Katie He | Info | Control or The Lack Of

My investigation starts with the figure. I want to stretch how I see and interpret the figure as well as the risks and freedoms in the painting language.

The surface of the skin gives me an unlimited subject matter for me to imply what I envision with paint. The barrier of our skin is what makes us individuals but also separates our entity from the outer world. It is what keeps us apart, from leaking out uncontrollably into the world. I want to explore the crevices, the scars, the smoothness, the youth, the wrinkles, and the textures in the skin. The more I paint the flesh of people the more I find that flesh is not all that dissimilar to the layers of paint on the canvas. Painting from figure is similar to creating the membrane of a living creature.

I paint because I love the physical process of painting driven by my need to coax an image out of my head. The process of painting itself is just as important as the final product if it ever reaches that point. When I paint, I try not to think; something in my unconsciousness directs and leads me to the end result. The adventure is in the control or the lack of.

I enjoy many other shapes of arts as well such as bookbinding, sketching/illustration, film photography, intaglio printmaking, and henna. I am currently a student at Wellesley College studying both Neuroscience and Painting.

Feel free to drop me a message; I am here to display my artwork as well as network/collaborate with other people with passions for art.