human made devices such as a compass, bow and arrow

 

This book creates a space of natural understanding, and learning where you can escape from the world of overstimulation. In my paintings, I am trying to reflect these ideas in the images. I create with primary colors and simplified form. I have also used collage, incorporating, stained glass, sheet music, literature, and maps.