Kristina Falotico

Website

2011-01-12T17:05:00.002-06:00

I am currently working on a website separate from this blog account at www.kristinafalotico.weebly.com. I hope it will be operational soon! Keep checking for all the latest updates on my work.

2011-01-12T16:43:00.001-06:00

Woodcut Mania

2010-02-19T19:34:00.005-06:00

1st Semester of Grad. School

2009-12-04T12:31:00.009-06:00

studio

2009-11-04T19:28:00.001-06:00

Grad Work

2009-10-08T19:24:00.005-05:00

Transitions

2009-10-08T19:16:00.001-05:00

2009-06-24T12:18:00.003-05:00

Here is the newest mural I have completed at Oakland Elementary School in the library. This was a 2 week volunteer project.

See more pictures of this mural at the bottom of the page under the MURAL section!

The Fayette Falcon Newspaper !

New works

2009-04-20T11:16:00.006-05:00

These are some new sketchs/paintings/monoprints- Just some ideas i have been playing around with.

BFA Exhibition

2008-12-18T16:01:00.005-06:00

This is my graduation piece at the December 2008 BFA Exhibition at Memphis College of Art.

Complexity of Dilemmas

New Idea's for BFA Show

2008-09-17T10:42:00.009-05:00

Complexity of Dilemmas-

Silk Aquatint Technigue Process:

Step 1: Get matte board or cardboard. The sketch is then glues on top and covered with a sheer fabric. The fabric tints the plate dark- just like an aquatint.
Step2: Layers are then applied on top of the sheer fabric. A mixture of matte medium and acylic paint. The thicker the layers the lighter the value will be when printed.

These are examples of printed silk aquatints.

Some Works in Progress- ideas for prints

2008-09-10T13:00:00.005-05:00

Reestablish

2008-09-07T15:36:00.001-05:00

The following is a body of work Reestablish was created in the fall of 2007.

Artist Statement:

I have always in one way or another used the face, and, or human body in my work as a metaphor for myself. I break down the body and its features gesturely into different sections and shapes. These individual forms and shapes created within the facial features and bodies, are now reconstructed back into abstract faces and figures. By deconstructing and reconstructing the parts of the body using its own forms I’m putting the pieces back together, symbolizes a change within oneself. I am disassembling myself and reconstructing a new form out of the old parts. These forms are not fully developed yet into a full figure, they are still expanding, illustrating that we are constantly progressing and growing.
Through the use of collagraph I am able to physically construct layers of shapes in a variety of different textures. The physicality of this technique allows me to explore many levels of shapes and textures creating depth. Shapes as well as string are being used. The string is the fluidity of the human form trying to hold all the shapes together, as well as representational timeline. The shapes are sections from a previous body. The shapes are used to makes up parts of the figure as well as creating negative spaces that also act as part of the face and body. By leaving the negative shapes, the background layers are able to show through signifying all the hidden past layers that are still important to the body but are not as noticeable as the new growth. The works are printed in earth tones, in order to soften the look of the print and give it a more gentle feel, as well as connecting the images to nature. For the reason that, the nature of every living thing is change.

Perpetual Entanglement

2008-09-07T15:16:00.003-05:00

The Following was created in the spring 2008. This work is more of an experimentation and consists of direct drawings, silkscreens and solar plates.

Artist Statement:

This work is about the connection to drawing, and the meditative repetition of unpredictable movement of line. The face is used because it’s how we recognize each other, and stands for who we are to other people. This work is a metaphor representing myself, and daily life depicting emotion, growth and change. The images do not depict me but are still self portraits of me moving through time and space. I am stepping out of my comfort zone by producing these prints and trying to pursue an idea and technique to learn from. These lines are an experimentation of pushing and pulling layers and overlapping forms. The lines act as a metaphor for myself moving through time and space.
Silk screening provides the necessary elements to emphasize the layers, by being able to print over and over coating the same image. The process of layering these forms with transparent inks is to build up the forms. The number of coats it takes to build up the print, connects back to the meditative state drawing the line. The line evolves by continuously flowing, just as the ink is continuously layered upon itself.I have experimented with varying the line with different colors, as well as blocking in the forms created by the line with color. The work has moved into solar plates, giving the image a more drawing quality, as well as the element of value. The difference in this work compared to the silk screens is that it incorporates both line and form in the same image.

Lithography

2008-09-07T13:45:00.000-05:00

This piece is based of the idea of landscapes and using the body as one.

Intro to Printmaking

2008-09-07T12:35:00.001-05:00

These are some of the first prints i created in college. They are all done in a variety of techniques.

2008-06-07T22:08:00.000-05:00

Paintings

2008-06-07T19:44:00.001-05:00

This is actually all done in fabric.

Murals

2008-06-06T18:44:00.006-05:00

Oakland Elementary School- Library

Private Residence- These were the five horses' she owned.

They were painted in the family room

Private Residence- 2 Walls of dinosaurs painted in a young boys' bedroom.

Kid Station- Drop in and Play Center

I Painted a vanity around a mirror, for dress up and karaoke

Also at Kid Station in Memphis, This is a gaint picture frame painted on the wall in their Arts and Crafts Section to display the children's artwork.

Collaborative Mural- Painted in H.L Johnson Elementary School's Main Office

Private Residence- Painted in Kitchen

The First mural I painted

A large painted I did on canvas to hang in a living room.