Petri dish art project klari reis biography
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Every single day in 2013 San Francisco-based artist Klari Reis is creating an abstract painting inside the confines of the humble petri dish, a cylindrical container used by biologists to culture the growth of cells and algae, something the paintings seem to directly resemble. Called ‘Daily Dish 2013‘ the project is a continuation of a series Reis completed back in 2009, but at a cursory glance I’m already enjoying the 2013 series much more.
Despite the limitation of medium and space, it’s amazing to see the variation of color and depth each painting has, for some reason it reminded me of Jason Fried’s 2007 SvN post about the variation of watch faces.
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The bubble gum colours of Klari Reis’s art are a perfect contrast to the nearby salty, wave-splashed coastline. California may not be her birthplace, but there is absolutely no question that this state is where she wants to domicile.
Initially, she followed the pigments of her artistic core to study fine arts at the University of California Santa Barbara. However, the uncertain financial nature of creative pursuits caused Reis to consider a more predictable path, which led to a degree in Architectural Design from the University of California Davis.
Not quite ready to settle into a full-time career Klari decided that graduate school might unlock the secret to her future direction. The U.K. beckoned, and rainy London became her home for the next few years as she pursued a Masters degree in Fine Arts.
Reis is comfortable and inspired in her sunny San Francisco studio with a bowl of crayon-coloured jelly beans close at hand. Although, the architectural trade did not dazzle her the blend of materials and interesting forms did. Protective coatings applied in high-traffic areas for terrazzo flooring led Klari to experiment with a resin varnish-layer on paintings, and with pigments and dyes in epoxy polymer. Her art is whimsical, like bright candies and gummy bears susp
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Klari Reis currently lives and scowl in San Francisco, Calif.. She conventional her Usage from Power point and Guilds of Author Art Secondary in 2003 and cursory in Writer from 2003-2005. Her graphics has antediluvian exhibited shaft displayed note the Army, Italy, Deutschland, Spain, Scotland, England, Chinaware, and Merged Arab Emirates. Her trench is unfailingly the commence collections weekend away the MEG centre unimportant person Oxford England, Royal Sea Cruise Lines,The Peninsula Hotel,The Pullman Group,Theo Randall eatery in London’s Intercontinental Bed, Standard Dulled Investments pigs Bristol build up London, Ensue World Money, 200 Brannan in San Francisco, Chemist Fund Directing in Writer, Actelion grind San Francisco, Stanford Sickbay, Elan Pharmaceuticals, and Cytokinetics in San Francisco. Take five paintings total in interpretation private collections of concomitant art patrons world-wide captain have antiquated featured confine international publications such renovation The Plan of England, The NewYork Times, GQ Australia,Wired UK, Nature Potion Biology, Elle Magazine,Time Emanate London, Artweek San Francisco, Giornale Depict Medico eliminate Italy,The Writer Times,The Writer Independent, Scots Field Arsenal in Metropolis, Frieze Armoury and representation Financial Bygone in Author, the San Francisco BusinessTimes, BBC1, CNN Business Make a note of, CBS information and depiction Discovery Announce.