Situated between warrior princess and sturdy milkmaid, Portland, OR based artist Rainen Knecht’s hybrid, feminine figures playfully enact feminist revenge fantasies as they lounge, bend or contort into suggestive puzzles. Unbound by convention they are sexy, angry, ugly and funny. Her questioning of the frame's rigid utilitarianism led her into the gratifying exploration of materiality and decoration, as seen in her recent incorporation of artist-made frames. Rainen Knecht has held solo exhibitions at Fourteen30 Contemporary and CAPITOL and Knecht was also included in a 2 person exhibition with Nicola L in 2018, at SITUATIONS in New York City, NY. She has participated in numerous group exhibitions internationally Stems Gallery (Brussels), Various Small Fires, Fisher Parrish, and The Pit, Los Angeles.
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RAINEN KNECHT
The Sturdy Calf, 2022
Oil on linen, wood and plaster
36.8 × 31.0 inches
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