Janis Kirstein’s Unique Mixed Media Art

JANIS KIRSTEIN RIGOR IN ACTION

Meditation and the creative act of making art for me is a way of life, a way of seeing, and a way of reaching and maintaining wakefulness and awareness.

“Awakening 2, ” 48″ x 72.” <oxed-media on stretched Canvas. 2024

RECENT PAINTING

By Artist Jan Kirstein Rigor

PERCEPTIONS

I am an American contemporary artist working primarily with mixed media. My paintings and collage work juxtapose diverse imagery to explore ideas of emerging fragmentation and reconstruction through fluctuating recognition and realization. These perceptions then can transform into a meaningful and unified whole.

Movement through brushwork, markings and layered, open passages lead the viewer on a journey of discovery, creating a myriad of associations and insights. Through observing the relationships of applied materials to a surface, layers of seemingly random associations can merge into realization, recognition, and insight.

My materials often include Sumi e Ink, Calligraphy brushes, charcoal, pastel, watercolor, acrylic, and a variety of papers including Japanese rice paper and canvas.

I have been greatly influenced by artists from the past. Matisse has influenced and inspired my love of brilliant color and its interactions. I have also been greatly inspired by the expressive paintings of abstract expressionists such as Helen Frankenthaler for her bold and sensitive use of organic poured paint shapes, Franz Kline for his stark use of diagonal bold lines and stark contrast, and Robert Rauschenberg for his unique juxtaposition of cultural icons into a variety of assembled collages.

To see my website of Paintings and Giclee Archival Prints go here.

“Caverns of Reflections,” 48″ x 36.” Mixed-media on stretched canvas. 2024.

20″ x 20″ Mixed-media on stretched canvas. 2023.
12″ x 12.” Mixed-media on stretched canvas. 2023.
38″ x 42.” Mixed-media on stretched canvas. 2022.
42″ x 60.” “Shifting.” Painting on stretched canvas.
“Allegro.” 20″ x 20″ Mixed Media on stretched canvas. 2023.
“Pink Panther.” 20″ x 20.” Mixed-media on stretched canvas. 2023.
“Primal Scream.”

Painting, drawing, collage, organic, poured shapes, Franz Kline, bold lines, stark contrast, Robert Rauschenberg, giclee prints, archival, cultural icons, assembled collages, color interactions, Matisse