Kate Kretz
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Kate Kretz is an American
artist.
Kretz attended the Sorbonne
in Paris in 1981, and obtained a BFA in drawing and painting from Binghamton University
in 1987, and an MFA from the University of Georgia
in 1994.
Her painting is influenced by imagery of Catholicism
and Technicolor
films. She has created drawings, paintings, embroideries done with human hair, and a series of Psychological Clothing.
Kate Kretz' painting, "Blessed Art Thou", executed in 2006, depicted actress Angelina Jolie
as the Virgin Mary, hovering in the clouds with her children above a Wal-Mart
store. This painting was exhibited at the Miami Art Fair in January of 2007, and created a worldwide controversy that was covered by ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN and Fox television networks, as well as The International Herald Tribune, The New York Times and many other news sources.
Kretz has also done several series of contemporary fiber art work that have been featured at The Museum of Arts & Design in New York, The Van Gijn Museum in the Netherlands, the Frost Art Museum and the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art. Her Psychological Clothing series includes a Defense Mechanism Coat with 150 lbs of roofing nails pushed through the surface, and a Vagina Dentate Purse. Another textile series features obsessive human hair embroideries that look like intricate drawings.
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artist.
Kretz attended the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
in Paris in 1981, and obtained a BFA in drawing and painting from Binghamton University
Binghamton University
Binghamton University, also formally called State University of New York at Binghamton, , is a public research university in the State of New York. The University is one of the four university centers in the State University of New York system...
in 1987, and an MFA from the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
in 1994.
Her painting is influenced by imagery of Catholicism
Catholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
and Technicolor
Technicolor
Technicolor is a color motion picture process invented in 1916 and improved over several decades.It was the second major process, after Britain's Kinemacolor, and the most widely used color process in Hollywood from 1922 to 1952...
films. She has created drawings, paintings, embroideries done with human hair, and a series of Psychological Clothing.
Kate Kretz' painting, "Blessed Art Thou", executed in 2006, depicted actress Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie is an American actress. She has received an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, and was named Hollywood's highest-paid actress by Forbes in 2009 and 2011. Jolie is noted for promoting humanitarian causes as a Goodwill Ambassador for the...
as the Virgin Mary, hovering in the clouds with her children above a Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
store. This painting was exhibited at the Miami Art Fair in January of 2007, and created a worldwide controversy that was covered by ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN and Fox television networks, as well as The International Herald Tribune, The New York Times and many other news sources.
Kretz has also done several series of contemporary fiber art work that have been featured at The Museum of Arts & Design in New York, The Van Gijn Museum in the Netherlands, the Frost Art Museum and the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art. Her Psychological Clothing series includes a Defense Mechanism Coat with 150 lbs of roofing nails pushed through the surface, and a Vagina Dentate Purse. Another textile series features obsessive human hair embroideries that look like intricate drawings.
:Image:Blessed Art Thou Kretz.jpg