Kevin Van Aelst

Kevin  Van Aelst


About

My artwork is an attempt to reconcile my physical surroundings with the fears, fascinations, curiosities, and daydreams occupying my mind. The photographs and constructions consist of common artifacts, materials, and scenes from everyday life, which have been rearranged and reassembled into various forms, patterns, and illustrations. The images aim to examine the distance between where my mind wanters to and the material objects that inspire those fixations. Equally important to this work are the 'big picture' and the 'little things'--the mundane and relatable artifacts of our daily lives, and the more mysterious notions of life and existence. This work is about creating order where we expect to find randomness, and also hints that the minutiae all around us is capable of communicating much larger ideas.
Education
M.F.A. Photography, Hartford Art School, 2005
B.A. Psychology, Cornell University 2002

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  • Gabriele Puetz
  • Bruce Livingstone
  • Mei Mei Chang
  • Fefa Românova

Tesseract
Cardboard Box
Cemetery
The Digestive System
The Moon
Serotonin
Sounds of the Jungle
Carpet Splash
And All I Ask is a Tall Ship and a Star to Sail Her By
The Heart
Mountains
In Search of Perfect States
Elsewhere

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