KRATZ
530 West 25th Street, New York, NY
Ai-Wen Wu Kratz is originally from Hong Kong. She received a BFA in Painting and Mathematics from Fort Wright College in Spokane, WA., and an MFA in Painting and Printmaking from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, MI. She is an alumna of Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture. She holds a diploma, “Breaking Into Print” from the Institute For Writers, Madison, CT. In addition to exhibits in the United States, Kratz had one-person exhibitions in France, Germany, England, Egypt, and Austria. Her works can be found in private and public collections in Canada, Germany, Bangladesh, Argentina, and the U.S., including the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum in St. Louis, MO.
Dr. Mara Ferloni, Critic and Journalist commented on works by Ai-Wen Wu Kratz: “A fascinating language rich in meaningful forms with a dialectic indicating a style of maturity, an emotional lyricism which becomes a protagonist across a palpable rendering for forms. A scenic rendering full of joy, in which one is surrounded by a joy of colors which testify to a great creative sensitivity expressed in a language which preserves fascinating poetry in its structural integrity.”
AI-WEN WU KRATZ ON
Echo Of The Seasons, 2017 Acrylic on canvas 30 x 96 | 30” x 40” each (4 units) $12000
Allegro, 2024
New Finds, 2019
Acrylic on canvas
8” x 32” (Four 8” x 8” units)
$2200
Acrylic on canvas 24” x 36”
x 24”
Dance To The Earth, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
60” x 12”
$3000
/ Part II, 2014
Renewal
Acrylic on canvas
51” x 60” $5000
x 40”
Transformation,
x 33”
Improvisation, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
17” x 17”
$2000
In the 2024 Prix De Lausanne Ballet Competition, the coach told the candidates, “Don’t let the pirouette be the boss. You, the dancer, are the boss.” My apprehension of the suggestion is: “Don’t do what you do mindlessly. But be the one to shape the outcome.” This gives me a lead to hike my journey as a painter. The fields of human pursuits are innumerable: technology, engineering, science, medicine, philosophy, religion, and a thousand more, all aiming at making ours a better world. The success resulting from the driven devotions of field experts is astounding. All alert my conscience to make my contribution with my education and training. For me, It is to produce artwork. I find inspiration in literature, classical music, contemporary stage design, choreographic lines in ballet, and vocal arts. I attempt to focus my works on spirituality, intellectualism, and aesthetics. My works are not intended for beautification, rather, they are to offer the viewer pathways to reach a higher level of spiritual and intellectual experiences. I am encouraged by Maria Callas’ words, “You are born an artist or you are not. And you stay an artist, even if your voice is less of fireworks. The artist is always there.” For inquiries, sales@agora-gallery.com
