Hello Art Lovers
I have been invited to a residency at Seamus Heaney Homeplace N.Ireland in collaboration with poet extaordinaire Jodi Hollander in 2026. I am in discussions with CERN for another collaboration with phycist artist DR. Michael Hoch. Theme yet to be determined, but Interference patterns and dark matter are possibilities.
FundaMENTAL Factories™ Oolite Arts workshop dates forthcoming for 2026. This will be an exciting series featuring guest artists, scientists, and creators of all sorts. My FUNDAMENTAL FACTORIES™series was born out of a need to create attributes I require in my life and essential necessities for all. Art can be more than a reflection of the construct we exist within. It can inform and shape reality.
I am opening up commissions this summer for past themes I wish to revisit with new insights. These topics include: London, New York, and Venice. DM
COMPASSION FACTORY
2024 8.5 x 7.5 x 3.75
Repurposed letter o, photos, acrylic paint, found objects, epoxy, varnish
Compassion is imperfect. This is when it is needed most. A red Jacob's ladder adds an assist. Swirling pink smoke soothes; wrapped in a symbolic hug.
PEACE FACTORY
2024 23.5 x 22.5 x 3.75
Repurposed letter c's, photos, paint, silver leaf, zip ties, copper, epoxy, varnish
Photos of St.Paul's Cathedral (spirituality) & CERN physics lab (science) combine to create a meditative experience. Rose windows, mandalas, kaleidoscopes, & sacred geometry informed my process. Peace is fluid & fought for. Birthed by battle.
BALANCE FACTORY
2024 8.5 x 7.5 x 3.75
Repurposed #0, photos, paint, metal, silver leaf, levels, epoxy, varnish
We are all seeking balance and simplicity in this fast paced world. Sometimes we need to zero out.
HOPE FACTORY
2023 17.5 x 13.5 x 2
Photos, paint, varnish, metal, epoxy
Hope was needed to make this artwork. My epoxy pour went wrong and I was left to drive a car over the artwork in hope of reviving it. Lesson = when Hope is lost one needs Courage to regain it.
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HELP FACTORY
2023 20 x 10 x 3
Photos, spray paint, repurposed number 0, acrylic, epoxy, varnish, ink, graphite, on cradled wood
I attempted to create "Hope" and realized the universe delivered me "Help" with the aerial SOS apparent.
COURAGE FACTORY
2024 58 x 36 x 3
Photos, galvanized steel, spray paint, foam, hardware, cardboard, plastic, epoxy, varnish on cradled wood
I am not sure if all hope must be lost to have courage or if courage is needed to have Hope. These 2 qualities are kin.
OPTIMISM FACTORY
2024 12x9
Prints, spray paint, grommet, trim line, epoxy and a smile on cradled wood
Current events prompted this artwork.
PERSPECTIVE FACTORY
2017-24 27x23
Time, photos, cardboard, found objects, paint, epoxy in white floater frame
This factory was started years ago. Time being the sacred ingredient. Layers were taken off revealing my process. Paint was added to connect elements.
PLAY FACTORY
2024 12x9
Test prints, spray paint, grommets, trim line, epoxy on cradled wood
Play is needed always: especially when creating.
BIG DREAM FACTORY
2023 16 x 16 x 4
Repurposed chrome letter I, photos, paint, graphite, found metal, empty space, epoxy, varnish on cradled wood
We all need a dream. This artwork is the first in the series. It features a horizontal letter "I" as an altar. White torus input points permeate the surfaces waiting for manifestations under the blue cloud.
LOVE FACTORY
2023 12.5 x 12.5 x 4
Constructed from salvaged chrome letter L's, photos, epoxy, varnish, ink
Love Factory reflects inward and radiates outward. It is the energy of the earth created through spiritual resonance.
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VITALITY FACTORY
2023 16 x 16 x 4
Repurposed chrome letter I, paint, hardware, ink, wood, varnish, epoxy, shadows on cradled wood
Produces life force with health and vigor. The I serves as an altar, anthropomorphic qualities merge with bodily shadows forming a union with the viewer.
BIO
Kathy Kissik incorporates her own photography with objects, collage and other materials to create works that challenge traditional notions of perception. Her works are dreamscapes, whether evoking romance in the form of abundant blankets of flowers or desire in the form of imaginary “factories” where Intangible (and sometimes elusive) notions of love, hope and peace can be made true.
Following on Kissik’s career-long interest in architecture and industry, her recent FUNDAMENTAL FACTORIES™ works play with the idea that anything can be manufactured, or mass-produced, including our deepest desires. In a similar spirit to Charles Sheeler (1883-1965) she uses her own photography as the basis for conceptualizing these castles of industry. Kissik refers to these factories and “secular fetishes,” drawing into question what it is we truly worship in our industrialized world.
Kathy Kissik received her BFA and Fifth Year Diploma from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University. Her work has been exhibited throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe, and is included in numerous collections including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Wellington Management, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Progressive Corporation. Recent residencies include the Arcadia Artist Residency, Scottsdale, AZ; the Banff Art Centre, Canada and the Slade School of Fine Art, London. She has received numerous grants including from the Stephen King Foundation and Pollock-Krasner Foundation.
Kissik has been represented by Alpha Gallery, Boston, MA since 1993 and Robert Fontaine Gallery, Miami, FL since 2012.
Jerry Saltz in front of "Red Fuji" in the James Fleck collection.