KRISTEN BARTEL
Motif
A preview of recent prints that revolve loosely around our societal systems of beauty and communicating comfort within the home. Enthused by the western landscape, a denominator and archetype of beauty- particularly in art history, I want to expose our classification of this traditionally beautiful place as grotesque and violent. These works are beginning to take the form of ornamental wallpaper- a typical cladding within a domestic environment - creating a scene that once may have been ripe with symbolic meaning, but is now ironically overlooked.
![Pattern](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c0e4c_d4aef36ebfd0c7a0b6114cce6225c560.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_204,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8c0e4c_d4aef36ebfd0c7a0b6114cce6225c560.jpg)
Relief Prints and Oil Pastels. 44x30"
![Pattern](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c0e4c_6bbb31e438b62b776db29da97760d788.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_141,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8c0e4c_6bbb31e438b62b776db29da97760d788.jpg)
Detail
![Pattern](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c0e4c_a5c3a7188b84dc737bc7181c3d5444e6.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_153,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8c0e4c_a5c3a7188b84dc737bc7181c3d5444e6.jpg)
Acrylic Paint, Relief Print and Pen. 30x22"
![Pattern](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c0e4c_80b609bb8da1de31b4d0fc0e5076f600.jpg/v1/fill/w_133,h_134,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8c0e4c_80b609bb8da1de31b4d0fc0e5076f600.jpg)
Relief Prints. 22x22"
![Pattern](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c0e4c_c9cd657e8c5746372e24f95f1bba66bf.jpg/v1/fill/w_130,h_134,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8c0e4c_c9cd657e8c5746372e24f95f1bba66bf.jpg)
Silkscreen and Oil Pastels on Printed Flats. 8x8"
![Pattern](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c0e4c_dec0393ae10f3dbf46d563cb1d1ee583.jpg/v1/fill/w_154,h_158,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8c0e4c_dec0393ae10f3dbf46d563cb1d1ee583.jpg)
Silkscreen and Oil Pastels on Printed Flats. 8x8"
![Snow](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c0e4c_02bdceb052e6904cc482e8411889e7d3.jpg/v1/fill/w_148,h_143,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8c0e4c_02bdceb052e6904cc482e8411889e7d3.jpg)
Silkscreen and Colored Pencils on Printed Flats. 8x8"
![Meakers](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8c0e4c_cd59bb29f30ad1f3868db26bab4dca3f.jpg/v1/fill/w_135,h_142,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/8c0e4c_cd59bb29f30ad1f3868db26bab4dca3f.jpg)
Silkscreen and Colored Pencils on Printed Flats. 8x8"