Recalcitrations

Clay Ketter's work is an inquisition into the legitimacy of the common denominator. A two-by-four is certainly a basic element, but the artist negates this given by making the element. These elements are made, using the same techniques they would otherwise be slaves to by forfeiting their intended function while gaining status in another field. This is a process of recalcitration - adamantly defiant in the face of the sensible, given matrix of the everyday. The book “Recalcitrations” is available with text excerpts and images from 1976 to 2016.