Andrea Kastner, Progress (2014)
Andrea Kastner is an up-and-coming young painter whose art deals with what she calls the “sacred nature of rejected things” and the stories that underlie society’s no longer useful objects, structures and places. The scenes she paints are ones that are readily familiar in urban landscapes across Canada and the U.S., with the constancy of the old being torn down or pushed aside as detritus to make way for the new.
Kastner is originally from Montreal, studied art in New Brunswick and Alberta and until recently was based in Hamilton, Ontario. She is now located in the creative town of Iowa City, Iowa. More of Kastner’s terrific work can be seen at her artist website here.
Andrea Kastner, Noah’s Ark (2013)
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Andrea Kastner, The One That Got Away (2013)
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A. Kastner, The Inventory of Dreams (2014)
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It makes me want to clean the entire house right now.
I know the feeling. 🙂
Andrea’s work is fantastic. So great to see you featuring it here! I had the pleasure of seeing her work in person, and speaking with her after the opening of an exhibition of her work at Harcourt House artist-Run Centre in Edmonton AB. If you ever get a chance to see her work, don’t pass it up.
Hi, Sydney, that’s great to hear and a nice endorsement.
These are really compelling pieces. She has captured the beauty of rejected rubbish.
Yes, they’re quite good! 🙂
Very cool, Brett !!!!!
Thanks, Chris! 🙂
Wow, thank you for introducing me to this painter! I love this work.
Yes, it’s quite good! 🙂
Pretty amazing images! She has a nice feel for the colors and textures of “junk”. Thanks for sharing with us.
That’s a good way of putting it. 🙂
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