{"id":15131,"date":"2024-12-16T12:28:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T17:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=15131"},"modified":"2024-12-16T12:28:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T17:28:27","slug":"kelly-reemtsen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/kelly-reemtsen\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Reemtsen"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8511\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15131-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2024\/KellyReemtsen.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2024\/KellyReemtsen.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2024\/KellyReemtsen.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15140 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Reemtsen_Portrait.jpeg?resize=277%2C272&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Reemtsen_Portrait.jpeg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Reemtsen_Portrait.jpeg?resize=300%2C294&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Reemtsen_Portrait.jpeg?resize=768%2C753&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Reemtsen_Portrait.jpeg?resize=696%2C683&amp;ssl=1 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.albertzbenda.com\/exhibitions\/128-kelly-reemtsen-focus\/\">Kelly Reemtsen<\/a> (b. 1967, Flint, Michigan) is best known for her bright and bold paintings of women carrying household tools such as chainsaws or axes. Her work often investigates the role of the modern woman, deconstructing societal perceptions of gender, power and femininity.<\/p>\n<p>Reemtsen&#8217;s paintings are characterized by their thick impasto, stark white backgrounds, and anonymous figures. Reemtsen is currently based in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>She studied fashion design and painting atCentral Michigan University and California State University Long Beach. Reemtsen has been involved with printmaking since the 1990s, studying etching and screen-printing in workshops and with educators across the United States.Kelly Reemtsen\u2019s work has been exhibited widely in North America and is part of the Twentieth Century Fox and AT&amp;T corporate collections.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15141\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15141\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15141\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AB14822_Reemtsen_In-the-Spot-Light-lg.jpg?resize=696%2C696&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AB14822_Reemtsen_In-the-Spot-Light-lg-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AB14822_Reemtsen_In-the-Spot-Light-lg-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1067&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AB14822_Reemtsen_In-the-Spot-Light-lg-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C1918&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AB14822_Reemtsen_In-the-Spot-Light-lg-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kelly Reemtsen, In The Spot Light, 2024, Oil on panel, 44 x 44 inches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15142\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15142\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15142\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AB14817_Reemtsen_Focal-Points-lg.jpg?resize=696%2C688&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AB14817_Reemtsen_Focal-Points-lg-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1012&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AB14817_Reemtsen_Focal-Points-lg-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C297&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AB14817_Reemtsen_Focal-Points-lg-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C759&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AB14817_Reemtsen_Focal-Points-lg-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1518&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AB14817_Reemtsen_Focal-Points-lg-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C2024&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AB14817_Reemtsen_Focal-Points-lg-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C688&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AB14817_Reemtsen_Focal-Points-lg-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1056&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AB14817_Reemtsen_Focal-Points-lg-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C1898&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AB14817_Reemtsen_Focal-Points-lg-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kelly Reemtsen, Focal Points, 2024, Oil on panel, 60 x 60 inches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15143\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15143\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15143\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Reemtsen_Soften-the-Blow.jpg?resize=696%2C472&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Reemtsen_Soften-the-Blow-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C694&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Reemtsen_Soften-the-Blow-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Reemtsen_Soften-the-Blow-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C521&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Reemtsen_Soften-the-Blow-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1041&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Reemtsen_Soften-the-Blow-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1388&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Reemtsen_Soften-the-Blow-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C472&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Reemtsen_Soften-the-Blow-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C724&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Reemtsen_Soften-the-Blow-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C1301&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Reemtsen_Soften-the-Blow-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kelly Reemtsen, Soften the Blow, 2024, Dark walnut wood, faux fur, lacquer. Each Axe: 36 x 12 x 3 inches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2024\/KellyReemtsen.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listKelly Reemtsen (b. 1967, Flint, Michigan) is best known for her bright and bold paintings of women carrying household tools such as chainsaws or axes. 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