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Donald KeefeUNTITLED CONSTRUCT 2 - Abstract/Figurative Oil Painting in Green, Blue, & Grey2018
2018
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This painting is inspired by a non-representational compositional sketch that I turned into a sculpture and then an oil painting. Whereas previous works were treating the sculptural form strictly as a still life, in Untitled Construct 2 I wanted to bring the work back to its abstract origins. I lit the sculpture with colored lights, confusing the way we typically expect form shadows to work, and thus flattening the image. I then photographed it and added additional work digitally. I then painted from that as a reference.
I’m interested in entangled histories and ideas, so being able to breakdown the distinctions between sculpture, photograph, digital work and oil painting really interests me. Since visually, entanglement suggests confusion and convolution, this artistic blurring of genre is in line with many post-modern artistic ideas. However, I still believe in the possibilities of painting, and it remains important to me that the final work be a painting.
- Creator:Donald Keefe (1984)
- Creation Year:2018
- Dimensions:Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 22.5 in (57.15 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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- Framing:Framing Options Available
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- Gallery Location:Signal Mountain, TN
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU985110125232
Donald Keefe
Donald Keefe was born in Des Moines, Iowa in 1984, grew up in Southern California, and has lived and worked all around the United States from rural
Appalachia to New York City and Miami, Florida. He received a BFA from the University of Kentucky in 2009, and an MFA from the University of Florida in 2013. Donald’s artwork has been exhibited nationally, included in a variety of publications, and won awards. He has also completed private commissions and
was the recipient of a federal grant for a public arts project. He currently lives just outside of Chattanooga with his wife and two sons, where he serves as Associate Professor of Art at Southern Adventist University.
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