KENNY HARRIS

VIEW PAINTINGS

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My paintings are about light and space, and I am compelled to create spaces where the viewer is invited in, to create their own narrative.  As such my paintings are almost always devoid of people, but as I write this the emptiness of the interiors strikes me as surreal.  The world in this moment resembles the emptiness of a Surrealist arcade, a De Chirico: a conspicuously empty place.  When I made this body of work, completing it just as the world was changing, I was working in a state of happiness, getting to revisit those places that visually struck me with their beauty and history.  I hope the work will resonate on two levels: as a reflection of our temporary collective experience, but more so as a reminder of the wonderful world we inhabit—the mysterious every day.

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ARTIST STATEMENT & CV

Reminiscence, 2013-2022, oil on canvas, 68x68 in., $15,500

Burgundy, Teal & Pink Study, oil on canvas, 18x15 in., framed, $3,000

Ocean Park No. 2, 2019, oil on canvas on panel, 11x14 in., $2,500

Malibu Fires, 2020, oil on linen, 9x12 in., $1,950