Kainoa Gruspe
Kainoa Gruspe – MA/MFA
What I am looking for in painting is a way to participate in what I call "real life", while also investigating what that means for me. In some instances, looking for "reality" comes in the form of making paintings that participate with their surroundings, or live in time beyond the form of a static object, subject to change. Sometimes, it takes the form of incorporating found objects or materials as a way of inserting information into the painting directly. It also comes in the form of keeping the labor evident, or using materials in such a way that it is evident that someone or something was here, and moved a bunch of stuff around.