Without a plan in the Spirit of the Material
sculptures by resident artist Rachel Karklin
Opening reception: First Friday June 4th, 5pm–9pm.
Free admission, all ages, mask required. Artist will be in attendance.
Materials are parts of all our spaces, physical and mental.
They come from their own places and have different pasts of their evolvement. It results in their beautiful and so distinct properties. I see them as having their personalities and laws of behavior. We can’t change their properties, we have to follow laws and use it to our advantage.
In art, by creating we give the material a great extension and broadening of their spaces. We can bring different materials to a beautiful co-existence even when it does not exist in nature.
In over 10 years of making art, I have worked with clay, stone, wax, bronze, steel, concrete, and resin. I love the process, I am open to any constrains that a specific material presents to me, I am meeting the challenges with excitement, I am looking for the advantages that a material can give me. I start my projects with a very general idea of what I want to see at the end. Each material would take me on its own path. The result is a fusion of my ideas with the properties of the material.
I want you to like my materials!
About the Artist:
Rachel Karklin is a self taught sculptor that has been exploring the possibilities of materials for the last 10 years. Originally from Latvia, Karklin received her degree in Computer Science from the University of Latvia and has had a long career as a computer programmer.
Rachel has been a resident of the Bay Area since 1989. She has studied casting and sculpture from many accomplished artists such as Jason Arkles, Yori Seeger, David Ogle, Andy Ruble and Moto Ohtake. Rachel has been featured in numerous juried exhibitions in the area and is a member of the Pacific Rim Sculptors guild.
VIEW available artwork here.
Exhibition dates: June 4–July 17, 2021
Gallery hours: Thursday–Friday 12pm–7pm, Saturday 12pm–5pm & First Fridays 5pm–9pm.
Free admission, mask required.
KALEID Gallery
320 S. 1st St.
downtown San Jose
info@kaleidgallery.com