Clara Varas's guest appearances

Clara Varas

Art & Company Podcast

Rocking Chair Sessions

Elisa Turner

Nina Surel

Anja Marais

Rudi Repenning

Adler Guerrier

Monica McGivern

Lauren Shapiro

Kerry McLaney

Laura Marsh

Sarah Henderson

Luis Garcia

Juan Henriquez

Sophie Blachet

Jill Deupi

Michelle Lisa

OwlTail

I use household items and industrial materials to explore identity, gender, displacement and the concept of home. My work is of an intuitive nature, rooted in the painterly and the language of abstraction- though it often defies a singular categorization. These hybrid works are based on the idea of stretching the medium beyond traditional interpretations. The objects I employ are marred by overuse, they speak to their history or demise in order to form and shape narratives between early childhood in Cuba and the present. Chaotic, humorous amalgamations of materials and disparate objects sometimes serve as stand ins for the figure or the self, challenging the threshold between stability and instability as they transcend boundaries between painting, sculpture, and installation. Household Plants, fishing line, discarded clothing, broken furniture, wood, and other unconventional materials provide clues as to a city's inhabitants while commenting on our relationship with interior and exterior spaces.www.claravaras.com

I use household items and industrial materials to explore identity, gender, displacement and the concept of home. My work is of an intuitive nature, rooted in the painterly and the language of abstraction- though it often defies a singular categorization. These hybrid works are based on the idea of stretching the medium beyond traditional interpretations. The objects I employ are marred by overuse, they speak to their history or demise in order to form and shape narratives between early childhood in Cuba and the present. Chaotic, humorous amalgamations of materials and disparate objects sometimes serve as stand ins for the figure or the self, challenging the threshold between stability and instability as they transcend boundaries between painting, sculpture, and installation. Household Plants, fishing line, discarded clothing, broken furniture, wood, and other unconventional materials provide clues as to a city's inhabitants while commenting on our relationship with interior and exterior spaces.<br><br><a href="http://www.claravaras.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.claravaras.com</a>

RCS vol. 139 | Clara Varas

With our newest "Couples" episode we talk to Miami artists/painters Clara Varas and Jee Park.  One is from Cuba, the other from South Korea, and then in New York, their work brought them together.  We're happy they shared with us their common language of table saws, swatches of fabric, family, wood, nails, missing fingers, and expressive mark-making.

Couples: Clara Varas & Jee Park - Work Life Balance