Suzanne Klotz

Much of my work juxtaposes realities built on the foundation of spiritual principles and goals, with social values based on the myth of  ownership and illusions of alienation.

The materials are manipulated so as to appear to have opposite innate qualities. For example: hard surfaces appear soft and soft surfaces appear hard. Similarly, social relations involving authority and power are explored for their misuses and abuses of human rights. The surface reality presented by those in power (the media, the government, institutions), is inverted, via the same logic of the found materials and objects from the popular cultures that produced them. This process reveals the chimeras that may well be in our unexamined social consciousness

Art reflects the values of society and bridges the divide between the familiar and the unfamiliar. The creative process and product are invested with the power to elevate consciousness, encourage investigation of truth and assist in the advancement of a unified world society.

I attempt to create art that engages the viewer on visual, emotional and intellectual levels and upon investigation, the content expands. The work addresses, in an ironic way, contemporary attitudes towards gender roles, marriage, materialism, global, social and economic disparity, and the invisible lines that define borders.