A.C 15-1920
2021 Woven Ribbon 150 x 150 cm | 59.1 x 59.1 in.
USD 5,000
Canada, b.1983
Lives and works in Escazú, Costa Rica
Katrin Aason’s oeuvre combines textiles and geometric abstractions, blending tradition with innovation. She recently enjoyed a solo exhibition at the prestigious Museum of Contemporary Art and Design in San José. Her show, 'Mas Alla Del Indigo' (Beyond Indigo), featured textile pieces created by hand-dyeing raw canvas with natural pigments derived from avocado pits, onion skins, black tea, cuculmeca, and indigo. This natural dyeing process, which Aason describes as physical and spiritual, was a skill she learned during her residencies in Peru from communities of women who have preserved this lost art.
The result is a collection of beautifully organic and raw pieces that resonated profoundly in the museum’s industrial setting. Each of her pieces are untitled and assigned a code to encourage personal interpretation.
Her previously highly-acclaimed series A-Simetría Concreta, was exhibited at the National Gallery in San José. This series of work explored the cultural significance of ancient textiles, alongside optical illusions and depth through striking colour.
In her series Angeles & Demonios, Aason studied themes of duality and human complexity, creating ethereal portraits from fine black threads on recycled aluminum sheets. Sanded circularly to enhance symmetry and light reflection, these works evoke a fragile yet resilient balance, inviting contemplation of good and evil.
As a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and the Costa Rican Association of Visual Artists, Aason has exhibited her work extensively worldwide. Her art, characterised by an the relationships between form, texture, and symbolism, reveals layers of history and emotion, challenging norms and inviting cultural reflection. Aason is set to exhibit at Craig Krull Gallery in Santa Monica in May 2025.
Katrin Aason in her studio, 2024 (Photography by Julio Sequeira)
“Each piece is different to the eye simply by how you look at it. Each strip becomes a fragment, a pixel, an experience, a scar.” Aason, 2023