About Joe Bun Keo
"As beautiful as the chance encounter of a sewing machine and an umbrella on an operating table." -Comte de Lautréamont
"To make a palace an object of interest one must destroy it" - an edict from Denis Diderot's famous ruin discourse in the Salon of 1767
Artist Statement
It's like coming midway into a conversation; finding yourself in that awkward silence with a soundtrack of crickets chirping, and blank faces asking "um...okay...what now?"
You're stuck trying to find a resolution; whether it's by attempting to catch up to speed with everyone else or interjecting with a hasty subject change or an offbeat icebreaker.
Things may go awry and fail miserably or they can just move on without consequence.
I flip my misunderstandings and shortcomings in language to turn them into experiments with wordplay.
There will be clichés, punch lines, pop-culture references and contemporary youth vernacular involved.
I also enjoy the reexamination of what people take for granted. The most mundane of utilitarian objects or overlooked situations can be taken out of the comfort of their given context and shown in a new light.
The end result could be clean, quick, clever, dry, sarcastic, but nevertheless accessible and relevant. The dialogue between the work and audience may seem short, but remnants resonate.
I believe in modest gestures, minor miracles, small victories and second chances... as should you.
&
White flags, barricade tape, and plaster molds of people’s waists...very bare, naked, and stripped down to only the essentials.
From the maximum to the minimum.
I’d take the flares and spots of the hot sun and translate them into a cracked egg in a frying pan.
Complexities seem too excessive, so I trim down to slim down.
Why write a novel and when you can text an emoticon?
Convenience is lazy, but it’s direct and immediate.
Obvious maybe, but effective, very much so.
A photograph and a realistic rendering of an apple isn’t as mouth watering as the actual apple itself.
Love is so fulfilling and relationships rock out, but forget the drama and take the expressway and live life luxuriously with less.
Make treaties without documents but rather with smiles and winks.
Stop vomiting and start breathing. Be real, truthful, and just be simple.
Easy does it baby
Biography
Born in 1987, Joe Bun Keo has been living, working, & creating in the Greater Hartford area for
almost 25 years. Joe attended the Hartford Art School at the University of Hartford in West
Hartford, CT.
CONTACT INFO:
E-Mail
Twitter
Tumblr/Instagram
LinkedIn
Facebook
Facebook Page
Google +
Local Artists
Saatchi Online
"As beautiful as the chance encounter of a sewing machine and an umbrella on an operating table." -Comte de Lautréamont
"To make a palace an object of interest one must destroy it" - an edict from Denis Diderot's famous ruin discourse in the Salon of 1767
Artist Statement
It's like coming midway into a conversation; finding yourself in that awkward silence with a soundtrack of crickets chirping, and blank faces asking "um...okay...what now?"
You're stuck trying to find a resolution; whether it's by attempting to catch up to speed with everyone else or interjecting with a hasty subject change or an offbeat icebreaker.
Things may go awry and fail miserably or they can just move on without consequence.
I flip my misunderstandings and shortcomings in language to turn them into experiments with wordplay.
There will be clichés, punch lines, pop-culture references and contemporary youth vernacular involved.
I also enjoy the reexamination of what people take for granted. The most mundane of utilitarian objects or overlooked situations can be taken out of the comfort of their given context and shown in a new light.
The end result could be clean, quick, clever, dry, sarcastic, but nevertheless accessible and relevant. The dialogue between the work and audience may seem short, but remnants resonate.
I believe in modest gestures, minor miracles, small victories and second chances... as should you.
&
White flags, barricade tape, and plaster molds of people’s waists...very bare, naked, and stripped down to only the essentials.
From the maximum to the minimum.
I’d take the flares and spots of the hot sun and translate them into a cracked egg in a frying pan.
Complexities seem too excessive, so I trim down to slim down.
Why write a novel and when you can text an emoticon?
Convenience is lazy, but it’s direct and immediate.
Obvious maybe, but effective, very much so.
A photograph and a realistic rendering of an apple isn’t as mouth watering as the actual apple itself.
Love is so fulfilling and relationships rock out, but forget the drama and take the expressway and live life luxuriously with less.
Make treaties without documents but rather with smiles and winks.
Stop vomiting and start breathing. Be real, truthful, and just be simple.
Easy does it baby
Biography
Born in 1987, Joe Bun Keo has been living, working, & creating in the Greater Hartford area for
almost 25 years. Joe attended the Hartford Art School at the University of Hartford in West
Hartford, CT.
CONTACT INFO:
Tumblr/Instagram
Facebook Page
Google +
Local Artists
Saatchi Online
