Artist Information:
Tom Kelly
Columbus, OH
United States
Member Since: Jul 2007
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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...
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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 - ...
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Artist Reviews:
http://www.dispatch.com/live/co
ntent/weekender/stories/2009/01
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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 ...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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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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