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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:
Utrecht Art Supplies
Columbus, Ohio
February 2012
Stupid Cupid > the
ALT-Valentine’s Day Party
FEVERHEAD
Saturday, February 11, 2012
8:00 pm – 1:00 am
http://feverhead.com/
OHIOCENTRIC: City Center
Gallery's All-Ohio Juried
Exhibition
OSU Urban Arts Space
Feb. 18-March 24th 2012
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Artist Reviews:
http://www.dispatch.com/live/co
ntent/weekender/stories/2009/01
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CBMT9.html
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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 Biography:
| Biographical information for Tom Kelly can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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Age
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39
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Single
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
not provided |
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| Education |
Undergraduate Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Painting, organizing shows, Columbus bands, travel, tennis, art history |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Acrylic
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Neo-Expressionism - (1970 - 1990)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Cy Twombly
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| Favorite Work of Art |
Il Quattro Staggione
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
The Do-It-Yourself aesthetic from punk rock |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
not provided |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Tom Kelly is a self-taught visual artist living and working in Columbus, Ohio. His work has been shown regionally in Ohio as well as in the the global Slideluck Potshow. His work appears in private collections in London, Washington, DC, Arizona, and in Ohio. In the Fall of 2008 he had his first museum appearance at the Southern Ohio Museum for his 'if not, winter' series of works on paper. He was named a Greater Columbus Arts Council Visual Arts Fellowship finalist in 2011.
Timeline:
Born 1972
Drew and painted as child through early college.
Gave up art until 2003.
Began to work, show, and sell work regionally in 2003. |
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