Kay Gregg Artist Statement: In my work, I use highly specialized and single-purpose objects to drive meaning in two ways. These objects serve as both beautifully designed objets d’art and machine-age memento mori. Once costly and state-of-the-art, these devices now haunt secondhand shops and church thrift stores, worth more as scrap. I create graphic and diagrammatic works that are unambiguous in their representation. The viewer discerns what the image depicts without the need for any language. However, while the object's identity is clear, its intended purpose remains mysterious.
Kay Gregg Biography: Kay Gregg is a visual artist who obtained her BFA in Studio from Indiana University-Bloomington in 1991 and her MLS from Indiana University-Indianapolis in 2011. Her artwork has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions across the United States, including at the FWMoA in Fort Wayne, IN, where she held solo exhibitions such as "Beautiful and Obsolete" in October 2014 and "This is just a Test" in June 2015. She has also participated in group exhibitions like "With Love From the No Coast" at the 1975 Gallery in Rochester, NY in June 2015 and "LAX/DTW: Detroit Hustle..." at Inner State Gallery in Detroit, MI in June 2017. With a focus on the physical nature of human-to-machine interactions, Gregg’s work has been collected regionally and nationally.
