Background
She is also the daughter of artist and academic, Elizabeth Presa.
She is also the daughter of artist and academic, Elizabeth Presa.
Her work has received much attention in the art world due to the personal nature of her subject matter, often putting herself in humiliating situations. She is a graduate of both the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) and the University of Melbourne. The term "aesthetic of the pathetic" has been attributed to Klose"s work.
Conservative pundit and Herald Sun columnist Andrew Bolt said of Klose"s work: "Only an artist could make sex films and still not find an audience", while referring to VCA art graduates in general as "unmistakable symptoms of culture sliding into vacuity, if not outright barbarity." In response, Klose made a film about Bolt.
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art Director, Juliana Engberg however describes Klose as "an exceptional artist with a highly developed and sophisticated practice". The artist has also described herself as "an awful, ungrateful, spoiled brat of a woman".
Klose"s work has featured at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art and the Biennale of Sydney She is represented by Tolarno Galleries in Melbourne, who represent other high profile Australian artists such as Bill Henson and Patricia Piccinini. In 2008 Klose was listed in Australian Art Collector as one of "50 of Australia"s Most Collectable Artists".
Art critic, Natalie King of Australian Art Collector says Klose"s works are "refreshingly candid, funny and earnest - leaving us smiling wryly." Robert Leonard and others have acquainted Klose"s work with feminism.
The Art Life described Klose as "Humorous, self-deprecating and self-aware", while in an interview with the South Australian Contemporary Art Centre publication Broadsheet, the artist was accused of nihilism, but she responded by saying her practice was a way of confronting depression rather than escaping lieutenant