Karley Klopfenstein
SMCM's Artist Talk featured a guest lecturer, who is also an alum (class of 1997), to speak of her work a sculptor.
Karley Klopfenstein majored in Art and Anthropology/Sociology during her time here at St. Mary's. After graduation, she attended VCU (Virginia Commonwealth) for an MFA on probationary terms. Despite her efforts, her work was considered unacceptable. She mentioned never failing at anything, ever, in her entire life. In the midst of her figuring out her next move, she moved to Key West, FL. There, she became Director of Exhibition at Sculpture Key West. In the middle of being surrounded by so many amazing works, she created sculpture once more.
This image is an example of what she exhibited in Sculpture Key West. I believe this piece was the second time she used this same red satin. The first time was a ribbon/bow that she tied on one of the site locations. After she took that apart, she wrapped this large tree which was floating out on the banks of Key West. The final time, she draped the fabric all along the coast line.
Currently, she is using a $15,000 grant that she received to create a war tank at half scale. The idea sprung with a Carpet Bomb. She explained how the term carpet bomb meant bombs that annihilate a largely expanded area. Her sculptures are the shape of large weapons (on a much smaller scale, but still pretty large) used in war covered in soft, colorful, and beautiful rugs. In doing this, her work is making a political statement about modern warfare and the foreign and domestic relationships between conflicting nations. Below is a sketch of what her final piece will look like.
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