Katie's Bell's work work is an abstraction of environment, getting down to snippets of material and color that define and are constructed of what this midwestern american observer might call a "home". By mixing media and discipline, Katie's work feels both painterly and sculptural. There is a brokenness to the work sometimes...the deconstruction of the elements and their imperfect nature feels a little like a home in distress, and at other times feels like a celebration of the material itself...a playful exploration of texture and color. In any case, this work is amazing, and feels stop-you-in-your-tracks new.
Katie's a candidate for graduation this year from RISD's MFA program... I suspect there's much more awesome to come from her in the future.
