Kim Keever’s Water Paintings

WORDS Mary Garner

Based in New York City, artist and photographer Kim Keever’s original take on “painting” sees him squeeze bottles filled with paint into a 758-litre fish tank, creating mesmerising results.

Using a mirror and a 100 megapixel camera, he captures his colourful cloud-like works of art before they mix and become a murky mess.

Water art has been Kim’s focus for 20 years – you can find his pieces in institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Modern Museum of Art, both in New York City.

He has also published a monograph featuring his water tank prints, entitled Water Colors, a book which he raised funds to create in order to donate copies to high school students.

Below are 10 examples of Kim’s beautiful creations.

New work available @waterhousedodd For more information contact: newyorkoffice@waterhousedodd.com . . ‘Abstract 36298b’ 28×28”, 44×44” 2018 . . #kimkeever #photography #digitalphotography #recentwork #abstractart #underwater #beauty #art #photos #picture #pic #photograph #fotografia #camera #powerful #goodvibes #color #colorexplosion #underwaterphotography #modern #fineart #digital #watersubmersion #flow #movement #water #artgallery #energy #gallery #waterhouseanddodd

A post shared by Kim Keever (@kimkeever.art) on Jun 10, 2018 at 1:55pm PDT

‘Abstract 37775b’ 2018 . . . #kimkeever #photography #digitalphotography #recentwork #abstractart #underwater #beauty #art #photos #picture #pic #photograph #fotografia #camera #powerful #goodvibes #color #colorexplosion #underwaterphotography #modern #fineart #digital #watersubmersion #flow #movement #water #artgallery #energy #gallery

A post shared by Kim Keever (@kimkeever.art) on May 26, 2018 at 3:28pm PDT

‘Abstract 31916’ 28×37”, 44×59” 2017 . . . #photography #photos #picture#pic #photograph #fotografia #camera #powerful #goodmorning #goodvibes #instaphoto #color #colorexplosion #contemporaryart #modern #fineart #digital #underwaterphotography #watersubmersion #flow #movement #water #artgallery #energy #gallery #nycartgallery #curators#eastvillageart #kimkeever

A post shared by Kim Keever (@kimkeever.art) on Apr 22, 2018 at 3:10pm PDT

‘Abstract 37361b’ 28×30”, 50×55” 2018 . . . #photography #photos #picture#pic #photograph #fotografia #camera #instaphoto #color #colorexplosion #contemporaryart #contemporary #modern #fineart #digital #recentartwork #underwaterphotography #watersubmersion #flow #movement #water #artgallery #gallery #nycartgallery #curators#eastvillageart #kimkeever

A post shared by Kim Keever (@kimkeever.art) on Mar 30, 2018 at 8:58am PDT

Mesmerizing results ? Image available at @waterhousedodd , New York . ‘Abstract 14472’ 24X29”, 41X50” 2014 . . . #photos #picture #pic #photograph #fotografia #camera #instaphoto #color #purple #purplerain? #contemporaryart #contemporary #modern #fineart #digital #underwaterphotography #watersubmersion #flow #movement #instart #photooftheday #gallery #artgallerynyc #waterhouseanddodd #waterhouseanddoddgallery #curators #design

A post shared by Kim Keever (@kimkeever.art) on Mar 7, 2018 at 2:34pm PST

Delicate, soft and elegant shapes… . ‘Abstract 31716’ 28×33”, 50×60” 2017 . ? if you agree! #photo #photos #contemporaryphotography #pics #art #beautiful #abstractart #digital #photooftheday #composition #watersubmersion #underwaterphotography #movement #flow #art? #instaart #creative #instagood #artoftheday #visualdelight #masterpiece #recentworks

A post shared by Kim Keever (@kimkeever.art) on Jan 11, 2018 at 7:08pm PST

New work available @tilloufineart For more information contact : michelle@tilloufineart.com http://www.tilloufineart.com/artists/kim-keever . . ‘Abstract 30690b’ 28×36 “, edition of 5 36×47 “, edition of 5 2017 . . #tilloufineart #photography #digitalphotography #recentwork #abstractart #underwater #beauty #blue #art

A post shared by Kim Keever (@kimkeever.art) on Sep 18, 2017 at 6:04pm PDT

Pinksplosion . . . #photography #digitalphotography #contemporaryart #artist #pink #color #explosion #underwater #nyc

A post shared by Kim Keever (@kimkeever.art) on Jul 8, 2017 at 4:58pm PDT

New work available @waterhousedodd For more information contact: newyorkoffice@waterhousedodd.com . . ‘Abstract 37387c’ 28×31”, edition of 5 50×56”, edition of 5 2018 . . #photography #photos #picture#pic #photograph #fotografia #camera #powerful #goodvibes #color #colorexplosion #contemporaryart #modern #fineart #digital #underwaterphotography #watersubmersion #flow #movement #water #artgallery #energy #gallery #digital @kimkeever.art #waterhouseanddodd

A post shared by Kim Keever (@kimkeever.art) on May 22, 2018 at 7:41am PDT

Recent work. What do you think? ? . ‘Abstract 37193 2018 . . . #photography #photos #picture#pic #photograph #fotografia #camera #instaphoto #color #colorexplosion #contemporaryart #contemporary #modern #fineart #digital #underwaterphotography #watersubmersion #flow #movement #water #artgallery #gallery #nycartgallery #curators#eastvillageart #kimkeever #pink

A post shared by Kim Keever (@kimkeever.art) on Mar 25, 2018 at 4:02pm PDT

(h/t) wired.com

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