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AXOM Home & Gallery
661 South Ave.
May 4, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

“Graphic designer by trade, artist by heart, the dichotomy continues to push and shove the man as it does his art. Informed by a solid fundamentals of swiss design, he relentlessly blurs the lines determined to find the perfect imperfect. Whether he’s reshaping Kodak, amplifying Def Jam or diving headlong into the X-Games, his connection to the DNA of global brands is characteristically bold. There is nothing subtle about Ketchum’s art. Or is there?” – Benita Yen. One can see immediately how Ketchum’s core sense of design in his artwork is related to his work as a Graphic artist. What is not so evident is that which he is expressing, as he mixes numerical symbols with alphabetical and geometric ones, compelling the viewer to examine closely the multiple layers of textures and shapes, all interacting in a field of interchangeable negative and positive spaces, in search of meaning – a reflection perhaps, of Ketchum’s own life journey.