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Artist Information:
Tom Kelly
Columbus, OH
United States
Member Since: Jul 2007
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Artist Media:
Assemblage (4)
Painting Acrylic (55)
Painting Other (1)
Artist Statement:
I work mainly with mixed
media paintings and
assemblages composed of found
metal, wood, clothing,
plastic, and paper. I treat
the inner and exterior
perceptions of discarded
objects as metaphors for the
gaps between perception,
memory, fiction and history.
Many of the objects are found
in or nearby my home...

Further Information
Artist Exhibitions:
Current/Upcoming Shows:

Columbus Local
400 West Rich Street
Friday, June 1-Saturday, June
2 2012
www.400westrich.com

Gallery, Juried and Museum
Show History
(Columbus, Ohio unless
otherwise indicated)

8 Deadly Sins
MadLab Gallery
September 2004

Gerlach Hall
Fisher College of Business
The Ohio State University
11/04 2004 - ...

Further Information
Artist Galleries:
2005 The Kirsten Bowen
Gallery...

Further Information
Artist Reviews:
http://www.dispatch.com/live/co
ntent/weekender/stories/2009/01
/01/9A_HOP01_ART_01-01-09_T7_FI
CBMT9.html

(excerpt)

Found objects

"Function to Form" -- at the
Ohio Art League, 954 N. High
St. -- will display works by
Tom Kelly and Yvette van der
Velde.

Both use found objects but
with different perspectives.

Kelly ...

Further Information
Collections:
A list of private collectors
is available upon request....

Further Information
Commissions:
Coming Soon!

Tom Kelly's Artist Portfolio

Welcome to Tom Kelly's Portfolio.
I work mainly with mixed media paintings and assemblages composed of found metal, wood, clothing, plastic, and paper. I treat the inner and exterior perceptions of discarded objects as metaphors for the gaps between perception, memory, fiction and history. Many of the objects are found in or nearby my home in forgotten spots or in stashes of family history. I also find them from abandoned industrial areas that can best be described as “non-places" with little aesthetic value above their formal practical use and who serve as idling places for a variety of objects.

I equate the use of these objects in my work to how an individual unifies the many influences, memories, stimuli, subconscious impulses, and other factors that build particular facets of his or her personality. Sometimes they exist harmoniously and sometimes not. Other times their interaction can produce results that are completely unexpected as many times the individual is forced to fill the blanks as well as possible given the available material.

I treat the titles of my work as found objects as well. They can be stories from friends, lyrics for songs or poems I find particularly relevant, or references to historical or mythological figures...

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Artist: Tom Kelly, title: I could not have been more clear, 2011, Painting Acrylic

I could not have been more clear, 2011
Acrylic Painting,
42 x 64 X 2 inches
Price: US$ 2500

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Artist: Tom Kelly, title: roses leave shadow on the ground, 2012, Painting Acrylic

roses leave shadow on the ground, 2012
Acrylic Painting,
42 x 64 X 2 inches
Price: US$ 2000

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Artist: Tom Kelly, title: scatter the grace in your eyes, 2012, Painting Acrylic

scatter the grace in your eyes, 2012
Acrylic Painting,
42 x 64 X 2 inches
Price: US$ 2000

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Artist: Tom Kelly, title: i think yes and then no, 2012, Painting Acrylic

i think yes and then no, 2012
Acrylic Painting,
42 x 64 X 2 inches
Price: US$ 2000

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Artist: Tom Kelly, title: on your deathless face a smile, 2012, Painting Acrylic

on your deathless face a smile, 2012
Acrylic Painting,
42 x 64 X 2 inches
Price: US$ 2000

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Artist: Tom Kelly, title: the greatest thing on the black earth, 2011, Painting Acrylic

the greatest thing on the black earth, 2011
Acrylic Painting,
36 x 36 X 2 inches
USA shipping: 150
Price: US$ 750

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Artist: Tom Kelly, title: your lovely face, 2012, Painting Acrylic

your lovely face, 2012
Acrylic Painting,
20 x 30 X 2 inches
Price: US$ 250

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Artist: Tom Kelly, title: time spins away, 2012, Painting Acrylic

time spins away, 2012
Acrylic Painting,
20 x 30 X 2 inches
Price: US$ 250

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Artist: Tom Kelly, title: someone, i tell you, in another time will remember, 2012, Painting Acrylic

someone, i tell you, in another time will remember, 2012
Acrylic Painting,
20 x 30 X 2 inches
Price: US$ 500

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Tom's Art Links:
http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/t/tkelly
http://tomkellycolumbus.deviantart.com/
http://www.rootartcenter.com

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