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Keltie Ferris

Fangs Out

oil, acrylic, oil pastel and spray paint on canvas
89 1/2 x 80 in. (227.3 x 203.2 cm.)
Signed, titled and dated "Fangs Out. Keltie Ferris 2009" on the reverse.

Keltie Ferris

American | 1977

Brooklyn-based artist Keltie Ferris is most famous for large-scale paintings covered in layers of spray paint and hand-painted geometric fields. Ferris creates perceptual depth through a distinctive use of light and shapes. His work often gives the illusion of a pixelated landscape though it remains abstract in its final form. While spray paint is typically associated with graffiti or temporary, "on-the-go" artistic practices, Ferris harnesses its dynamism to create stable, highly intricate scenes from combinations of vibrant colors.



He also uses his own body as a tool, covering it in oil and paint and pressing it against the canvas. He repeats this process numerous times to record his own trace as a slow but visible disappearance of the artist into the work.

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