Kim Marra

My paintings focus on personal spaces and the objects we fill our lives with. I create surrealist, colorful compositions that combine different textures, surfaces and patterns. These motifs are collaged together into nonsensical spaces that feel both welcoming and confusing. I am interested in the tension that results when symbols of comfort, like pillows and house plants, are abstracted and deconstructed. The resulting imagery is meant to feel both recognizable and completely foreign, inviting the viewer to enter into each escapist haven with cautious curiosity.