Yvette Kaiser Smith: Measured + Infused

February 26 - March 7, 2024

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interior gallery view with artwork on walls

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students looking at art on gallery floor

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interior gallery view of corner window with artwork on wall

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interior gallery view of three works of art on wall

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interior gallery view with five artworks hung on walls

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corner gallery view of two artworks hung on walls

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interior gallery view of corner with three artworks on walls

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Interior gallery view of three walls with four artworks on them

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A dark gray piece of felt and two semi-opaque pieces of acrylic stitched together with gold yarn

Oddment: Phantom Distinction
3mm polyester felt, 1/4" acrylic sheet, 8/4 cotton carpet warp yarn, woven cord, graphite.
21” x 17” x .5”, 2020

Two sheets of acrylic, one transparent yellow, the other white, fastened at a right angle to each other. The yellow sheet has holes in it that seem to glow in the light.

Building Blocks (e 2527) (pi 2546)
1/8” matte and fluorescent acrylic sheets, graphite, lacquer, nylon spacers, capped hardware.
21” x 26.5” x 1.25”, 2019

Sheets of acrylic in blues and whites joined with fasteners and decorated with plain wood shapes fastened with metal. Piece is displayed in two halves.

Architectonic Elements (pi 94639522473)
1/8” acrylic sheets, wood, spray paint, lacquer, capped hardware.
16.5” x 15” x 1.5”, 2019

Large piece of beige felt rolled at the top with different colored pieces of felt in gray, green, and yellow woven through in large strips. Decorative and functional stitching has been done.

Blended Tongue
1/4" industrial wool felt, 1/8" polyester felt, 4.7mm acrylic felt, size 5 pearl cotton thread, Sashiko thread, 8/4 cotton carpet warp yarn, 2mm twine, spray paint, marker, graphite, grommets.
67” x 44” x 3”, 2023

Two pieces of felt, one gray, one yellow, woven together in abstract geometrical patterns. Decorative stitching in red and black on either side.

“unstoppably connected, yet increasingly self-fragmenting”
1/8” polyester felt, 1/4” industrial wool felt, Sashiko thread, size 5 pearl cotton thread, gold thread, grommets.
27” x 33” x 2”, 2023

Semi-opaque acrylic panel with abstract black pattern next to small sliver of mirror on right side. A small hole to the left of the center of the piece also reveals a mirror.

Elevation: in 44 digits from e
1/8” mirror and matte acrylic sheets, spray paint, nylon spacers, capped hardware.
21” x 17” x 1.25”, 2019

Two pieces of acrylic next to each other, one with yellow abstract shapes, the other with black.

Building Blocks (pi 4297) (e 5635)
1/8” frosted and matte acrylic sheets, spray paint, graphite, nylon spacers, capped hardware.
19.25” x 30” x 1.25”, 2019

Two felt loops, one white, one brown, stitched together with gold thread embroidery

a Balancing of 2
½” industrial wool felt, 4.7mm acrylic felt, gold thread, Sashiko thread, 3mm cotton twine.
39” x 21” x 6”, 2024

side view of two felt loops, one white, one brown, stitched together with gold thread embroidery revealing the dimension of the piece

a Balancing of 2
½” industrial wool felt, 4.7mm acrylic felt, gold thread, Sashiko thread, 3mm cotton twine.
39” x 21” x 6”, 2024

A large piece of beige felt covers an acrylic panel. Rectangles have been cut to reveal different colors of acrylic or a mirror. Decorative stitching surrounds the squares.

MK Polyphony
1/4” industrial wool felt, 4.7mm acrylic felt, 1/8” transparent, opaque, and mirror acrylic sheet scraps, Sashiko thread, 8/4 cotton carpet warp yarn, acrylic yarn, graphite, grommets.
27” x 33” x 1”, 2023

Layers of different felts in beige, gray, and yellow on top of each other in geometrical shapes with decorative stitching

Border Disorder
1/8” polyester felt, 4.7mm acrylic felt, Sashiko thread, cotton yarn, grommets.
27” x 33” x 1”, 2023

Dark gray felt layered over green and white felt with rectangular holes cut in. Decorative stitching in light blue thread.

Exposed & Isolated
1/4" industrial wool felt, 4.7mm acrylic felt, spray paint, chalk, 2mm cotton twine, 8/4 cotton carpet warp yarn, grommets.
40” x 48” x 1”, 2023

About the Artist

Generated by math and infused with cultural remnants absorbed during extensive travels, Yvette Kaiser Smith’s work broadly falls into the category of geometric abstraction. Her work uses a broad range of materials, often textilebased, with the nature of these materials front and center. Yvette was born in Soviet occupied Prague, Czechoslovakia and immigrated to the United States as a child. She has exhibited work throughout the US and abroad. yvettekaisersmith.com