Ides Kihlen photographed by Richard Shultz
Ides Kihlen (b. 1917, Argentina) emerged onto the Buenos Aires art scene in her early 80s. She studied at the National School of Decorative Arts in Buenos Aires while simultaneously pursuing music. She also trained with artists such as Emilio Pettoruti, Juan Batlle Planas, Pío Collivadino, and André Lhote. While Kihlen’s work is mostly non-figurative, many of her compositions contain references to music such as hovering keyboard-like forms, clefs, and staves. Her color palette is generally reserved; however, her works exude vibrant, playful energy, and seemingly present windows into new dimensions where forms float freely through space. Kihlen has exhibited her artwork in South America, North America, and Europe.
