Background
Inspiration
Background
Orient artist Kinga Crary’s paintings brilliantly capture the North Fork’s inspiring natural beauty. Crary, a renowned landscape painter and portraitist, is an expert with light and color. A native of Brooklyn, her work has been shown widely in various New York City galleries as well as galleries in Connecticut. Her work is also featured
Orient artist Kinga Crary’s paintings brilliantly capture the North Fork’s inspiring natural beauty. Crary, a renowned landscape painter and portraitist, is an expert with light and color. A native of Brooklyn, her work has been shown widely in various New York City galleries as well as galleries in Connecticut. Her work is also featured in numerous private collections. “ I always look for magically lit moments in a scene,” says Crary, “the sun about to rise over the morning mist, a ray of light breaking through a stormy sky, the moon reflecting off of a patch of snow.”
Medium
Inspiration
Background
Crary uses many different mediums, such as watercolors, oil paints, acrylics, and pastels. Her work can be viewed as a dreamlike exploration of figures, both real and imagined. Her works have the uncanny ability to simultaneously suggest both familiarity and alienation. Crary's work has been compared with that of Frida Kahlo and Remedios
Crary uses many different mediums, such as watercolors, oil paints, acrylics, and pastels. Her work can be viewed as a dreamlike exploration of figures, both real and imagined. Her works have the uncanny ability to simultaneously suggest both familiarity and alienation. Crary's work has been compared with that of Frida Kahlo and Remedios Varo, "her sometimes grotesque and fantastical figurations reflect a raunchy, grotesque quality that scandalizes as well as enchants the viewer."
Inspiration
Inspiration
Inspiration
Crary's influences include art history, religion, literature, mythology, and film. She culls inspiration from everyday life, as well as her own dreams, and often paints from personal experiences. She relies heavily on her imagination, and many of her paintings incorporate elements of surrealism. Her paintings often depict animals, which a
Crary's influences include art history, religion, literature, mythology, and film. She culls inspiration from everyday life, as well as her own dreams, and often paints from personal experiences. She relies heavily on her imagination, and many of her paintings incorporate elements of surrealism. Her paintings often depict animals, which appear both as characters and symbols. "I have lived a while, experienced much, loved much, felt much, thought much, dreamt much, and have tried to bring these things into my work. Traveling through the world I try to see, hear, smell, taste, and feel everything. For this reason I am ever changing, ever changing... "