Sculptor Garret Kane

CHLOROSAPIENS Wood, plaster, aluminum foil, cement, glue, stains, branches, roots, mud, found living moss. Garret Kane 2018 Mixed media installation Average: 84” x 48” x 60”

Garret Kane (he/him) is a sculptor, animator, and writer based in Brooklyn, New York. His work explores the confluence of art, nature and technology and the effects on humankind and the world. Inspired early on by sci fi, his work invokes issues of our times like climate change and he donates 10% of profits from artwork sales to environmental charities. Kane graduated from SUNY Albany and first began a career in advertising.

GOLEMECHA Plastic, welded metal rods, wire mesh, plaster wrap, 3d printed parts, glue, spray paint, borax, branches, roots, tree kits, led kits, preserved moss, preserved bonsai, copper plating, and patina kits. Garret Kane 2017 Mixed media 84” x 48” x 60”

While working as Creative Director for over a decade, he studied and learned traditional and 3D sculpting techniques. Currently, he is writing a science fiction novel and the characters are based on his sculptures. Ultimately, he hopes it will be adapted into a series of interactive videos that are shot with a mix of in-camera sculpture and 3D animation.

SERAPHOIDS 3D printed plastic, branches, drift wood, raw minerals, feathers, clay, oil paint, acrylic paint, preserved moss, preserved flowers, fake flowers, monoammonium phosphate crystals, hobby kits, glue. Garret Kane 2015-17 Mixed media sculptures 15” x 12” x 8”

More info:

Website: http://garretkane.com