Statement
I document urban and suburban landscapes to explore my experiences of, and relationship to, the everyday built environment. Movement, transit, perception, architecture and memory are central to my work. I produce my work using various printmaking processes, and digital photography and video, to underscore the role technology plays in our lives. The mechanical and reproductive nature printmaking, echoes the manufactured and often ubiquitous environments that I document. Most recently I have been interested in the seemingly infinite potential for sprawl, coupled with the one-point perspective of the strip. Drawing has become an important tool for me to increase a sense of density and movement while acknowledging some human aspect and complicity with these environments.
Bio
Haas earned his BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MFA from Indiana University where he studied printmaking and digital media. Since 1995 his work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions across the US and in Canada. He has been included in exhibits at Critical Line Gallery in Tacoma, the Jundt Museum in Spokane, and Davidson Contemporary in Seattle. He is a recipient of both the Artist Trust Fellowship and GAP grants. In 2006 he chaired the College Art Association panel titled ‘Convergent Theories: Printmaking, Photography and Digital Media” focusing on the interrelationships between these media. Kevin is currently Associate Professor of Printmaking at Washington State University and coordinator of the Printmaking Area.