Bio
My name is Keith, KAS being my moniker, and I have dedicated my life to art and art appreciation. For as long as I have had an interest in art, I have been influenced by the traditional art I learned in Japan and New York’s gritty carefree culture. My traditional background developed in Japan, under Yamamoto Yuji and under his tutelage I learned the technicalities of watercolor and acrylic. In addition to still life, I also paint portraits and landscapes. I have a great interest in the natural condition so I would like to think that my art reflects that.
Artist Statement
The series of paintings that I have done are called “Bit by Bit.” The art that I draw is modern day still life. When I was in Japan, my art teacher helped me hone my painting skills by assigning me to paint miscellaneous still life objects like fruit, flowers, teapots, various masks and etc. I decided that I wanted to focus on my attention on painting objects that I actually like. My reasoning behind drawing simple every day modern objects is that in the future I would like people to consider the objects I painted as relics or classics; similar to the way we treat still life art now. Not only that, but I want to focus on paintings that if I were the one buying art, which objects would I prefer to hang on my wall.
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