kathy wash 2012

Mode of exception, the norm.State of emergency, the norm.Presences of artificially generated fear, the norm.In perpetual transit, I am endlessly waiting. Spectacle.Spectator.Speck. Reacting against our spectator culture, I move away from spectation toward production, not mechanized but sensualized by the... Read More0

[methodology] I trust the process—research, collective critical analysis, emergent forms from visceral object making, alternate views that manifest themselves via found objects, questioning my assumptions about the nature of things, and daily writing. But most importantly I have found that... Read More0

“Impossible to have found so little a thing, in so great a clutter of thick, and deep grass.” Nathaniel Fairfax, 1674. Research is an untangling of a cluttered, clotted mass of coagulated knowledge. I have so many questions about culture,... Read More0

The collective provides an external motivator for following through on my interests, research, and form making. Furthermore it forces me to take the idea, the one that usually sits just out of reach, and stand up, snatch it, and force... Read More0

Water and oil do not mix, therefore plaster (that forms through a chemical reaction with water) and tar (an oil based product) should not mix. A positive times a positive is positive. A negative times a negative is positive. A... Read More0

I collect things from the road side, both the incidental by-products of urban dwelling, such as shredded tire treads along the highway, and intentional discards left out for big trash pick up. Why do I do this? What is it... Read More0

I trust the process, I definitely trust my body knowledge, the way in which it reacts and works certain materials. Tar. I work it directly with my hands. I empty myself—forging a direct and raw connection with it. But, why... Read More0

Surrender. Surrender infers war. Am I at war? War with whom? Myself? God? Other? Surrender to whom? Surrender what? This also infers that I NEED to surrender? Why? Why? Why? How do I know when to surrender and when to... Read More0

My design, sculpture and writing skim the surface of the construct of the self. There is an illusion that the self is an autonomous and masterful entity. Yet the self seems to function as a variable, a storage container for... Read More0

CSAW exhibition openingJanuary 13-February 1, 2007Commerce Street Artists Warehouse2315 Commerce Street, Houston, 77002 Tenant gallery:Stacked and Folds: an exercise in restraintwith Kathryn Kelley The constructs reference the body, the female form—the contrived fashion in which I attempt to coerce my... Read More0

Design has shaped my thinking, developing an analytical approach to image making. Yet, design is safe. It is my easy way out of vulnerability and commitment. Image making takes shape within client parameters. Analysis and creativity is required; ownership is... Read More0

Saturday, November 18, 2-9pmwww.artcrawlhouston.com2315 Commerce Street Houston, TX 77002. My studio (J) is in Commerce Street Artists Warehouse CSAW (yellow building with 2 big round saw blades on the front). I am in studio J in the back of the... Read More0