Josh Keyes

Biography

Josh Keyes' style is reminiscent of the diagrammatic vocabulary found in scientific textbook illustrations that often express through a detached and clinical viewpoint an empirical representation of the natural world. Assembled into this virtual stage set are references to contemporary events along with images and themes from his personal mythology. Josh Keyes' work is a hybrid of eco-surrealism and dystopian folktales that express a concern for our time and the Earth's future.

Josh Keyes was born in Tacoma, Washington. He received a BFA in 1992 from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MFA in 1998 from Yale University. Keyes currently lives and works in Portland Oregon.

• Josh Keyes.net

Designed Toy Releases

• Lifted II
• The Hermit
• The Collector

Customs & Show Pieces

• Piece(s) for Tiny Trifecta, 2012
• "Black Angels" for Inle, 2011

Images

Production Pieces

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  Lifted II

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  The Hermit

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  The Collector

Customs & Show Pieces

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  For Inle