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April Issue 2008
Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC,
Offers Works by Karin Olah
Wofford
College in Spartanburg, SC, is presenting the exhibit, Collage
Paintings, featuring works by Karin Olah in The Martha Cloud
Chapman Gallery, on view through Apr. 27, 2008.
Karin Olah works on canvas, linen, and paper, creating her signature collage paintings as a way to connect with America's quilt making heritage. Using fabric, often antique textiles, the artist works in a manner that mimics the flow of paint from a brush. Intricately cut, placed, and pasted threads overlap one another and become the paintings' stories. Translucent layers of cottons, silks, and linens blend with opaque calligraphic brushstrokes as graphite lines intersect the surface. Many of the compositions finish with a dance of colorful encircling thread.
Olah's style is a tangible patchwork of her experiences. From a small-town upbringing in Lancaster County, PA, her interest in Amish quilts and textile traditions led her to study Fiber Art at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. For several years following art school, Olah worked in Manhattan in fashion design. Now applying her fabric know-how to the realm of painting, her collage art has been featured in numerous group and solo exhibitions. Her work has been included in Charleston Magazine, as the cover image of Farmers Market Today, and as the image for the Charleston Farmers Market 2006 and 2007 poster and street banners. Her work is held in several private, corporate and civic collections.
Olah is represented by Corrigan Gallery in Charleston, SC.
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Gallery listings or call 864/597-4300.
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