Painting by Harri Klotz
Dublin Core
Title
Painting by Harri Klotz
Alternative Title
Painting by Harri Klotz
Subject
Art--Southern States
Painting--Florida
Paintings (Visual works)
Orlando (Fla.)
Description
Born in New York City, Harri Klotz has worked in New York, Florida, and Provincetown, Massachusetts. Settling in Orlando in 1946, she and husband, Solomon Klotz, collected jewelry from around the world along with pre-Columbian artifacts, which was donated to the Orlando Museum of Art upon her death at age 84. Discovering a lack of interest and support for the arts in Central Florida, Klotz formed the Creative Workshop, an artist's cooperative, in 1962. Members were encouraged to exhibit their work and share critique and ideas. She eventually opened a commercial gallery, as well.
Klotz was a colorist who employed layers upon layers of paint. One can look at one color area and see further and further within, but always return to the surface, as when a person looks into a pool of water that reflect the sky. Her jagged edgings enhance the dynamism of her surfaces. Free from any particular boundaries while retaining control of the elements, the emphasis is focused on the subject of the interior state with the intense feeling evoked by the abstract qualities of nature. The interplay of free shapes and the intensity of color expression float in an atmospheric continuum. Harri employs the full prism of colors in many ranges and categories.
Klotz was a colorist who employed layers upon layers of paint. One can look at one color area and see further and further within, but always return to the surface, as when a person looks into a pool of water that reflect the sky. Her jagged edgings enhance the dynamism of her surfaces. Free from any particular boundaries while retaining control of the elements, the emphasis is focused on the subject of the interior state with the intense feeling evoked by the abstract qualities of nature. The interplay of free shapes and the intensity of color expression float in an atmospheric continuum. Harri employs the full prism of colors in many ranges and categories.
Creator
Klotz, Harri
Source
Original color painting by Harri Klotz: City of Orlando Terrace Gallery, Orlando, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 1926-2015
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original color painting by Harri Klotz.
Is Part Of
City of Orlando Terrace Gallery, Orlando, Florida.
Art Legends of Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
104 KB
Medium
1 painting
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Visual Arts Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Harri Klotz.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the City of Orlando Terrace Gallery and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
"Art Legends of Orange County." OrlandoAtPlay.com. http://www.orlandoatplay.com/event/detail/20004/Art_Legends_of_Orange_County.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 painting
Collection
Citation
Klotz, Harri, “Painting by Harri Klotz,” RICHES, accessed April 27, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5351.