I absolutely fell in love with Keith M Ramsey's personality from this interview. His outlook on life and art is amazing and one that many people should follow. For a little background, he went to VCU and ended up getting a job in graphic design (more to make money and keep making art but not really what he wanted to do). Eventually he was fired from the job and took that as the chance to make what he wanted to. He started producing practical work, such as railings. Now, he gets clients that trust his vision and he gets to make whatever he wants. The one thing I loved most about his approach to art is his 'why not me' mindset. He works with so many different mediums and materials because when approaching a new project or assignment he says 'why not me?' Why can't he be the one to make it? He said his girlfriend says he has "creative ADD" because there are so many things he can do, which I thought was a really accurate way to describe his work. He approaches all of these materials because he loves trying different things, says 'why not me', and also has so many things he wants to say and he wants to express them. I love how he takes every opportunity that comes to him and just tries to see if he can do it, without much planning ahead of time. I also loved his enthusiasm for objects like a rusty nail, saying that you can never find something with that texture, age, and color. Hearing him describe his found objects was truly refreshing. I learned a lot from his outlook on art and opportunities.
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