Josh Keyes

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Josh Keyes (born August 17, 1969 in Tacoma, Washington) is an American contemporary artist who makes paintings and prints. He currently works out of Portland, Oregon. His work has been described as "a satirical look at the impact urban sprawl has on the environment and surmises, with the aid of scientific slices and core samples, what could happen if we continue to infiltrate and encroach on our rural surroundings." [1]

Josh Keyes' style is reminiscent of the diagrammatic vocabulary found in scientific textbook illustrations that often express through a detached and clinical viewpoint an empirical representation of the natural world. Assembled into this virtual stage set are references to contemporary events along with images and themes from his personal mythology. Josh Keyes' work is a hybrid of eco-surrealism and dystopian folktales that express a concern for our time and the Earth's future. Josh Keyes was born in Tacoma, Washington. He received a BFA in 1992 from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MFA in 1998 from Yale University. Keyes currently lives and works in Portland Oregon.

Biography

Keyes earned a bachelor's degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a master's degree in painting and printmaking from Yale University.

Selected Solo Shows

Selected Group Shows

Limited Edition Prints

References

  1. ↑ Environmental Graffiti - Josh Keyes: The Art of Nature

External links

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