Ken SmithI started out very early as an artist in the Bronx New York and had scholarships to two art schools but decided to join the Navy and see the world. That started a long break from art while I went on to college and eventually became a physician and surgeon. I retired from the Navy in 1986 after 21 years and practiced plastic and reconstructive surgery until 1998.
About 25 years ago I began sculpting stone and other media and taking workshops to learn better techniques. I have worked in terra cotta, wood and bronze but now prefer to work in stone. In 1996 I had a life changing experience of spending a month carving stone in a little town, Pietrasanta Italy where they have been sculpting marble for hundreds of years. There I made the decision to retire from medicine and devote myself to stone sculpting.
Others have described my art form as expressionistic figurative sculpture. I am interested in creating rhythms of light and dark in my pieces and I strive to couple these with stimulating and sometimes disturbing themes. I also want my pieces to invite the outstretched hand to enhance the experience the viewer shares with my art.
I prefer to work in stone as a direct carver and use marble, limestone, soapstone and alabaster.
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