ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

 Kevin Box defines a goal of giving as motivation for his work:  “I desire that my sculptures uplift, inspire, and encourage…” Working with bronze, stainless steel and aluminum cast forms derived from folded paper, Kevin’s sculptures visually explore the creative process as much as they provide a sense of hope and harmony.  His sculptures use paper as the starting point for both an ‘organic burnout’ casting process as well as his subject matter.  A blank piece of paper is a place to record thoughts and plan out new possibilities; as Kevin describes, “I see a piece of paper as a clean slate, white as light, perfect and full of potential.”

Developing permanence out of fleeting moments and fragile origami and folded paper forms has been integral to Kevin’s artistic motivation and a source of collaboration with a number of artists and mathematicians.  Mary Ann Redding, Curator for the New Mexico History Museum, observed this attempt to preserve as important to Kevin’s work in reviewing his contribution to an exhibition at the Preston Contemporary Art Center, “Crumpled paper tossed away is ephemera, so much forgotten detritus; the weight of bronze clutched in one’s fist provides a more enduring sensation.”