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Artist Statement:
Most artists use their
abilities as a way to express
their emotions, thoughts and
beliefs to the community of
artists and art observers.
Certainly, this is most true
for Indianapolis, Indiana
artist Steven Kelso. Much of
the highest praise for artists
is applied to those who speak
their mind boldly ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
WINDOWS OF THE SOUL:
THE ANTHOLOGY 1994-2009
2009
Athenaeum Museum
Indianapolis, Indiana
March 13 - April 27
Book Signing & Lecture
March 29, 2009
10:30am - 12
Grand Opening Reception Party
April 3, 2009
6 - 9pm
http://www.athenaeumfoundation.
com
2008
Sabbatical Year
2007 WINDOWS OF THE SOUL BOOK
TOUR
Orchard ...
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Artist Galleries:
http://www.amsterdamwhitneygall
ery.com
Amsterdam Whitney
International Fine Art
represents:
Steven Kelso exclusively
worldwide...
Amsterdam Whitney
International Fine Art
511 West 25th Street
New York, New York 10001
AMSTERDAM WHITNEY GALLERY
511 West 25th Street Chelsea,
New York, NY 10001
Tel: 212-255-9050
Fax: 212-255-9020
Tuesday-Saturday - ...
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Collections:
For a complete look at Steven
Kelso's art collectors go to:
http://www.artisticprophetstudi
os.com/collect1.html
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Exhibit features large-scale works with religious themes
You can’t help but think of Salvador Dali when you meet Steven Kelso. There’s the mustache, sure. But also that rollicking mind that can’t help but leap from one seemingly tangential non sequitur to the next.
There’s a childish glee to the way Kelso carries himself, then you see his work, hanging on the high walls of the lobby outside the former home of American Cabaret Theatre. The cavernous space of the Atheneum building is perfect for his lucid large-scale paintings, which plumb religious themes and plop them down inside a topsy-turvy world on canvas.
A member of the non-denominational Indy Metro Church, Kelso has been painting for decades, but this weekend kicks off his first major show Downtown in 10 years. He said he wanted to create his own personal Musee du Louvre with the exhibition by presenting the works salon-style, as a conglomeration of perspectives — from apocalyptic and dark to celebratory and illuminated to psychological and hyper-personal.
On one canvas, he brings to mind Chuck Close. On the next, Alfons Mucha. And all the major players are here, from Madonna with child to Jesus to the devil and the four horsemen of the apocalypse.
“I was called early to paint this type of subject matter,” Kelso said. “Kind of like good versus evil in the spiritual realm.”
Windows of the Soul: The Anthology
What: Large-scale art works by Steven Kelso, hosted by Indy Metro Church.
Where: Atheneum building, 401 E. Michigan St.
When: Opening reception April 3, 2009 from 6 to 9 p.m. today.
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