Keira Kotler
Keira Kotler is an abstract painter who grew up in Boston and graduated from Columbia before moving west at the end of the 1990s and settling in the Bay Area.
Kotler is interested in visual and sensory perception and the possibilities that occur when one attends to the present moment. Using luminosity and the resonance of color, she creates reductive objects and wall-based installations that engage the viewer though subtle value shifts, chromatic complexity, and compositional movement.
While she works in a range of media, the common thread connecting them is light. Combining translucent materials, layering techniques, and color science, she creates reductive fields that amplify form, light and geometry; spaces in which it is possible to see and penetrate. The results are experiential surfaces that shift with changing perspectives, lighting conditions, and architectural elements.
The work stems from a long-standing interest in the phenomena of light and color, as approached through through Buddhist philosophy and meditation. Color has the power to evoke internal sensations through perception, vibration, and cultural associations. Quieting the mind encourages these experiences to come forth. Much like standing before a vast ocean or flowing river, where water offers a sense of perspective, expansiveness and serenity; so too these pieces serve as spaces for reflection. They do not assert a point of view; rather they are invitations to explore one's internal, perceptive experience.
Kotler’s paintings and photographs have been shown widely in California and in Santa Fe and New York. Her work has been exhibited at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Di Rosa Preserve, Berkeley Art Center, and the Palm Desert Museum. Her work is represented by galleries across the United States and collected internationally.
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Keira Kotler
Keira Kotler is an abstract painter who grew up in Boston and graduated from Columbia before moving west at the end of the 1990s and settling in the Bay Area.
Kotler is interested in visual and sensory perception and the possibilities that occur when one attends to the present moment. Using luminosity and the resonance of color, she creates reductive objects and wall-based installations that engage the viewer though subtle value shifts, chromatic complexity, and compositional movement.
While she works in a range of media, the common thread connecting them is light. Combining translucent materials, layering techniques, and color science, she creates reductive fields that amplify form, light and geometry; spaces in which it is possible to see and penetrate. The results are experiential surfaces that shift with changing perspectives, lighting conditions, and architectural elements.
The work stems from a long-standing interest in the phenomena of light and color, as approached through through Buddhist philosophy and meditation. Color has the power to evoke internal sensations through perception, vibration, and cultural associations. Quieting the mind encourages these experiences to come forth. Much like standing before a vast ocean or flowing river, where water offers a sense of perspective, expansiveness and serenity; so too these pieces serve as spaces for reflection. They do not assert a point of view; rather they are invitations to explore one's internal, perceptive experience.
Kotler’s paintings and photographs have been shown widely in California and in Santa Fe and New York. Her work has been exhibited at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Di Rosa Preserve, Berkeley Art Center, and the Palm Desert Museum. Her work is represented by galleries across the United States and collected internationally.