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Kevin Kadar
LIC Gallery has reached an agreement with Kevin Kadar’s estate, and we will offer his works for the time being. Most of the proceeds from sales will go directly to his estate. We were thrilled to represent Kevin and are very happy to continue showcasing this exceptional artist’s work. Ever since early childhood creation, especially drawing and painting, has been an obsession. I remember being so moved by epic cinematic scenes that for hours afterwards I needed to relive through fastidious drawing. Fast forward years later when there were opportunities to visit great museums I found myself transfixed in front of certain paintings, comfortably shifting into a state where time and space lost meaning. Often lasting for 45 minutes, with eyes squinting, slowly gliding backwards and forwards, side to side accompanied by the sensation of levitating. Movements became more refined until strangely there was the awareness of the sensation of entering the skin of the great painter after finding the exact coordinates of where they stood in relation to the painting while they made their final adjustments. While in this state I naturally asked, “How do you know to do that?” Nowadays, especially with this body of work, there are three main elements of focus while developing a painting. Firstly, there is the act of “destroying” the surface by arbitrarily applying paint, then scraping or scratching with a painting knife, spatula, brush, or fingernails. This serves not only to free my mind from the constraining patterns of what is known and what was done in the past, but also serves as an important reminder to nurture free mark making as the painting becomes more developed. The main element of focus here is to create the beginnings of a place, or staging ground where some as of yet unknown drama can unfold.Browse all performers