Domesticated
Artist Christina Klein
Visit Venvi Art Gallery’s Online Viewing Room to enjoy and collect new artworks from artist Christina Klein’s show, “Domesticated”.  The online viewing room opens on February 5, 2021.
Klein’s work showcases the themes of home, adornment, and textile landscapes.
Klein’s acrylic paintings depict quilts morphing into landscapes andarchitectural forms. “Domesticated” incorporates elements from herprevious series, influenced by visits to abandoned houses in the ruralcountryside, drawn in by the way they fall apart. “Domesticated” continuesthis narrative, focusing on the decorative interiors.Reflecting on what makes a space feel like a home, Klein spends timesewing quilts using fabric collected from textiles and used furniture.These quilts become the basis for sculptures, mimicking collapsedarchitecture. The soft sculptures then take on a life of their own,serving as the brainstorming process for new paintings to begin. Thequilts are collaged into different landscapes, with the textile patternsfading into the background and transforming into the landscape itself.Canvases are sewn together, with seams and shadows that mirror thepainted textures of the quilts.
Much of Klein’s work is sourced from recycled materials. Canvasesare built using wood from an abandoned home, or pieces of discardedlumber from new construction. This juxtaposition of old and new buildsthe narrative of change that drives her work.Klein currently resides in Oakland, California where she teachesdrawing and painting at the University of California, Berkeley. She is agraduate of Kansas State University where she studied painting andsculpture. Christina Klein also received her MFA from Florida State Universityand is a recent recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship.
What: Domesticated, Art Opening
Where: Online Viewing Room at https://www.venviartgallery.com
When: 5th February – 14th March 2021, 24/7 online.