This is my first time viewing Kings work – at first encounter it seems fresh & clean, pretty & difficult, all at the same time. There is so much for the viewer to work with in these works it’s really just a pleasure to be in the same room with them.
This body of sculptural work is composed of chromed wire, painted steel, and wood; while techniques used for painting or glazing suggest craft as much as either fine art or mass reproduction. It is that intersection that I found the most interesting. The pairing of slickly made wire, metal and wood objects mated with a very “craft” looking sculptural elements that at time remind me of high school art class attempts at pottery.
These divergent paths interest me the most about he work, of course if you are looking for just something real interesting to look at – you have that too.
Photo Above: Desk Jockey, 2010. Maple, mixed materials, 32” x 23” x 81” photo: Terry Brown
What a great piece! I can just imagine the ceramic surface from how you describe it. And I am thrilled to see something that gives me so many references to everyday objects, but still is just something totally different. – Absurd, but still quiet and poetic.
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