Kevin Fletcher

Available Works

California painter, print artist and photographer, Kevin Fletcher has developed unique imagery informed by architectural and industrial spaces photographed in his travels. His monochrome images vacillate between realism and abstraction. Clear radial lines and implied light sources create an “unfussed formal complexity” that is graphically dynamic and yet often delicate. Many images depict industrial scenes that are in a state of disrepair and decay but still posses power and bold vitality. These images often have a theatrical flare. The viewer is led into a highly constructed space that at times feels surreal and unnatural. Fletcher has given himself the task of documenting the constant death and regeneration of urban, and perhaps metaphorically, social constructions.

The artist’s monotypes are made by inking a plate completely with black ink. He then removes the ink with varying sized matboard chips, rags, and his hand. When necessary the artist will add lines and marks with rollers after the initial printing. Fletcher often utilizes the ghost image that remains on the plate after the initial print is made. He will reapply ink to the plate to create an entirely new image.

Kevin Fletcher received his BFA from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio in 1978 and his MFA in etching and lithography from Syracuse University in 1981. His work has been exhibited throughout the U.S. and Europe. Fletcher’s work can be found in many permanent collections including the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium; the University of Wurzburg, Germany; the University of Wisconsin, Syracuse University, the Portland Art Museum, and the Cincinnati Art Museum.

• Recent Exhibitions: Monotypes, May 2009; Light Orchestration, October 2006; Recent Monotypes, March 2004