Benjamin Kelley
Untitled 07
2019, Vinyl, acrylic, valcromat, barnacle encrusted Cadillac emblem, 6.25 x 6.25 x 6 inches.
BENJAMIN KELLEY
Untitled 04
2019, Iphone chassis and Iron Oxide, ancient bone tool, acrylic, stainless steel hardware.
BENJAMIN KELLEY
Untitled 05
2019, Cadillac factory photograph (original), stainless steel scalpel, Cadillac Eldorado script emblem with earth, acrylic, stainless steel hardware, 7.75 x 16.75 x 1 inches.
BENJAMIN KELLEY
Untitled 01
2019, Valcromat, vinyl, acrylic, panted brass, Iphone chassis and earth, carved ancient bog oak (human tooth), 3.25 x 11.25 x 5 inches.
BENJAMIN KELLEY
Untitled 03
2019, Vinyl, carved ancient bog oak, gold tooth, 7.5 x 14.5 x 7 inches.
BENJAMIN KELLEY
Untitled (F-15)
2016, F-15 fighter jet fragments, dimensions variable.
BENJAMIN KELLEY
Floodplain
2016, plastic, painted steel, pumps, hoses, timers, iron oxide, Nike shoe, iphone chassis, bison bone fossil, dimensions variable (triptych).
BENJAMIN KELLEY
The Steward
2014, painted wood, glass, acrylic, deep earth core sample obtained by the JOIDES Resolution (Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling) from the Gulf of Alaska in 2013, 16 x 228 x 26 inches.
BENJAMIN KELLEY
The Steward
2014, painted wood, glass, acrylic, deep earth core sample obtained by the JOIDES Resolution (Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling) from the Gulf of Alaska in 2013, 16 x 228 x 26 inches.
BENJAMIN KELLEY
The Steward
2014, painted wood, glass, acrylic, deep earth core sample obtained by the JOIDES Resolution (Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling) from the Gulf of Alaska in 2013, 16 x 228 x 26 inches.
BENJAMIN KELLEY
Untitled
2013, 1971 Chrysler Newport, dimensions variable.
BENJAMIN KELLEY
Peripheral Stem Sludge
2013, Steel, paint, lights, plastic, prison shank, dimensions variable.
BENJAMIN KELLEY
Escort
2013, plastic, aluminum, survival suit, oak, dimensions variable.
BENJAMIN KELLEY
Universal Symbol of Achievement .001
2010, human bone and resin, 2.75 x 2.5 x .25 inches.
BENJAMIN KELLEY
Universal Symbol of Achievement .002
2010, human bone and resin, 2 x 2.25 x .5 inches.
Benjamin Kelley (b. 1984, Flushing, Michigan) lives and works in Baltimore, Maryland. He received a BFA in sculpture from Central Michigan University and an MFA from the Rinehart School of Sculpture at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Kelley’s work explores ideas of contemporary functionality and purpose regarding found objects and industrial relics.
His works have been exhibited both locally and nationally, including solo exhibitions at Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD; American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC; Rueff Gallery at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and Space Studios, Midland, MI. Local group exhibitions have included those at Contemporary Museum; Maryland Art Place; Gallery Four; and Creative Alliance. Kelley has been awarded the Toby Devon Lewis Fellowship and has been finalist for the Janet and Walter Sondhiem Prize at the Baltimore Museum of Art in 2015 and the Walters Art Museum in 2017. His work has been featured in the Washington Post, Washington City Paper, and the Baltimore City Paper.
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