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Kari Bienert is an Australian colour field painter who has been exhibiting nationally and
internationally for over 25 years. Her bright, colour-laden oil paintings are recognisable for their
unique geometric abstraction that are the result of a very personal oil mixing practise.
In Kari’s work, colours combine to form language and shape from a lucid, kaleidoscopic inner
world.
Kari’s images are inspired by dreams and are intricately connected to unconscious worlds. Her
fascination with the natural world, and the relationships between colours and people, nature, and
space produce luminous paintings that reference an expansive universe and a mysterious
microscopic realm. Her paintings can produce a dynamic multilayered 3D effect or a calm and
more undulating experience.
Over the past 30 years she has travelled and painted extensively in the US, Europe, and Asia. Her
works are in private and public collections across the world, including Art bank and Macquarie
University. She has held over 20 solo exhibitions and won numerous awards, including The
Manhattan Arts ‘Her Story’, second place prize, 2017. The Circle for the Arts Foundation (France),
‘Artist of the Year ‘Honourable Mention, 2018 and, most recently, ‘The Collector’s Art Prize’ from
Contemporary Art Curator Magazine, 2022/23.
Kari possesses a Bachelor of Visual Arts from the University of South Australia.
„Oil painting has been my passion for over 30 years. Colours come together to form language and
shape from a lucid, kaleidoscopic inner world. I am fascinated by the endless revolving rhythms
and patterns found in nature and technology. I am drawn to relationships between colours and
people, nature, and space.
Colours and shapes are a universal unspoken language that can be interpreted on an energetic
level.
It is here in the studio absorbed in the paint and music; I merge with a parallel world. I find an
evolution, a shift which directly affects the tapestry of relationships around me. My painting process
is slow and meditative, mixing oil colours methodically for many hours. Most colours are a complex
mix of over 20 oils to produce a single unique colour. It is then applied to the canvas flatly with a
brush.
The thickly textured paintings are the result of mixing oils and applying delicately with a knife or
long bristle brush. The works take months and the painting over time becomes a meditation for the
soul.
As we move into a new future, post pandemic, I am optimistic that this catastrophic time in history
has brought new life and new awareness beyond our imagination. We can build communities
based on our inner knowledge bursting with a love of nature and care for our fellow humans. We
can make choices that create peace and pursue dreams that are not incessantly material. We can
make choices to include and embrace, to be patient and reflective“.
Kari Bienert
City Conversation
108 x 96 cm, Oil on linen
Shamans Prayer
2008-23, 108 x 96 cm, Oil on linen
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