Section Sculpture

Kamish's work is recognizable and hangs in Art Galleries, Private Collections, Presidential Library, and Museums today. Kamish has notable Commissions, Installations, and Public Art, and has created major works for numerous organizations including, University of Notre Dame, President George H. Bush Library, USMA West Point, World Golf Hall of Fame, University of Southern California, U. S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, Ted Williams Museum, Georgetown University, Minnesota Children's Museum, The Rudy & Kelly Foundations, Patty Berg Cancer Center to name a few. Artist's Statement I work with clay and other sculpting media to create relief sculptures. My relief sculpture is an architectural stage where fanciful characters act out my stories. At first glance, the stories are common life experiences, but as you look closer, subtleties start to emerge. Relief allows real space to juxtapose with illusionary space, disorienting the viewer's senses and lures them into my satiric view of the world. Melding color and sculpture is exciting! Light falls upon the piece, casting natural shadows and illuminating high points. Adding paint-directed shade and glow further enhances the illusion of depth, pulling the viewer into the pieces. After choosing one or more light sources, I begin sculpting with paint, applying thin layers of cool shadow colors against warm highlight colors. This process goes back and forth until I achieve a certain vibration in the piece. My art is whimsical and playful storytelling. I want the viewer to enjoy all that's going on in the piece, but not in one sitting. I want them to keep coming back for more. Paul Kamish