Kelly reemtsen

"El límite de una persona es la piel, si hablamos de algo palpable. El límite de su alma, o de su esencia, o de lo verdaderamente importante es una cosa algo

Los Angeles-based painter Kelly Reemtsen's newest works focus on the subject matter of well-dressed women toting household tools that range from mallets to power saws, each held in a causal position that demonstrates a comfortableness with the object in-hand. Each figure is anonymous, the head of the woman not included in the cropped images of dress, heels, and tool. The collective works question what makes the modern woman, flouncy dresses coordinating with more masculine tools to showcase…

Painter Kelly Reemtsen (previously) paints images of anonymous women in thick impasto. The pieces juxtapose high fashion with tools and other construction equipment, placing sequenced high heels alongside sledgehammers and hefty axes. The colorfully painted works are Reemtsen’s comment on modern femininity. By placing tools in each of her subjects’ hands, the LA-based artist showcases that having feminine identification doesn’t mean fitting into a predetermined role. Reemtsen is represented…

KeLLy ReeMtseN

In The Loop, 2014

Kelly Reemsten