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Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Photographer, painter, sculptor |
Clay Ketter (born May 3, 1961) is an American painter, sculptor and photographer. Ketter lives and works in Sweden. [1]
Ketter was born in Brunswick, Maine. [2] He received a degree in art from the State University of New York, Purchase in 1985. [2] Ketter worked initially as a carpenter and cabinetmaker, a skill which would become part of his artistic practice. [3] [4] [5]
Ketter's work often invokes traditional carpentry and house construction methods, [1] and has been called minimalist in its form. [2] [6] [7] From 1992 to 1999, Ketter produced a series of paintings resembling actual wall sections and made of the traditional components of a wall, including gypsum, plaster and drywall screws. [2] [4] [8] In the 1990s he also began his so-called "kitchen works", creating minimalist sculptures that resemble IKEA kitchen cabinets constructed in unique forms and configurations. [9] [10]
In 1996 he presented the show Clay Ketter: New Work at White Cube in London, England. [11] His work was included in Every Day" 11th Biennale of Sydney, 1998. [12] [13] In 2009 Ketter's work was presented in a solo show at the Moderna Museet, Stockholm. [8] [14]
Clay Ketter | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Photographer, painter, sculptor |
Clay Ketter (born May 3, 1961) is an American painter, sculptor and photographer. Ketter lives and works in Sweden. [1]
Ketter was born in Brunswick, Maine. [2] He received a degree in art from the State University of New York, Purchase in 1985. [2] Ketter worked initially as a carpenter and cabinetmaker, a skill which would become part of his artistic practice. [3] [4] [5]
Ketter's work often invokes traditional carpentry and house construction methods, [1] and has been called minimalist in its form. [2] [6] [7] From 1992 to 1999, Ketter produced a series of paintings resembling actual wall sections and made of the traditional components of a wall, including gypsum, plaster and drywall screws. [2] [4] [8] In the 1990s he also began his so-called "kitchen works", creating minimalist sculptures that resemble IKEA kitchen cabinets constructed in unique forms and configurations. [9] [10]
In 1996 he presented the show Clay Ketter: New Work at White Cube in London, England. [11] His work was included in Every Day" 11th Biennale of Sydney, 1998. [12] [13] In 2009 Ketter's work was presented in a solo show at the Moderna Museet, Stockholm. [8] [14]