I reduce subjects to summarized form, this is how I define abstraction. These shapes become symbolic of objects and their greater meaning.
The composition and subject matter work together with concepts to communicate meaning. Hope and beauty are the gems of life and by abstracting form in meaningful compositions I can share that.
In my Rainstorm/ Rainbow series I add layers and layers of paint that change in the light, revealing storms at sunrise that are in the process of transformation.
I am a passionate creator working in painting, photography, and sculpture. I create work that explores the dichotomy of abstraction and representation, careful planning and experimentation, control and freedom. I explore the water cycle as a symbol of hope.
Caroline Knickmeier is a world-wide exhibiting artist-designer that grew up on the waterways of Wisconsin and Big Island, Hawaii. Her love of water and nature serve as inspiration in her work. The work combines art and science, with themes of connecting to nature to overcome adversity. She is completing her MFA at the Academy of Art University and recent exhibitions include the Florence Biennale, Chania International Photo Festival, and exhibitions in Venice and Milan; with solo exhibitions at Madison College and Overture Center. She has permanent installations at St. James Lutheran and GMK Architecture where she is represented, as well as Woman Made Gallery of Chicago. She regularly receives requests from galleries across Europe and is published in countless literary and visual journals and anthologies.
Caroline Knickmeier is an artist, writer, designer, and curator. She recently exhibited in the Florence Bienalle 2021, MADS Gallery in Milan, Body Language at Grand Canal Venice, and the Chania International Photography Festival, and is forthcoming in many international exhibitions. She has exhibited in JMKAC, Overture Center (solo exhibition), Gallery Marzen, Janet Carson, UW Lofts Gallery, Bridge Art Gallery, Tye Johnson Gallery, Arterie Fine Arts, Morpho Gallery, Edgewood College Gallery, SOHE Link Gallery, Light Space and Time, Artworks, re:artiste, Woman Made Gallery, and River Arts on Water, among others. She is published or forthcoming in FSTOP, Main Street Rag, Apeiron Review, Ruminate, LED, Moon Shadow Press, The Voices Project, Oh Dear Beast, The Birds we Piled Loosely, Thought Collection Publishing, theartistunleashed, Humana Obscura, Yahara Journal, Foliate Oak, Snapdragon, Prospectus, Plants and Poetry Journal, Montana Mouthful, Catalyst, and Mud Season Review, among many others. Caroline is completing her MFA in painting and drawing and M.Arch in San Fransisco. She is represented at GMK Architecture, forthcoming with PAKS Gallery, and a member of Woman Made Gallery.