If it has become increasingly difficult for individual artists to feel capable of making a lasting mark in the world, Kelly Amen is rising to the challenge.
The creation of lasting and beautiful things that will inhabit homes and public spaces enables the maker to have a persistent and reaching voice, further inviting others to share in their creation and enjoy objects of significance. Amen hopes that collectors will view his pieces as heirlooms, as they are unique from the present throwaway manufacturing mentality. “Bronze, iron, and aluminum are forever,” he says, “and this furniture will be here long after we’re gone.”
