CRITIQUES
"I met Ms. Kerstetter as a fine art book publisher in 1992 when I saw her works and took an interest in them. I consider her to be one of this country's finest painters."
Thomas West, Ph.D.
Former Professor, University of Paris
Curator, Musée national d'art moderne,
Centre G. Pompidou
Chief Editor, Art International
Pesident, Digital Page Publishers, Ltd.
"Barbara Kerstetter......The point and counterpoint......presented initially challenge the viewer to make a choice, only to realize that life is lived in the tension between the traditional and the modern, the physical and the metaphysical, the secular and the spiritual. We are caught in the middle, whether we like it or not. Barbara Kerstetter holds us there. She places us in this tension with extraordinary painterly skill and we find our own journeys more acutely as she leads us into hers."
Hugh Hildesly
Sotheby's International Art Dealers
"Barbara Kerstetter's oil paintings capture tumultuous energy exploding off the wall. With fauvist intensity but subtler hues, she unleashes wild patterns which dance in gaseous space. Arrhythmic strokes bounce off rhythmic structures in lyrical gales that haunt and entrance. This conesive suite of paintings speaks strongly about paint and the art impulse to capture our deeptest feelings."
Jim De Woody
Artist
New York
"Barbara Kerstetter is one of the most dynamic artists I have ever encountered. As a painter she is equally crafty and meaningful in her figurative work as she is in her abstract style. Her work is emotional, capricious and beautiful, and evokes the spectator in a variety of ways. Constantly honest and driven - she is ever so inquisitive, open-minded, and ready to interpret the immediate world around her. She is a true artist with an individual vision - never afraid of the many sacrifices which often escort such a life. She is also blessed with an unusual streak of generosity for other peers in the arts - following their work and output, and providing them with positive feedback and advice. Barbara Kerstetter is a genuine 'giver' in an era where 'taking' is the more popular characteristic amongst struggling artists. She wisely understands that art must constantly reach out via dialogue and presentation. Her contribution to the community in which she lives and creates is totally admirable. "
Ronn Yedidia,
Composer and Pianist
New York