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Kyla Johnk
Between Rhythm and Rawness:
Close observations of texture, color, and unease.
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Kyla Johnk’s work captures fleeting fragments of the world textures, colors, and movements drawn from both nature and the urban landscape. Guided by intuition, her creative process unfolds in stillness and spontaneity, where observation transforms into abstraction. Each piece becomes a visual rhythm, balancing freedom and focus, beauty and unease.
Madrid-based and originally from the Colorado Rocky Mountains, Kyla Johnk creates paintings that explore the overlooked patterns and hidden structures of her surroundings. Through close observation, she distills fragments of reality into compositions that feel both grounded and ethereal. Her process is one of surrender—she paints suspended in time, allowing instinct and accident to lead the way.
Recently, her work has expanded beyond surface beauty to confront deeper emotional terrains, reflecting on fear, vulnerability, and the uneasy truths of the world we inhabit. The result is a body of work that moves between tenderness and intensity, urging viewers to look closer, linger longer, and find meaning in what often goes unseen.
 Wounded buildingCourtesy of the artist |  transection of architectural ligamentsCourtesy of the artist |  ArterioArchCourtesy of the artist |  Aortic FoyerCourtesy of the artist |
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 In the city's embrace, wreckage distills, bending planes unseenCourtesy of the artist |  Stadium №2Courtesy of the artist |
BIO
Born in the Colorado Rocky Mountains and currently based in Madrid, Kyla Johnk is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice bridges observation and emotion. Her work draws on both natural and urban textures to explore the dialogue between beauty, chaos, and truth. Through abstraction and intuitive mark-making, she captures the fleeting balance between stillness and movement.
PUBLICATIONS
Kyla’s work has been featured in group exhibitions and independent art showcases in Spain and the United States. Her growing presence in the Madrid art scene reflects her evolving exploration of abstraction and her dialogue with contemporary material and emotional landscapes.
BETWEEN STILLNESS AND IMPULSE
In Kyla Johnk’s work, beauty is not static—it’s alive, shifting, and sometimes uncomfortable. Her compositions trace the boundary between wonder and unease, revealing how observation can turn into revelation. Each piece invites the viewer into that suspended moment of creation—where instinct meets reflection, and the world’s raw fragments become poetry in motion.
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