ABOUT
Born August 6, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Based in San Juan, Puerto Rico and Southern California

Kristine Overacre is a visual artist living and working in San Juan, Puerto Rico and Southern California. Her work seeks to reflect the complicated and colorful way she views the world around her—many of her paintings are representations of the people, places and things that most inspire her. She is best known for her works of new pointillism that document moments in time and illustrate how many disparate parts can form a connected whole. Her art is deeply influenced by a long-held meditative practice that includes Kundalini yoga, as well as a love of the natural world. Most of her work is created while in a naturally-induced semi-trance state akin to that of traditional meditation. 

A primary theme in her work is an interest in exploring hidden layers of meaning and symbol which are frequently only visible if you know what to look for and where to look. Her work seeks to explore the concept of surface, asserting the notion that objects of beauty have greater depth than may be initially apparent at first glance, that there’s a story to be explored if one takes the time to look closely. Kristine considers each piece of work as an act of love on paper, with pieces frequently dedicated to or inspired by a narrative thread. This storytelling through painting is part of the metaphysical aura of each piece and reflects the intention imbued within it while it was concepted and created.

Kristine’s work meets at the intersection of the tragically obscured and the plainly evident. Her practice of making dots explores humanity's significance in the universe at large, both collectively and individually. Her work is meant to be experienced at multiple viewing distances—this viewer immersion of zooming in and out gives each piece the vibration of living matter, allowing minute detail to transform into a collective whole.  For Kristine, her practice invites the seeing of dichotomy—that two opposing things can simultaneously be true—that both everything and nothing can matter at the same time.  She celebrates what others may deem as imperfection in an effort to show that there is no larger picture without the sum of its parts.  Kristine harnesses her intimate knowledge of both light and darkness to show that while we are a product of our experiences, it is how we shape, interpret and integrate them into our lives that forms us as a cohesive whole. 

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