Isabelle Klauder

Lives and works in Asheville, NC, USA

Artist statement

Isabelle Klauder is a contemporary artist who creates large figurative oil paintings. Her work most notably combines patterned fabrics, wildlife and vivid imagery that are inspired by the artworks of Eugene Von Bruenchenhein, Eric Fischl, Mary Cassatt and the Pattern & Decoration Movement. My work embraces the flora-female genre of art and explores what it feels like to survive the loss of a mother. The mother-daughter relationship is a scared voice that my work aims to conjure and amplify. The feminine bond is often learned, nourished and passed down in the domestic realm where my images more often take place. The patterned fabric is inspired by the accumulation of maternal guidance in sewing and textile lessons. My method of integrating oil paint, botanical patterns and figurative imagery allows me to create a painting where the female figure is caught in the midst of grief, between the thresholds of realities. Looking backwards and forwards through unresolved areas that transcend time and look to answer philosophical questions about how we perceive time and what it means to pass in and out of life and where we fit into those impossible questions.

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