I paint to provide proof—for myself and others—of existing in certain moments in time. I paint to capture, document, and preserve memories. I translate the essence of moments through color by mixing up the poetics of people and places. This process preserves memories as tangible "maps." I often juxtapose these memory maps with short captions that form the foundation for the colors I mix.
I paint to remember. Through subtle shifts in colors or ranges of contrasting colors, I attempt to create something familiar, and—at the same time—something entirely elusive and intangible. My colors tell of a person or place's ambiguous history. This vagueness is complemented by specifics in my writing and leaves much to the viewers' interpretation.
Color is how I decipher new places when traveling, and the people I meet along the way. Through color I am trying to remedy nostalgia; my paintings are the vessels that ferry viewers back in time, so they can encounter a moment again and again.
BIO: she/her (b. 1988) Kristin Texeira creates abstract paintings inspired by her interactions with people and places. Her use of color is channeled from her sensitivity to memory and synesthetic aptitude. She often creates “memory maps” that tell of a specific moment in time. Texeira graduated from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2010. She has exhibited work via Uprise Art in New York City, with Hashimoto Contemporary in San Francisco, Studio Cromie in Grottaglie, Italy as well as other galleries across the country and abroad. She has been awarded residencies that include the Albers’ Foundation Artist Residency, the Varda Artist Residency, the Google Artist in Residence Program, The Jaunt, The Sam and Adele Golden Foundation Artist Residency, and Vermont Studio Center. She currently lives and works in Barryville, NY.
contact: kristintexeira@gmail.com