Enfolded Space | Barbara Kreft

Barbara Kreft debuts a series of paintings in her online solo exhibition Enfolded Space featured on CIRCA Gallery’s website January 25 - March 15, 2021. A virtual artist talk will be held on February 18th at 7pm, during which Barbara Kreft and CIRCA’s director Grace Arel will discuss her work. The talk will be hosted via Instagram Live. To participate, simply follow @circagallery on Instagram and watch for the live notification just before the event starts. 

In Enfolded Space, Barbara Kreft (Minneapolis, MN) debuts a series of oil paintings that offer balance and order in a mimesis of the natural world.  Kreft creates a unique visual language by observing and visually organizing forms and patterns in rocks, tree bark, light and shadows, swarms of tiny insects, and other organic materials. The artist elaborates: “In response to a world in distress, I am driven by an urgency to map, systemize, and ornament the shapes and patterns I encounter. I work with found forms in an attempt to leave my own gesture behind.”

Through experimentation and repetition, Kreft’s work establishes relational opposition with itself:  some works boldly claim space, suspended, quivering– while others delicately hover, quietly altering their environment. The resulting tension is vibrant and dynamic, offering an invitation for the viewer to immerse themself in the work.
 

For 30 years, locally-owned CIRCA Gallery has offered collectors the finest work by emerging and established local and national contemporary artists. CIRCA currently operates on an online-only basis using digital exhibitions and online events to bring abstract contemporary artwork to an ever-expanding audience. Please contact us to set an appointment or browse work on our website.
 

Image Credit: right: Tide Pool / 72” x 60” / 2020 / oil on canvas, left: Delicate Structure / 26” x 24” / 2020 / oil on canvas