SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Jack Fischer Gallery is opening Posturing, a painting show by Nina Katz and Kirstine Reiner Hansen on view starting today and continuing through July 29th, 2023, reception for the artists June 17, 3-5 p.m.

Nina Katz: “ My paintings for the show span several years of work and include pictures of the famous, infamous, personal connections, and the unknown. Regardless of who is depicted, my work explores the tension between outer affect and inner essence of who these people are and my connection to them.

My intent is to let the paint be loose, painterly, or more precise in technique, which in turn is determined by the subject and or the moment. I often seek to subvert the technical and let the strange and engaging emerge in the image with the paint as its vehicle allowing its unique voice to expose itself and be heard. Ensuring its free rein to create compositions with moments of abstraction coupled with a mysterious narrative.”

Kirstine Reiner Hansen: “Through the use of collage-like fragmentation I seek to explore the interplay between fashion, art history, and identity, seeking to create a new kind of portraiture. The disrupted realism of the figures reflect the kaleidoscopic nature of modern-day life with its infinite feed of impressions and distractions while also touching upon the multiple, often conflicting identities that people inherently inhabit.

Ambiguous narratives are present in the work and interplay between the figures, whose poses are inspired by fashion photography and insta-gram selfies seemingly designed to evoke a sense of superiority and glamour. They in turn reference gestures found in historical portraits which along with the rich and luxurious garments convey a sense of power. I am aiming to create a portrait that speaks to the complexity of the contemporary human experience and the fluidity of personal identity. Thus fragmentation became necessary in order to explore a new synthesis and reconfiguration of reality.”