Artist Statement

Bryan Keith’s work moves between two complementary forces: the precise geometry of string art and the fluid unpredictability of poured paint. Together, these practices explore the relationship between order and chaos, the measurable and the immeasurable, science and nature. His string art compositions echo the mathematics of symmetry and proportion, where carefully plotted lines create luminous fields of structure and resonance. By contrast, his poured abstractions surrender control to gravity, allowing pigment and fluid to behave as they do in nature—branching, colliding, and settling into patterns reminiscent of rivers, roots, and cosmic clouds.

What emerges is a dialogue between the seen and the unseen, the deliberate and the accidental. The tension between these two practices speaks to the human condition itself: our instinct to impose order, and our awe at the beauty that arises when we release control. Keith’s work invites viewers to reflect on these dualities, to find both discipline and surrender in the same frame, and to recognize the profound harmony that exists between the laws of mathematics and the mysteries of nature.

Bio

Midwest-based artist Bryan Keith has been creating since childhood, when limited materials led him to invent his own method of string art using poster board rather than wood and nails. That early ingenuity set the foundation for a lifelong pursuit of pattern, symmetry, and conceptual exploration. In recent years, he expanded his practice to include poured paintings, drawn to the way pigment responds to gravity and flow—revealing organic patterns that echo the movements of rivers, storms, and galaxies.

Keith’s work reflects his broader journey: a balance of precision and experimentation, science and art, order and nature. While new to the public art world, he is preparing for exhibitions and shows, bringing forward a body of work that spans decades of quiet evolution. His paintings and string pieces are not only aesthetic explorations but also meditations on the forces that shape our world—both visible and unseen.