Kevin Palme

Works
  • Painting of ice cubes in front of a black background
    OBELISK - ICE TOWER, 2026
  • Painting of ice cubes
    RETURNING, 2025
  • Painting of blue ice cube tower
    BLUE OBELISK - TWILIGHT, 2025
  • Painting of a golden ice tower
    OBELISK, RENAISSANCE, 2024
  • Spaced pyramid of origami paper cubes before a pink and purple background
    ALTOCUMULUS, 2022
  • Stack of origami paper boxes on a blue background
    PAPER BOXES: BLUE MONOCHROME, 2024
  • Pink paper boxes on a pink background
    PAPER BOXES: PINK MONOCHROME, 2024
  • ainting of a teal stack of teal paper boxes on a purple to gray gradient background
    PAPER BOXES: COMPOSITION WITH A TEAL STACK ON PURPLE/GRAY GRADIENT, 2023-24
Biography

Through ephemeral constructions of ice cubes and origami paper boxes, Kevin Palme (b. 1976, Morristown, NJ) seeks to convey the transitory nature of life. 

 

As the artist explains, "These structures are fragile, designed to fail, either by melting or being disassembled and discarded. Standing alone against indeterminate spaces, there is something dramatic and historical about these buildings. These vignettes serve as a memorial to things destined not to last." Palme recognizes that transience can be made palpable through painting. "A painted image is the tangible result of working with a changing and flexible medium until the arrival of an end. It is a path that allows a memory to be made into something more concrete than an idea."

 

Kevin Palme maintains his studio in Asheville, NC. He has participated in exhibitions across the country and is featured in private collections globally. Palme earned a BA degree from Wake Forest University and an MFA degree from the Savannah College of Art and Design.

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