PastoreKaress

I was born in Chicago into a long line of creative blood. In the year 2000 I moved to pursue my degree in sculpture at The Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Never limiting myself to any one medium, I started my most recent venture in 2020 with stone at the Laguna Gloria in Austin, TX.

Artist’s Statement

High-caliber contemporary art is evocative. It startles, tells a story, stirs up an unconscious memory. Great art unsettles the status quo, shifts perspective, and stimulates a reaction, all the while enticing the viewer to unravel a metaphor – capturing their own meaning.

My aesthetic vision is simple. I create to evoke. My artwork is innovative, playful, edgy, and loaded with politically charged metaphoric meaning. This is what I long for – to make the audience feel as alive viewing my artwork as I do when I am in my studio making it – steeped in the smell of paint, the buzz of tools and the vibrant colors that surround me. When I start to create, I see the initial shape and form, soon the art piece finds its own voice, guiding my hands, finding its own identity. I never look for perfection, instead I embrace the imperfections.