victoria Keen's Page

Website

http://www.myspace.com/vikartart

College / University

University College for the Creative Arts Farnham

Program

Fine Art

Graduation

July 31, 2009

Member type

Artist

If you're an artist, what kind of art do you make?

Conceptual, Drawing, Installation, Photography, Sculpture

I am...

a mature student currently studying fine art in the UK

About my artwork

My work is painstakingly repetitive and precise, made in a meticulous and labour-intensive manner with an almost ‘geeky passion’. My practice is concerned with the notions of collecting, display, repetition, tedium and categorisation. The lines are purposely blurred between Natural History Museums, Science Laboratories and Work environments in the hopes of discovering the hidden possibilities of everyday, overlooked materials. By adapting and manipulating, I juxtapose mass produced materials and handcrafted objects, continuing their life span and creating new narratives.

Artists I like

Mark Dion, Susan Hiller, Antony Gormley, Chris Ofili, Alberto Giacometti, Egon Schiele, Louise Bourgeois, Andy Goldsworthy, Gary Hume, Erin Shie Palmer, Cornelia Parker, David Mach, Sir Peter Blake, Tom Friedman...

Interests

cycling on my old bike, playing with cats, collecting and laughing

Centre of the artworld:

nowhere and everywhere