Artist Statement
Karinda Ristic is a creator of personal journeys through ethereal contemporary landscape paintings. This creative process is not from what she sees, but rather from what she feels.
An instinctive process, each painting is a planted seed that connects her a little deeper to her authentic self, mapping the journey and bringing her closer to her personal healing.
With each brush stroke, the medium flows freely onto the canvas. The process is a powerful guide and she surrenders to the canvas, lets go and trusts in the journey. The very nature of this medium transports her into an existential state of mind allowing her to interact with the painting in the moment, otherwise the fusing of herself and the canvas becomes blurred.
Each landscape is an organic experience that allows her to express her journey in layers of colour, space and luminosity. These diverse somewhat cryptic characteristics expose a deep connection between the viewer, the artist and the artwork.
As a final touch, Karinda sews embroidery thread into the canvas. This not only acts as her personal signature, but it also amplifies the organic nature of the work and creates interesting lines and textures. The thread can be seen as a form of surgery, bonding and strengthening the layers of colour, space and luminescence.
Biography
Karinda Ristic is an emerging abstract artist originally from Cape Town, South Africa and is now living in Ontario, Canada. She creates ethereal abstract landscapes with mixed media, exploring the inner journey of one's authentic self.
She is mostly self-taught, although she enjoys learning new skills through participating in many different art courses over the years. Initially she worked with acrylic paints, but her artwork has organically shifted over the last 8 years, since during this time she has moved around the world with her partner and two children. This has given her a unique perspective of the world and now she mostly works with fluid ink mediums and sews into the canvas with embroidery thread.
Karinda has participated in a variety of group exhibitions at the Port Moody Art Centre in BC, Canada. One of her highlights was when she was invited to do a talk at the opening event for the Unity Art group exhibition. She has also created many artworks for a variety of health clinics in Canada and her work was also chosen for the music CD cover for the classical music duo, Deuson Pilkington Duo in the US.
Exhibitions:
- Winter Treasures - Group Exhibition: November 13 - 23, 2018
- In the Blink of an Eye - Group Exhibition: May 3 - 31, 2018 at Port Moody Arts Centre
- Unity Art - Group Exhibition: October 21 - 25, 2017 at Inlet Theatre in the Port Moody Civic Centre
- Learn. Create. Live - Group Exhibition: July 20 - August 17, 2017 at Port Moody Arts Centre
OTHER:
- Magazine feature in Artistcloseup Magazine Issue 20 - 2024 (one full page - https://www.artistcloseup.com/magazine)
- In-depth blog interview with Artistcloseup - 2024 (https://www.artistcloseup.com/blog/interview-karinda-ristic)
- Front Cover of the Winter & Spring Programs at The Arts Centre: 2019
- CD Cover Artwork for the classical music duo, Deuson Pilkington Duo CD release: 2018
- Unity Art - Artist Talk for the opening of the Group Exhibition: October 21 - 25, 2017 at Inlet Theatre in the Port Moody Civic Centre
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