On Tuesday March 9, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews visionary painters Kia Zora and Ila Rose about their show “We Are A Part” at the Red E Café. They talk about symbolic animals and plants, their color choices, how long they work on a painting and the role of magic mushrooms. “We Are A Part” at the Red E Cafe ends Friday March 12.
ARTIST INFORMATION
ILA ROSE: www.ilaroseart.com
IG: @ilaroseart
KIA ZORA: https://www.kiazora.com/
IG: @kiazora
FROM THE PRESS RELEASE
The Red e Café Gallery is pleased to present "We are a part", paintings by Kia Zora and Ila Rose, on display from February 15 - March 12. Please come visit the café and gallery during opening hours (8 am - 1 pm daily). (We are temporarily suspending our opening party due to COVID-19 restrictions.)
A message from Red e Café & Gallery
With strict guidelines and extreme diligence in sanitation, Red e Café is open from 8 am-1 pm each day. Please also visit our website for coffee needs or local delivery. We will continue to have monthly art shows so please stop by, grab a coffee and a quick look. Stay well. Our website: red e café
Kia Zora and Ila Rose: "We are a part"
ARTIST BIO and STATEMENT
Kia and Ila have a unique relationship. Both grew up in Eugene Oregon. Kia is a triplet, with two identical brothers. Ila has a twin brother.
Growing up, though the pair had not yet met, they were often mistaken for each other. When they finally got close, their connection was undeniable. Somehow, though not tied genetically, they are undoubtedly sisters. They have been painting and discussing art with each other since the blossoming of their friendship over a decade ago. Their art has obvious correlations as well as unique stylistic differences. While Kia paints more intuitively and directly, Ila often plans and works through many detailed layers to reach her final composition. Despite these technical differences in their approach, they depict much of the same subject matter, including anatomy, nature, symbolism and cycles as well as share a similar color palette. Through years of painting together and sharing their creative process, the two have created works that seem to speak to each other. This body is a combination of individual works by both artists and several collaborations. It is meant to showcase how art is a language. It also displays the unique bond these two artists have shared and how a connection and ongoing conversation between creative soul-sisters might play out on canvas.
Sometimes, we encounter someone whom we feel innately akin to, and there is no way to explain or reason around it. For these two, the art has done the reasoning. The work speaks for itself. This is Kia and Ila's first time showing together but will surely not be their last.
"We are a part" is a show about relationships. It is a dialogue about how We are a part of a greater connected network while at the same time we stand apart separately from each other. Both artists in the show, Kia Zora and Ila Rose, share a common thread in their works that speaks to the interconnectedness of all things and people.
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Joseph Gallivan has been a reporter since 1990. He has covered music for the London Independent, Technology for the New York Post, and arts and culture for the Portland Tribune, where he is currently the Business Reporter. He is the author of two novels, "Oi, Ref!" and "England All Over" which are available on Amazon.com
This show was recorded on Zoom video conferencing software in Portland on March 5, 2021.
That clicking noise is the rain in Eugene, according to Ila.
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