Kayla Olive: Capering
Kayla Olive is a graduating Master of Fine Arts student at the University of South Carolina. Her 2020 M.F.A. Exhibition, Capering, was canceled due to COVID-19. Because of this, the School of Visual Art and Design is hosting the works in Capering online.
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Capering
An M.F.A. Exhibition by Kayla Olive
Capering stems from my childhood memories of play, using my dance background as both an inspiration and process for creating. Using my feet and ballet shoes as brushes, there is a repetitive nature to the gestural marks I make painting that is similar to the repetition required in ballet. I have created a body of work for exhibition that consists of nine large paintings that are 6’x8,’ one wall installation that is 10’x8,’ 50 small 5’x7’ paintings, and four folded sculptural paintings of varying sizes. Each of these paintings depict orbed forms inspired by my toes. These paintings, with the exception of the sculptural paintings on paper, are on loose canvas using watercolor, acrylic paint, colored pencil, and oil pastel. Dancing on my paintings was a way to record large full body gestural movements. The full body marks can be seen in relationship to smaller marks made from my shoulder, elbow, and wrist. Throughout this past year, I explored and experimented with a vast range of color palettes, compositions, and a variety of mark-making tools. I learned that happenstance can be intentional, and that one can flow freely back and forth between the two during the creative process. While I did research into cultures and time periods, I procured the most helpful information from inquires of myself.
Kayla N. Olive
Harvesting Lines
Mixed Media
6’x8’
2020
Contrasting Crevice
Mixed Media
6’x8’
2020
String of Steps
Mixed Media
6’x8’
2020
Bouldering Dance
Mixed Media
6’x8’
2020
Poding
Mixed Media
6’x8’
2020
Rusty Twofold
Mixed Media
6’x8’
2020
Wrinkle in Paint
Mixed Media
6’x8’
2020
Clumping Glissades
Mixed Media
6’x8’
2020
Slagging Marks
Mixed Media
6’x8’
2020
Dancing Paper
Mixed Media
Dimensions Variable
2019
Hidden (closed)
Brass, Paper, Watercolor
Dimensions Variable
2020
Hidden (open)
Brass, Paper, Watercolor
Dimensions Variable
2020
Mental Tower (open)
Silver, Paper, Watercolor
Dimensions Variable
2020
Mental Tower (closed)
Silver, Paper, Watercolor
Dimensions Variable
2020
Across the Floor
Mixed Media
Dimensions Variable
2020
Across the Floor (detail)
Mixed Media
Dimensions Variable
2020
Across the Floor (detail)
Mixed Media
Dimensions Variable
2020
L to R: Contrasting Crevice, Harvesting Lines, and String of Steps
L to R: Poding, Rusty Twofold, and Bouldering Dance
L to R: Clumping Glissades, Wrinkle in Paint, and Slagging Marks
Hidden, Mental Tower, Across the Floor, and Dancing Paper
25 of 50
Mixed Media
5”x7”
2019
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