This week, Farm & Table said goodbye to Shawn Turung’s beautiful artwork on our walls, and said hello to a brand-new artist! Now, if you come visit us, you’ll see the evocative prints and paintings of local artist Karsten Creightney. Welcome, Karsten! We are excited to be showcasing your work on our walls.
Creightney was born and raised in Albuquerque, and received his BA from Antioch College in Ohio, before returning home to complete his MFA at the University of New Mexico. Creightney works in a works in a variety of media including photographs, prints, and paint to create vivid and expressive collages. Says Creightney:
Collage is integral to my process… it is a space made of pieces where questions are posed as juxtaposed fragments. …I make a space in my work where the feeling of surprise mixed with the admiration of something beautiful, unexpected, or inexplicable can creep in.
The results are vivid landscapes that are at once real and familiar, yet strange and dreamlike. Creightney’s work is truly striking – come in and have a look for yourself!