KRISTEN BARTEL
Trace Winds
Trace Winds is a selection of drawings captured from the movements of kites within video sequences. The kites are handmade and printed. These objects are secondary to thier function- which is to be an intersection between control and chaos. These images represent the comfort associated with tethering to a constant- It is our nature to resist change, cling and wear out. By developing connections between external environments and myself I attempt to illustrate the need for order in the face of chaos.
Clear Winter day in Southern Illinois on Rec Fields. Three hand-made Baden Powell kites.
Single kite in flight. Monotype on Masa Paper with Cotton fiber tail. ~2x3'
Detail of Tow Lines
Thee kites flown by one person.
Tangled Tow Lines.
Detail.
Tracings of kites in flight derived from video. Graphite and Acrylic Paints. 30x44"
Tracings of kites in flight derived from video. Graphite on Paper. 22x30"
Tracings of kites in flight derived from video. Graphite and Colored pencils on Vellum with cutouts. 40x60"
Detail.
Detail.