Kennedy Yanko
Kennedy Yanko (1988 in Saint Louis) is a sculptor and installation artist working "in found metals and paint skins." The work is obviously harkens the Late John Chamberlain in the twisted metal assemblages though Yankos bring unique weathered qualities seemingly reaching for differentiation from the latter. Yanko adorns the Chamberlain esque sculptures with paint skins which are draped on the rigid twisted metals. This provides and interesting juxtaposition in materials in the work and you can read more about Kennedy Yankos's Process here.
From Kennedyyanko.com
Yanko deploys her materials in ways that explore the limitations of optic vision, underlining the opportunities we miss when looking with eyes alone. Her methods reflect a dual abstract expressionist-surrealist approach that centers the seen and unseen factors that affect, contribute to, and moderate human experience. Since 2019, Yanko has debuted six solo exhibitions across the US and abroad and has revealed four major installations: her first public sculpture, 3 WAYS, in collaboration with The Helis Foundation and the Ogden Museum of Art (New Orleans, LA); White, Passing at the Rubell Museum (Miami, FL), By means other than the known senses at the Unlimited Section of Art Basel (Basel, Switzerland), Landscape 1 at the Parrish Museum, curated by Mickalene Thomas and Racquel Chevremont (Water Mill, NY) and No more Drama at the Brooklyn Museum (Brooklyn, NY).