Katherine Gulla
photography, painting
http://www.gallerykayafas.com/
Katherine Gulla had solo shows at Gallery Kayafas and The Danforth Museum
in 2008. She was also in a 2-person show at the gallery in 2006. In 2007,
her work was featured in the New England Photography Biennial juried by
Arlette Kayafas and Karen Haas, curator at the MFA. In 2008, Carole Ann
Meehan from the ICA included Katherine's work in Off the Wall at the Danforth
Museum. Past exhibitions include The Boston CyberArts Festival at FPAC Gallery
and The Southern Graphics Print Conference at HallSpace. Katherine studied
painting in the graduate program at Cranbrook Academy of Art. Her BFA is
from Lehman College, City University of New York and she attended The High
School of Music and Art in New York City.
Natural and artificial light causes an ever-changing array of shadows and reflections. These images are part of our environment. When projected onto a surface, the original shapes distort, change color and become transparent. The ARBORETUM and ASPHALT series explore these perceptual changes.
The ARBORETUM series started with looking at tree shapes on windshields and windows. These prints are large format transparencies of tree shadows printed with a Durst Lambda printer. The finished pieces project another shadow onto the wall. This adds a sculptural element to the 2-dimensional forms.
Like shadows, reflections are ephemeral. In my paintings, I am also interested in transforming phantom images into objects. The ASPHALT series evolved from observing lights on wet streets. I use oil pastel to apply pigment over textured, acrylic paint. It is a way of spraying color over the surface through texture, layering and pattern.