Joel Kelley

Lives and works in Broken Arrow, OK

Artist statement

Family and tribal heritage have been working their way out of my head and heart into my art for many years. I feel my way through each project - sometimes with a thought and inspiration I cannot wait to unleash, other times I just begin and let the process guide my hands. Conscious, subconscious, light, dark, right hand, left hand, large shapes, fine detail, refined, distressed - it all finds its way out of who I am and who I’m not, leading to something that shows there can be life after death.

Artwork

• Split Infinitive, 2019. Bovine bone, paint
• Anathema, 2023. Bovine bone, paint, pen and ink
• Velox, 2023. Bovine bone, paint, pen and ink
• Occlusion, 2022. Bovine bone, paint, pen and ink
• Coloratura, 2021. Bovine bone, paint, pen and ink
• Slake & recompense, 2024. Animal bone, paint, pen and ink