EXHIBITION

AN ALCHEMY OF MATTER

In Patina Experiment #9, Kitterle conjures a landscape of weathered walls and architectural remnants, where muted reds, yellows, and greys emerge against a turquoise ground. The surface feels less painted than unearthed, marked by scraping, layering, and traces of repair. It recalls ruins suspended between endurance and collapse, where abstraction meets the quiet persistence of history.

Here Kitterle explores patina not simply as surface effect but as metaphor for memory and time. The painting suggests archaeological strata, where color and erosion carry both loss and resilience. The work differs from the dreamlike staging of Tired Irises by focusing on materiality—closer in spirit to ancient fresco fragments or the textured ruins of Anselm Kiefer. Through its layered construction, Patina Experiment #9 becomes a meditation on the endurance of forms and the poetry of decay.