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Kettner’s Portrait is a densely layered abstract painting. Brighter colors are shown centrally with darker hues surrounding the perimeter, emphasizing the separation between internal and external. The psychological dimension of Kettner’s work invites viewers to spend additional time contemplating the veiled imagery, an active exchange that the artist wrote as being necessary for the “ultimate completion” of all his abstract work. The mix of colors and brush stroke directions, forming the semblance of human structures, encourages a self-reflective observation.
Thomas Kettner, a graduate of the University of South Florida, was an apprentice of the well-known Robert Rauschenberg, and a preparator at the Tampa Museum of Art. Kettner has had his works displayed nationally and locally in Tampa.