{"id":2603,"date":"2019-10-26T11:16:39","date_gmt":"2019-10-26T18:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/?page_id=2603"},"modified":"2021-09-29T12:46:46","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T19:46:46","slug":"gregory-kammer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/index.php\/gregory-kammer\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>STATEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">My subject matter is mostly about people and places in the pacific northwest. For me, my work is about seeing; of being discreetly aware of the world around me and the commitment it takes create art.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The subjects in my paintings vary. Sometimes it\u2019s the quiet solitude of a street scene, like a gray misty morning behind a dingy blue building with a lone figure struggling to light a cigarette, a gentle breeze over a patch of pink meadow mallow against an oyster house, or commercial tuna fishermen icing up before heading out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Light and shadow play an essential role in my compositions. It&#8217;s in the translucent glow of towering silos bathed in a late afternoon sun and in a graceful shadow that gently falls over a rooftop beekeeper tending his bees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/November-ORG-e1622500124949.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3865\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/November-ORG.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/november-morning\/\" class=\"wp-image-3865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/November-ORG-e1622500124949.jpg 783w, https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/November-ORG-e1622500124949-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/November-ORG-e1622500124949-200x179.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/November-ORG-e1622500124949-768x687.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/November-ORG-e1622500124949-450x402.jpg 450w, https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/November-ORG-e1622500124949-600x536.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HeartlineWashington-ORG-1024x726.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3882\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HeartlineWashington-ORG.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/heartline-washington\/\" class=\"wp-image-3882\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My sculptural work has its foundation in the human form. Stylistically, these semi-abstract figurative sculptures appear as though they were formed by natural weathering processes; the same forces that shape the distorted stones, twisted driftwood, and sun-baked bones I collect on shoreline walks near my home.<\/p>\n<p>These sculptures are made to be experienced as \u201cminumental\u201d objects held in the hand or \u201cmonumental\u201d in public spaces shared with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/WomanAndChild12.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2570\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/WomanAndChild12.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/?attachment_id=2570\" class=\"wp-image-2570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/WomanAndChild12.jpg 586w, https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/WomanAndChild12-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/WomanAndChild12-167x200.jpg 167w, https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/WomanAndChild12-450x538.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Marine19.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2584\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Marine19.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/?attachment_id=2584\" class=\"wp-image-2584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Marine19.jpg 394w, https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Marine19-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/gregorykammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Marine19-113x200.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STATEMENT My subject matter is mostly about people and places in the pacific northwest. 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