Living in Malaysia inspired First Saturday Arts Market painter
published May. 26, 2011
The first Houston showing of new watercolor paintings by Dutch-American artist Kim Kaiser since 2008 will take place at the First Saturday Arts Market in the Heights on June 4.
Kaiser will display 14 works on paper, created in and inspired by the Southeast Asian country of Malaysia, where she lived for three years working in the multi-cultural city of Kuala Lumpur.
The city inspired Kaiser to create a series of watercolor paintings called “Urban Blossom.” The series focuses on various species of flora commonly found hidden in the city. The pieces “endeavor to strip away the noise surrounding the subjects, to see the simple beauty and originality of each species.”
"I'm very interested in the patterns one sees in nature because to me it represents order and balance in a world where it's so easy to dwell on chaos," Kaiser says. "Life is actually rather simple."
First Saturday Arts Market in the Heights just marked its seven-year milestone and begins its fifth year of opening at night only, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., for the summer on June 4.
First Saturday will be held on the Wind Water Gallery parking lot, located at 548 W. 19th St. at Lawrence Street. Admission and nearby parking are free.
For more information and a complete roster of participating artists, visit www.firstsaturdayartsmarket.com or call 713-802-1213.
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Kim and her husband David Kaiser.
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