Eric Ketelsen

Much of Eric Ketelsen’s work might be characterized by pattern, repetition and layering of tone and formal abstraction on paper. At the root of his work is a fascination with line quality, mark, and gesture. A nod to traditional Japanese aesthetics as well as Zen calligraphy is expressed in many of his drawings. A related influence, wabi-sabi, often associated with the aesthetic of the Japanese tea ceremony, recognizes beauty in the imperfect, worn, aged, faded, simple or crude. A look of faded or aged tone or an imperfect “wash” is prevalent in much of his black and white work. The work is often process oriented, improvisational and spontaneous. As a result the artist is constantly inspired to explore new and novel directions of expression.

University of Minnesota
College of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
B. Arch

Luther College
Decorah IA
B.A. Philosophy

Study Abroad Year
University of Nottingham
UK

Art-A-Whirl, Minneapolis MN, Spring 2023
Art Attack, Minneapolis MN, Fall 2022
Art-A-Whirl, Minneapolis MN, Spring 2022
Foot in the Door, Virtual Exhibition, Minneapolis Institute of Arts MN 2021
Member Exhibit, Artistry, Bloomington MN 2019
Art Fete, Burnsville MN 2019
Abstract, MCA, Minnetonka MN 2019
Pathways, Solo Exhibition, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins MN 2019