Evolve

Kyndra Sweep

MEET THE ARTIST

Kyndra Sweep grew up in Palmer, Alaska and moved to Asheville in 2020. She creates whimsical illustrations full of texture and color in a variety of mediums including watercolor, digital, ceramic, and paper mache. Her favorite subjects often include- silly monsters, talking fish people and/or a humanoid frog or two. When she’s not in her studio, you can find her playing a board game, painting a mural around town or going on an adventure with her wonderful partner and pups.

ABOUT THE WORK

Evolve shows a dark, beautiful, surrealistic world, teeming with biomorphic shapes able to be arranged in a multitude of ways. Not until you place the colorful oddities into the grayscale does joy and creativity come flowing into life.

Not yet ready to let a little light in? That’s ok. Go slow, place one creation at a time. Feel it out. Grow and move with it until you feel comfortable enough to add more.

Let the subtle shades of pinks, blues, greens change your perspective, mood and outlook. Almost every page of this interactive book can be maneuvered, taken away or replaced to engage the viewers story and perspective. Constructed with a whole lot of black ink(!), watercolor, white pencil, a few binder clips and a rescued wooden block, Evolve hints at the wonder of imaginary worlds both near and far.

To explore more fascinating works by Kyndra visit her Instagram and her website.

This unique work is priced at $65 at Downtown Books & News.