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Keckler, Kristen
Medium
mixed media
Profession
exhibiting artist
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ARTIST BIO
Kristen Kleckler is a multifaceted sculptor. Her working materials range
from fabricated steel, cast resin, chicken feathers, to manipulated found
objects, utilizing formats such as traditional sculpture, collage or
installation. Her themes reference small moments, as if the viewer is
witness to residue of a past event. These moments tend to give form to
social structure giving contrasting if not comical outcomes.
Kristen Klecklerrs work has been shown in numerous juried and invitational
exhibitions from New York, Pennsylvania, to North Carolina. She received her
MFA from Northern Illinois University and has taught college level art for 2
years. Kleckler currently resides in Chicago and works as a preparator for
the Field Museum of Chicago.
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STATEMENT
My work is based on my own imperfect memories, positions of circumstance and
regretful sentiments. I am interested in the delicate, overlooked details
of life. I admire the disregarded objects we contend with daily but still
ignore, thinking they are irrelevant. The extremities of life tend to be
the very things we take for granted. I am inspired by the overwhelming, the
ridiculous and the contradictions between people and social structures. I
question the social structures we place ourselves in and try to reveal the
awkward ramifications of trying to do so.
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