A 10-year survey of the bright, graffiti-inspired abstractions of Keltie Ferris
This long-awaited publication is the first major monograph and career retrospective for the celebrated Kentucky-born, Brooklyn-based painter Keltie Ferris (born 1977). Known for his large-scale, energetic, brightly chromatic abstract canvases layered with spray paint and hand-painted geometric fields, Ferris makes staunchly analog paintings that draw inspiration from a range of subjects, from the broken-up pixelation of digital images and rubbed-out graffiti on New York streets to the glimmering city lights visible from his Brooklyn studio at night. He has commented that -bedazzled energy and bright artificial light- are prevalent inspirations for his compositional sensibility, which joyfully deploy -painting-s full arsenal.- This catalog explores the past 10 years of Ferris'' career, examining his style and technique in a beautifully bound and visually stimulating volume.
