Kristy Modarelli
54 // Kristy Modarelli is originally from Ohio but is now based in Philadelphia, USA. She studied for a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio, majoring in Jewellery and Metals. Kristy also studied Jewellery for a semester at Central Saint Martins, London. In 2012 Kristy undertook The Aldas Project, in which she created a drawing a day. Her design inspiration comes from many things, particularly science, and especially geology and biology, and the visual aesthetic of old, outdated science (like dusty old natural-history museums), and charts and graphs. Going forward, Kristy wants to create for more commercial projects, and to sell more original artwork to people who do not think they are of a class to own art. She would also love to work on larger commissions for public places, such as the surface designs – flat or in relief – for a permanent structure, like a building or paved plaza.
Design Heroes: Viktor Schreckengost, Hella Jongerius, Martha Stewart
Luminous 3
Luminous
Family Resemblance 3
These images were created by hand, drawn in ink, with watercolour and gouache added for colour. They were created in 2012 as part of a year-long project in which Kristy made 366 unique drawings in 366 days (it was a leap year). For these drawings, she frequently utilized repetition and geometric shapes, often following a sort of rule that dictated how the pattern would form within the drawing.
Festival
New Geology 5
These images were created by hand, drawn in ink, with watercolour and gouache added for colour. They were created in 2012 as part of a year-long project in which Kristy made 366 unique drawings in 366 days (it was a leap year). For these drawings, she frequently utilized repetition and geometric shapes, often following a sort of rule that dictated how the pattern would form within the drawing.