KEVIN GREY
DISPLACED
Kevin Grey’s career started in the luxury automotive world and he has since developed the inventive techniques learnt during that time to create his artworks. Using TIG welding to join individually hand formed pieces of silver, Grey’s mastery of this technique allows him to achieve absolute precision as he pieces together metal to create vessels of unique beauty.
“Displaced – ‘To move something from its proper or usual position’ ‘Displaced’ is an emotional response to world events relating to the displacing of people as a result of conflict, economic or environmental factors. The UN stated that, in 2022,110 million were displaced from their homes. Through ‘Displaced’ I wanted to convey a feeling of hostility, of being uncomfortable. The edges are sharp, jagged, constantly moving, undulating. Edges which never end or rest, travelling and repeating the cycle. There is minimal contact with the base of Displaced and any surface it rests upon.
“I am so thrilled to have been shortlisted again for the Loewe Craft Prize, the standard of work is so high and I feel honoured to be part of it. I’m really looking forward to meeting the other finalists in Paris and seeing their artworks.”
