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Fine Art and Graphic Design
Kayla N. Olive
Capering: MFA Exhibition
Kayla Olive is a graduating Master of Fine Arts student at the University of South Carolina. Her 2020 MFA Exhibition, Capering, was canceled due to COVID-19. Because of this, the School of Visual Art and Design is hosting the works in Capering online.
Capering
An MFA Exhibition by Kayla Olive
Capering stems from my childhood memories of play, using my dance background as both an inspiration and process for creating. Using my feet and ballet shoes as brushes, there is a repetitive nature to the gestural marks I make painting that is similar to the repetition required in ballet. I have created a body of work for exhibition that consists of nine large paintings that are 6’x8,’ one wall installation that is 10’x8,’ 50 small 5’x7’ paintings, and four folded sculptural paintings of varying sizes. Each of these paintings depict orbed forms inspired by my toes. These paintings, with the exception of the sculptural paintings on paper, are on loose canvas using watercolor, acrylic paint, colored pencil, and oil pastel. Dancing on my paintings was a way to record large full body gestural movements. The full body marks can be seen in relationship to smaller marks made from my shoulder, elbow, and wrist. Throughout this past year, I explored and experimented with a vast range of color palettes, compositions, and a variety of mark-making tools. I learned that happenstance can be intentional, and that one can flow freely back and forth between the two during the creative process. While I did research into cultures and time periods, I procured the most helpful information from inquires of myself.
Kayla N. Olive