Self-Portrait
By: Robb Kunz
Artist statement: “My paintings explore the abstract simplicity of ordinary life and the deductive impulse to see ourselves reflected back in art. Specifically, this series of paintings examine mental health as color. While each color represents a different mental perspective, the study involves trying to create something with a wholistic aesthetic. I paint with watercolor, acrylic and oil. Using embroidery and fabric manipulation is a recent expansion of my artistic expression. Combining differing elements and mediums represents the fractures and cooperation it requires to maintain a healthy and creative mental outlook.”
Robb Kunz hails from Teton Valley, Idaho. He received his MFA in creative writing from the University of Idaho. He currently teaches writing at Utah State University and is the Art and Design Faculty Advisor of Sink Hollow: An Undergraduate Literary Journal. His art has been published in Peatsmoke Journal, Red Ogre Review, Fatal Flaw Literary Magazine, and New Delta Review. His art is upcoming in Grist: A Journal of the Literary Arts, Lone Mountain Literary Magazine, the Nonbinary Review, and The Jet Fuel Review.IG