Kristen Gossler
[1989, Painting]
Based in East Providence, RI
Kristen Gossler’s RISD Craft Gallery
I am exploring the viewers interaction with the everyday experience through the expression of light and shadow in their environment.
What are some of the most important practices for your creative process?
1. Walk into the studio Daily!
2. Expose yourself to “the now” see every show you can – go down every alley (i mean real alley’s) and view everything as art
3. Draw from scientists, writers, musicians and chefs….anyone breaking new ground where fresh ideas live
4. Work
5. Evaluate
How does your current creative practice tie into your time spent at RISD?
The most important intellectual muscle I developed relates to the act of pushing through during that moment of resistance. Its at that moment that you have an opportunity to learn something. Push through…..
Tell us about some of your main sources of inspiration.
If I had to go out on stage and paint the same painting over and over for an audience, I would lose my mind. Watching how those artists remain relevant always informs my work. Additionally reaching back into time….like when we thought the world was flat, informs my work in a different way. Trying to experience the fear and unknown and really try to put my headspace back to a time when to eat and be clothed was a challenge, when spoken word was the news and you really had to feel that something was important to express it….what was that time like? It makes my daily struggle literally feel like butter. 🙂
Is there a work/body of work that you are particularly excited about sharing with us at RISD Craft this year?
Yes, my most recent exploration of light and shadow on the mundane.
Any recent press, exhibitions, achievements or awards you’d like to share with us?
RISD Unbound, Providence, RI: April 2018
Barrington Arts Festival, Barrington RI: June 2018
Show in the Hutson Gallery, Provincetown: June – Sept. 2018
Solo exhibition in Jamaica Plain Branch Library, Boston: Sept. 2018
