[Kevin Van Aelst] anything can become art

Blue Tape, 2009, blue painter's tape, variable / digital c-print, 24 x 30

The Heart, 2009, digital c-print, 40 x 30"

One Heart Beat, 2008, digital C-print, 16 x 24

Hawaii, 2007, digital C-print, 12 x 18  

 Common Clouds, 2007, Series of 9 digital C-prints and labels, each print: 16 x 20

Left Index Finger, 2007, digital C-print, 43 x 34.5

Right Middle Finger, 2007, digital C-print, 43 x 34.5

 Chromosomes, 2005, digital C-print, 20 x 24

Kevin was born in Elmira, New York and did most of his growing up in central Pennsylvania. He recieved a B.A. in Psychology from Cornell University in 2002 and an M.F.A. from the University of Hartford in 2005. He currently lives and works in New Haven, Connecticut. He has taught photography classes at the University of Hartford Art School, Middlesex Community College, and currently is teaching at Quinnipiac University and ACES/Educational Center for the Arts High School Program. He is a recipient of a 2008 fellowship grant from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism. Photos of his can be seen weekly illustrating "The Medium" in the New York Times Magazine. New Haven , CT [Kevin Van Aelst]

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With Aelst, it's true that anything can become art. He's not only a photographer but a creative inventor. I am surprised how meticulous he studies things that are easily ignored and turn them into something special. Brilliant!