About

The work I have engaged in is in many ways motivated by the very process in which I learn.  As a kinesthetic learner, my aesthetic choices are largely driven by my sense of touch.  Having grown into a "mature" person, it seems I never lost this fascination of the object and the playful urge to touch. In this approach, my work attempts to create an object that is enticing to play with. 

Through sculpture, I commonly incorporate items that are involved in day to day life.  This makes a given piece more easily relatable to the viewer.  The items used are often so prevalent in our lives that they may even border on the level of mundane, which I then seek to transform into something greater.  Stemming from a formalist mentality, I will take the overall form in a separate direction away from the mundane.

The materials used and the process to get there is something I strive to explore with each new endeavor.  Seemingly, it is due to this and my tactile longing that I have remained inconsistent in using a strict medium for my work. Overall, each new piece that I have created demands a new material. Through this, my work continues to stay fresh and new to myself.

In addition to my theories in sculpture, for furniture I favor a more multifunctional design.  Ideally, this would create a light-hearted aesthetic that would be a slight departure from tradition design.  More playful in my approach to furniture, allows for a greater intimate interaction with the objects that we surround ourselves with. 

The search for new and old materials/methods in art, plays a great part in my creative process for a given project.  A common focus in my work is to stretch my own limitations in which a material or object may be used. To push the way I conceptualize a piece and the steps I take to then create it lead my chief concerns.

Sam Keil