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Kelvin Harvey
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  • Plymouth, Devon
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Kelvin Harvey left a comment for laura joan levine
"Thanks for your kind comments about my work, currently continuing the exploration of 'Hard Edge Abstraction', just adjusting my medium, switching from acrylic to water soluble oil paint to se how this will affect the process and…"
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"What you are doing in this series is very rich and effective - I encourage you to continue with it"
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Fishing Boats

"An effective convergence of abstract and naturalistic"
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"I thank you for your kind comments about my work."
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Kelvin Harvey and Gloria Buono-Daly are now friends
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Kelvin Harvey commented on kara cardinale's Brief & Group 'painters'
"Here's the second in the series, each are metre square on canvas, painted in acrylic, and based on newspaper/magazine images viewed as abstract without the benefit of my glasses (spectacles). Comments and or observations welcome."
Aug 14, 2011
Kelvin Harvey commented on kara cardinale's Brief & Group 'painters'
"A new departure in my painting, comments or observations welcome."
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Fishing Boats

Acrylic on canvas40 x 40 inches
Feb 9, 2011
Kelvin Harvey left a comment for Jeanette Luchese
"Hi again thanks kelvin"
Dec 26, 2010
Kelvin Harvey left a comment for Robert Anderson
"Hi Many thanks for the vote on showdown seasons greetings kelvin"
Dec 26, 2010

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About Me:
Art,and the making of, is an aspect of my life which has developed from childhood, now to the point it defines me as a person. Always creative, I will try any idea, explore any material, whether physical or conceptual, not one for a single concept or genre, all avenues are fair game and worth exploration, often directed by coincidence or the happy accident.
About My Art:
Mainly abstract, but recently more landscapes and figurative. The ceramics are sculptural but I am also heavily influenced by contemporary Japanese ceramics. I tend to push materials to their absolute limits, driven by process and the physical quality inherrent in material. Paintings are in most media, experimenting with oils in particular, I tend to not use brushes in a conventional way, infact I will use whatever comes to hand to make marks or guestures. Most work is on canvas, bigger the better, some on spec, others to commission, either public or private. My work is in collections in the UK, Europe and the US.
Studied? Exhibitions?
BA (Hons). Exhibitions both regionally and nationally.
Favorite Music:
Jazz, blues and quite a bit of contemporary music.
Favorite Films:
Zulu
Cruel Sea
Favorite Artists:
Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, Robert Motherwell and an awful lot more.
Website:
http://www.kelvinharvey.co.uk

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Sharing 'Trade Secrets' with other artists.

It was interesting to read Leonard Zinovyeu's blog, in particular to the phrase used 'secrets of my artistic proficiency' and the need for skills and techniques to remain a 'classified secret'.



I think therein lies an essential difference between the world of Fine Art and other forms of creative expression. My training at university was in Applied Arts, a sub species of artist, looked down upon by so called Fine Art colleagues at college, even physically we occupied the underworld,… Continue

Posted on May 4, 2009 at 12:30pm — 9 Comments

Serendipitous images for ideas.

I have just posted on my page four digital images, which have led to the inspiration for new paintings.



I have always been amazed how chance encounters lead to new sources of inspiration. I use a digital camera to record process and for visual note taking, however ever since college I have found often hidden within an image is often another source of inspiration, usually found by accident, for me it started when I cropped shop processed photos for my degree module work books, about… Continue

Posted on April 25, 2009 at 11:36am — 2 Comments

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At 3:45pm on August 29, 2010, donald kolberg said…
The steel ribbons are cold steel, hand bent or formed over iron pipe. Thanks for your comments. I do appreciate you taking the time to look
At 12:06pm on August 29, 2010, Luke Gilliam said…
Hi Kelvin - thank you for your news update - I always enjoy our conversations. You know I am in the same boat right now with a stack of 35 paintings up against the wall that I want to sell. Storing paintings is an issue that everyone runs into. I can really see your work making it into an encylcopedia - am I right your landscapes you actually carve into the canvas to get that sculpted feel? Best Luke ;;==)
At 12:51pm on August 22, 2010, Luke Gilliam said…
Hi Kelvin - long time no talk - drop us a line and tell me about your new projects if you have time - best from Luke ;;==)
At 8:22pm on April 5, 2010, Luke Gilliam said…
Sorry that was poorly written. What I mean is that pieces of work can take up to 40 years to be digested - even after they have been recognized publicly. Humans have a habit of holding onto serious research. Your work is already so public - I think you are achieving real recognition now. What I mean to say is that in the instance of someone actively experimenting with chemicals - indeed I had never heard of the mixture you made and I work in mixed media every day - I think a large documentation is needed. This means your collection has a large body of literature associated with how it is made - so people can study it. To date I have written over 100 pages of articles about how my paintings and photographs are made but I fear that I should have more like 400 pages by now. Your piece Moorland III I found on the web is remarkable - I think your landscapes are very immediate and easy to grasp for the viewer and yet still intense. Let me look again.
At 10:24am on April 5, 2010, Luke Gilliam said…
Wow you are one hard working artist. I looked again at those forms you created - there is a feeling of 'other worldly' - they don't look like they are made by a human hand - after 5 years of looking at abstract art done with brushwork I can kind of tell. It is extremely fascinating what you are doing experimenting with different chemicals to see what compositions they make 'of their own accord'.

I can certainly understand 3 years for acceptance. In reality an exceptionally honest piece of art even made by someone with full media behind them still needs a good 40 years or so to be 'understood' 'grasped' 'taken in'. The experimentation you are doing is so real I would say it is a matter of time before people get involved - certainly a set of landscapes that express your inner ideas and shorten the gap to the audience is a strong idea. Make sure that you document every detail of your work - I have never heard of anyone doing those kind of experiments with chemicals before - in retrospect it makes my experiments with fabric and glue seem pretty basic !! Let me look again at your images.
At 9:14am on February 27, 2010, Curt Schauer said…
Hi Kevin I'll be in Asia for a week. Let's talk more then. If I can't help, I know people who can. Regards...Curt
At 9:22am on February 20, 2010, Luke Gilliam said…
Hi there Kelvin,

really loving your new work - please get back in touch and tell me about your new projects!

Best, Luke
At 5:47pm on February 17, 2010, Sphynx said…
Well that question leads me to infer that the act of looking has not been removed from the ability to see. Aside from the obvious pysical affliction of being blind, a person is only truly blind to what they do not wish to see.
At 2:33pm on February 17, 2010, Sphynx said…
...However, what the viewer takes away from that image is intentionally not supposed to have the exact same sensation as everyone else. That fact alone makes true art dynamic enough to support all reactions as it is fodder for discourse.
Now art made devoid of any emotion or planning or this articulation really has no soul. I completely agree that art is an extension of the artist, but if the artist is not completely invested in the image they are looking to create then it really has no soul, nothing about them to talk about. I also just want to say that I am not saying that the work that lies within Haiti, Afghanistan, Central Africa, and even within the USA does not come from something truly devestating and horrifying, but thought provoking images of these things can truly be beautiful and aesthetically pleasing, but I believe that you can find something beautiful everywhere if you are willing to look for it.
But thank you again, for having this talk with me. I've actually really enjoyed reading your thoughts.
At 2:26pm on February 17, 2010, Sphynx said…
Hello,

I did not mean to sound so convuluted as to express my ideas. But I personally think that expression upon the creator's end and the externalization of their feelings if you will, becomes moot upon the first look of the audience. No longer does the artist matter, but the reaction from the audience. Granted, the artist may be looking to prod at a certain reaction but it does not garuantee that is what is being constituted by the beholder.
I personally do not like to give background to my beliefs or how I view the world (as that should be transparent in a photographer) because I would like to leave it up to the imagination. Art survives on discourse and sociability, if work is created and there is no talk about it after the viewing then it has failed as a work of art, it no longer has longevity past that instant. However, for the sake of this conversation, I would have to give my thoughts on beauty, and say that I am not necessarily looking to change your minds in anyway, but without question if my work leaves an impact it should spark questions in your mind and thus breed discourse. Like your statement to me of not knowing whether or not my photographs of the piercings would be self-mutilation or art, an obvious question you are trying to come to an answer to.
But I believe that out of all creation, infinite chaos stems infinite possibilties. Admitting finitude and mortality of my body and brain I understand that some things are simply inconceivable based on life span and linguistic restrictions. And to me, for something to simply be in existence, be it a concept, a human, rock, or work of art, makes it beautiful. It is a physical or mental manifestation of a singular possibility amongst infinity. That phenomena in and of itself is awe inspiring, if nothing else sublimely beautiful. And although some work, may not be aesthetically pleasing it can be just a glimpse at one person's manifestation of a possibility of the infinite...
 
 
 

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