Arts In: Kenny Jensen

Arts In

Imaginative visual artist Kenny Jensen translates fallen branches, lichen and found objects into paintings, sculpture and strikingly beautiful installations. Trained in the precision of graphic design, Kenny learned to let unpredictable mediums lead him down new artistic paths. A Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist Grantee, Kenny talks with Barbara St. Clair about the gorgeous piece he created after Hurricane Irma, using hundreds of fallen branches from around his house. He describes how he used a wall with an odd-shaped window to construct a view into a starry universe. And he shares his passion for taking what most people would consider trash, and revealing it to viewers as a thing of beauty. Check out Kenny Jensen’s June 30 pop-up exhibition, Solar Flare, made possible by a St. Pete Arts Alliance grant - https://www.facebook.com/events/1994945610817068/ Kenny Jensen details his artistic process on the Creative Pinellas blog - http://creativepinellas.org/kenny-jensen/. Watch a video of the space diorama here - http://www.kennyjensen.com/rhizome-nebulae/. Read Danny Olda’s article on Kenny’s studio space in the woods - http://creativepinellas.org/magazine-items/dancing-with-a-hurricane-kenny-jensen/. Find out more about Kenny Jensen’s work at https://www.patreon.com/kennyjensen https://www.instagram.com/kennyjensenartist/ http://www.kennyjensen.com/