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Kim Salerno
September 28 - November 10, 2003
Biography
The paintings of Kim Salerno have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and cultural centers. She has won several awards, including a CAAP grant from the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.
Salerno attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she earned a postbaccalaureate certificate in painting. She also attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. She has a master of architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and a bachelor of art degree from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Artist's Statement
My work examines the structure in visible things. I look to a piece of fruit, a landscape, or a photograph for rhythm, movement, color, and space. I contemplate, collect, abstract, and reconstruct these elements to make metaphorical tapestries.
In this series I crop photographs of gardens and remake their space in layers of pattern, amplifying existing color relationships. The order of the photograph is remade as both landscape and field; vista and forest floor.
My process assumes its own rhythm. I print with paint and paint with leaves. Working on panel, I roll and sand, as every act in paint refines the structure of the painting.
