Ken Herren

Artist Statement

Inspired by a vivid childhood experience, Ken Herren's collection of colorful abstractions employs an intentionally playful process, using bold color and course texture to elicit a visceral experience. But it is the delicately balanced tension between what is seen and what is hidden that invites the viewer into an exploration of the complexity of self-identity and human relations; where outer veneers both reveal and conceal the true souls and messy beautywithin us all.