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Kathryn Mecca

MFA Annual
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New York in Solomons

Abstract painting of a person in light beige pants and jacket, only torso and legs visible.

oil on polyester

Polignano

Abstract painting of intertwined arms in warm shades of brown and peach.

oil on polyester

Lavender Top

Abstract painting of a draped sleeve and hand resting on a yellow surface.

oil on canvas

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Artist Statement

 I work with oil paint and digital tools to express and examine the tension between ideas of intimacy, movement, perception, and the technological lens. I explore connections between people and how intimacy is experienced, grasped onto the more quiet, nuanced moments and shifting away from overtly narrative aspects. Layers, materials, and forms are merged and unified; synthetic materials and applications meet with lavish opulence to create a cheapened yet indulgent atmosphere. Historically technical and often laborious methods are blended with new technological systems to capture the cold familiarity of the ever-changing present.

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