Certain Uncertainty

Nothing is stable in Kim Goldberg's abstract ink and watercolor compositions. These works aren't illustrations or reproductions of events from Oct. 7 and its aftermath. They are symbolic, even seductive sort of complex calligraphy (Tom Wachunas, critic) that reflect the disturbing reality our Jewish world is facing, and which confront our collective distress in an attempt to transform and internalize these overwhelming experiences. Goldberg uses muscle memory and intuition, swaying between careful control and the creation of chaotic layers, dancing in elusive positions, writhing to capture her current mood and feelings at a given moment, during this period of instability. Amorphous and jagged shapes are juxtaposed with linearities, both sharp and soft, cutting through or hovering in washes of colors saturated and opaque, or translucent and fading into an undefined distance. The sheer depth of Goldberg's metaphysical imagery, her visual "writing" as it were, mesmerizes, drawing eyes further and further into even the tiniest of visual passages wherein swirling moments of chaotic discordance give way, if ever so briefly, to hope and harmony. Kim Goldberg, an artist and graphic designer with a rich artistic background, lives and works in Omaha, Nebraska. An experimental and conceptual artist, Kim explores the spaces between the corporeal and the abstract. She combines tangible materials (paper, water, ink, and watercolor) with the intangible (time, instinct, chance and introspection) to create unique visual expressions. Goldberg's work embodies both profound and therapeutic aspects of contending with imperfections, regrets, openness, adaptability, rehabilitation and the state of not knowing. These works are eloquent, powerful evocations that speak the unspeakable.