keith maddy

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I work from familiar, domestic materials as the foundation from which to create new images. In each case the process is the same but the materials, usually vintage, vary from textiles, placemats, children's books and wallpaper to lithograph reproductions of paintings. I choose the materials based on color, pattern and the potential I see within them to be transformed. I draw over the chosen surface and select parts of the original image to keep, creating new shapes and patterns. I edit out what I no longer want by sanding, and covering it. The resulting images are organic, playful and simplified, reminiscent of cells and elements in nature that flourish and interact all around us.

Keith Maddy holds a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art. He currently lives in Boston, Massachusetts.