Kevin demonstrates the art of folding paper.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I
look at a piece of paper as 'tabla rosa' a clean slate, perfect potential. This potential is activated by light
and shadow as each decision creases into the paper. Emerging from an interest in geometry, light,
architecture and paper, my themes describe the intelligent design of decisions
just below the surface of creation. This is revealed best by unfolding a design
to show the papers memory of creases.
The
work begins this way, with delicate paper. Each piece is then cast into bronze through a process
developed over many years of experience in the foundry. It can take from twelve weeks to six
months for a piece to be realized.
BIOGRAPHY
Kevin
Box grew up in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, beneath 'the tree that escaped the
crowded forest', Frank Lloyd Wright's only skyscraper. Kevin's creative passion was
evident at a very young age and was he determined to realize his
'visions.'
Kevin
spent three years studying art and art history at the School of Visual Arts in
Savannah, Georgia, completing his degree at the school's prestigious main
campus in New York City. There,
under the direction of Jackie Winsor and Alice Aycock, he confirmed his
contemporary artistic vision, inspired within an historical context.
In
1999, Box began his career in a foundry.
Bronze spoke his artistic language, what he refers to as 'deep time
conversation.' Over the next four years, he labored under self-imposed
apprenticeships to become proficient in bronze casting. Working for sculptors and foundries, he
attained an exhaustive knowledge of casting techniques and the fabricating and
finishing processes necessary to create monumental works of art.
Throughout
Kevin’s experiences, he took every opportunity to develop his work. After years of experimentation with
bronze, he arrived at the process in which he works today, becoming a fulltime
artist in 2003. His knowledge of
the foundry process combined with a vision for innovation defines the style and
sensibility of his work as it establishes a place within contemporary art
history.
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| Hero's Horse by Kevin Box |
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| Folding Planes by Kevin Box |
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| Happiness Shared by Kevin Box |
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| White Bison by Kevin Box |
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| Flight of Folds by Kevin Box |
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| Bison Unfolded by Kevin Box |
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| Conversation Peace by Kevin Box |
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| Crane Unfolding by Kevin Box |
