Kathleen Melian - Trailer

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My recent body of work is a series of seven paintings produced for my MFA Thesis show, April 10, 2012 at Claremont Graduate University. I employ images as an object of identity for the viewers, forging a connection with the subjects. Figures in the scenes become stand-ins for the observer offering them a voyeuristic window to another life. The imperfections and inconsistent aspects are the most interesting for me because this is where potential lies for rupture as reallity and fiction collide. The fun of the charade grates on the spirit, beginning to wear thin.