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Um mundo surreal de crianças e animais, “Misery Children” uma série de trabalhos em óleo, esculturas… de Kathie Olivas, estranhos e maravilhosos— perturbam-me e fascinam-me…

The characters are meant to evoke a nostalgic reaction that reflects isolation, fear, and an uncertainty. This series is presented as a satirical look at how fear affects our sense of reality. The characters perform as narrators in lonely worlds that each explores individually, creating his or her own perspective, and thus, own reality. As our hosts, the ensemble provides a sense of comfort, the reminiscent style is soothing, yet the mood is dark. As children, they evoke a sense of temporality; childhood serves as a starting ground, a place where things begin. It’s how we choose to tell our own stories that makes things interesting– there will always be a sense of uncertainty, we pretend to know, to really understand. We want to relieve that aching sense of discomfort that allows us to keep walking around in our own skin when what we really just want is to put on the mask and live vicariously through our alter egos.

Katie Olivas tem também com o marido e outros artistas uma empresa de design: Circus Posterus.

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