Meet Kurt Wedgley
Kurt Wedgley | Painter, Sculptor, 3D Artist
I have always been attracted to those things complex. I like making them. There is no greater fulfillment for me than coming up with an idea and building it from scratch. To see something in my head and with my hands, create it in reality. Back when I was building props and sets for commercials, one of the producers called me a "space manipulator" because of my ability to imagine something and produce it a short time later. I love tools. They are a direct extension of my mind. I am a craftsman, artist and technician. I have wanted to build everything I own since I was a kid. I think I would need a few lifetimes for that. Today I am working on simplifying the complex. It's my nature to over design things. I realize the design is much better if you whittle away at it, to get down to the essence of the piece. Now I look at things differently, I take a design and strip away the unnecessary. Hopefully to reveal something more pure. Less can truly be more. I have so many interests in art and science that it is hard for me to find one thing only to continue with. For now, sculpted canvases are a good fit for me. I can take them many directions. I hope you enjoy my work. I enjoy doing it. |
Recognitions & Awards
Interview with Arts Business Institute
This is about taking canvas stretching and construction to other levels of shaped canvases. Thank you Carolyn Edlund at ABI for this opportunity to share the amazing geometric shaped canvases and the construction process of Artist Kurt Wedgley. To read the entire interview, click on Kurt's painting to your right. |