Online Senior Thesis Exhibitions (Spring 2020) > Meg Kettelkamp

Structure of Innocence

Using an improvised method, these abstract compositions are created with gestural movements, seeking the manifestation of the unconscious world and a childlike carelessness. Inspired by architecture and playgrounds, these works sketch out a world where cities are giant playgrounds for the workforce—the ideal space in which adults may reconnect with their childhood memories of spontaneity and innocence. Playgrounds and skyscrapers collide into abstract structures, bringing two worlds together. This communicates the societal pressure to detach from our child-self, suggesting a return to simplicity and wonder.

Concrete, Meg Kettelkamp
Acrylic, oil stick, graphite, and olive oil on canvas
59" x 83"
2019
Structured, Meg Kettelkamp
Acrylic, oil stick, oil pastel, graphite, and olive oil on canvas
24" x 22"
2019
Redline, Meg Kettelkamp
Acrylic, oil pastel, and olive oil on canvas
21" x 32"
2020
They, Meg Kettelkamp
Acrylic, oil stick, oil pastel, graphite, and olive oil on canvas
72" x 48"
2019
Follow the Leader, Meg Kettelkamp
Acrylic, oil stick, oil pastel, and olive oil on canvas
72" x 48"
2019
Falling, Meg Kettelkamp
Acrylic, oil stick, graphite, oil pastel, graphite and olive oil on canvas
61” x 71”
2019
Elevate, Meg Kettelkamp
Acrylic, oil stick, oil pastel, graphite, and olive oil on canvas
29" x 49"
2019
Blueprint, Meg Kettelkamp
Acrylic, oil stick, oil pastel, graphite, and olive oil on canvas
64" x 72"
2020
Rainbow Climber, Meg Kettelkamp
Acrylic, oil stick, oil pastel, graphite, and olive oil on restructured canvas
12” x 13” x 32”
2020
Imagine, Meg Kettelkamp
Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas
46" x 46"
2019
Stained, Meg Kettelkamp
Acrylic, oil stick, oil pastel, and olive oil on canvas
32" x 26"
2019
Balance, Meg Kettelkamp
Acrylic and olive oil on canvas
13" x 20"
2019