Clay Ketter
Clay Ketter (born May 3, 1961) is an American painter, sculptor and photographer. Ketter lives and works in Sweden.
Clay Ketter
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- Born
- 3 May 1961
- Birthplace
- Brunswick, Maine
- Occupation
- Photographer, painter, sculptor
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Languages
- English
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Clay Ketter (born May 3, 1961) is an American painter, sculptor and photographer. Ketter lives and works in Sweden.
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• Born — 3 May 1961 • Birthplace — Brunswick, Maine • Occupation — Photographer, painter, sculptor
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Ketter was born in Brunswick, Maine. He received a degree in art from the State University of New York, Purchase in 1985. Ketter worked initially as a carpenter and cabinetmaker, a skill which would become part of his artistic practice.
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Ketter's work often invokes traditional carpentry and house construction methods, and has been called minimalist in its form. 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. 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. In 1996 he presented the show Clay Ketter: New Work at White Cube in London, England. His work was included in Every Day" 11th Biennale of Sydney, 1998. In 2009 Ketter's work was presented in a solo show at the Moderna Museet, Stockholm.
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