Jeff King
"33 Pages from Washington and Divisadero", wood and steel
12' x 9' x 24'
2005

Jeff King
"Book of Nothing" , wood and steel, 18¹x18'¹x32"
2004 

Jeff King
"Center Line"
wood and steel, 10"x10"x70"
2004

I am engaged by the contrast between the physical nature of an object and the ephemeral nature of an image. Working with wood, I make sculpture and prints. I am interested in wood for the numerous possibilities offered by its many forms – from logs to sawdust. I incorporate chance into my working process as a way to diffuse the intellect and to open myself to moments of discovery. I believe in the Zen notion of ‘first thought best thought.’ Because of this I rarely have a preconceived notion of a finished work. While working I try to stay attuned to any incidentals in the process – such as a cutoff that warps and twists as it dries; or the bits of sawdust that fall onto the printing block creating an image reminiscent of stars. At these moments everything is potent and new and something is revealed which is larger than myself. I am most successful at these moments, as it is my interest to make art about transcendence.