Exhibited: A - G: Kathryn Frund

My paintings and assemblages address the relationship between man and the environment through the use of symbolic landscapes. I explore the concepts of stewardship, consumption and control within the landscape framework. Society’s “marks” on the landscape and the manipulation of the environment are ongoing issues I seek to discuss.

The landscape explorations began during my studies at the Cleveland Institute of Art. The paintings have continuously evolved, initially influenced by Romanticism, Modernism, and Surrealism, and by turn-of-the-century poets such as T. S. Eliot.

In 1988, after a 15 year preoccupation with the Southwest, I started traveling to northern New Mexico. Inspired by the vastness and spiritual character of the landscape, and the rich presence of ancient cultures, my work bean to reflect the region’s respect for the stewardship of the land and its resources.

This ongoing theme remains present in my recent work. The paintings address the conjunction of nature, technology and spirituality. They examine and define these fragile bonds through the juxtaposition of found objects, landscape imagery and the written word.