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KX2: Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman
Spring I.D. Series
2016

Name: Spring I.D. Series
Brand: KX2: Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman

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The "Spring I.D. Series" installation is comprised of 5 separate oil and aluminum on panel wall sculptures. The overall size, as pictured, is 54x48", however the works may be configured in alternate arrangements. The width of each panel is 6". EDUCATION DANA LYNN KLEINMAN :: EDUCATION 2002 University of New Mexico MFA in Painting. Albuquerque, NM. 1997 Carnegie Mellon University BFA in Painting, Drawing, Printmaking with an additional major in interdisciplinary History and Anthropology. Pittsburgh, PA. Phi Beta Kappa, Carnegie Tradition Scholar. RUTH AVRA KLEINMAN :: EDUCATION 2001 University of Wisconsin BS in Art, Art Metal Concentration.Madison, WI. 1999 Syracuse University, Scholarship Grant for semester abroad in Florence, Italy ABOUT Collaborative artists and sisters, Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman (aka KX2) combine talents to create 3D metal, multi-paneled wall sculptures made of aluminum and oil on canvas. Shapes and lines are cut into sheets of metal, after which the metal is bent into an open-backed box construction. It is then welded or soldered in corners and hand worked to create unique textures. Seen through the negative space in the metal and mounted from behind, oil on canvas is layered to create impressions that become more intricate upon closer inspection. Ruth and Dana not only cross boundaries in medium, but also in space as they live and work out of New Mexico (Dana) and Florida (Ruth). Both were practicing artists, separately, before their collaboration began in 2006. The sisters garnered international recognition with an invitation to represent the United States at the Beijing Biennale in 2008, held in conjunction with the Summer Olympics. Shortly after, they were included in the "Gen Next IV, Trends in Contemporary Art" in Kolkata, India highlighting up-and-coming young artists from around the world. In 2009, KX2 was awarded a solo show at Las Cruces Museum of Art in New Mexico. In addition, the sisters have exhibited in solo and group shows in galleries and museums across the US. ARTISTS STATEMENT Perhaps it was blood, or simply a similar upbringing, that eventually led to the coming together of aesthetics. Whether arranged in group installations or solo pieces, each work involves a sense of rhythm and mathematics. Not only does this reflect nature in its patterns, but it also ties us together as sisters, undeniably influenced by a mathematician father and a scientist mother. From a distance the work looks sleek and high contrast with hyper-pigmented painting and shiny metal surfaces, yet up close the viewer is struck by hand sanded intricate patterns softening the metal and textural multilayered paintings inspired by natural surfaces. Multiple panels that shift in depth off the wall talk about boundaries and disparate parts, with geometry and color tying the pieces together and creating connection. Part mysticism and part mathematics, the circle is perhaps the strongest unifying symbol in human history. Our latest Eclipse series and Ellipses series take on the form of a circle as both a symbol of connection and a representation of elements of the cosmos. Humans have always looked up to the sky in reflection and awe. It gives us a sense that we are part of something bigger than our day to day life; that we are both large and small at the same time. These series utilize cosmic features such as orbits, stars, moons and planets as inspiration. By making these associations, we are actively participating in the experience of wonder and connection; expressing these feelings as well as promoting them. While referencing lunar and solar eclipses, overlapping circles may also represent the overlapping of ideas, individuals, or any two entities coming together in time and space. Also associated with femininity and fertility, the circle harmonizes with the angular “masculine” metal constructed form, finding balance between two seemingly different aspects.

Creator:
KX2: Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman (American)
Creation Year:
2016
Dimensions:
Height: 54 in (137.16 cm)Width: 48 in (121.92 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
Medium:
Aluminum,Oil,Panel
Movement & Style:
Contemporary
Period:
21st Century
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Boston, MA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU25021210453

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KX2 is a collaboration combining the strengths of artists and sisters Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman who create mathematically inspired sculpture merging metal and painting. From a dist...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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