Kris Kuksi is an extremely talented artist who hails from Kansas and is the receiver of many prestigious awards and prizes. His artwork has fetched him appreciation and love from all over the world and he has thousands of zealous fans (including me).

Kris uses the junk materials like old toys, statues, mechanical parts to create amazingly beautiful sculptures. Individually those materials lose their identity, but when Kris intricately clubs them together, he gives birth to a masterpiece. Another pleasing side of his artwork is the thought provoking nature of his creations. They reach your soul and make you realize some beautiful things that you never even thought about.

He aims to expose his audience to the awareness of the fallacies of man through his art and to a wide extent, he is successful in doing that. Kris' work has been featured in over 100 exhibitions world wide as well as featured in international art magazines and fictional book covers.


"I get inspired by the industrial world, all the rigidity of machinery, the network of pipes, wires, refineries, etc. Then I join that with an opposite of flowing graceful, harmonious, and pleasing design of the Baroque and Rococo. And of course I add a bit weirdness and the macabre. It's all about how I see the evolution of what man makes his created environment look like", says Kris.

Read our small conversation with Kris below with some of his best works:


Kris, although you need not any introduction but we would love to have a brief one from you.

Hello, my name is Kris. I am from central America (Kansas). I hate celery. I love history, European architecture, building things, and experiencing the beauty in all things.



























What influences the artist within you?

I’m not so sure there’s a particular influence, but more of a drive. The influence has more to do with the
result of the art I make.
































Have you always wanted to become an artist? Can you recall any incident that made you realise you're meant to be an extraordinary artist?

I knew it as long as I can remember, although, for a brief period during second grade, I wanted to be President. But I quickly got over that when third grade rolled around.











































Enlighten us with your wonderful artwork. What materials do you use to create such masterpieces?

Everything but the kitchen sink. But seriously--model kits, toys, wood, decorative home interior items, ceiling medallions, jewelry, and a whole lot of other miscellaneous stuff and/or junk.






































Would you like to describe your creative work process?

Idea + sketch + online shopping + package retrieval + hobby store shopping + glue +sawing and cutting + assembling + composing + editing + painting = Divine Inspiration.


























































If you had to choose between sculptures or painting, what would be your preference?

If I had to choose between the two, I would choose sculpture, but I really enjoy painting and drawing, just not quite as much.


Drawings and Paintings:















































Let's have a rapid fire session:


5 things you can't live without?

My studio, my girlfriend, my son, espresso, and trail mix.


1 deep secret no one knows about you?

I’m a guitar virtuoso.


Tea or coffee?

Coffee.


Music you prefer while working?

I like electronic, classical, or any kind of random experimental music.


One artist who inspires you?

Bernini.


One line that always keeps you going?


“Never, never, never give up” Winston Churchill


I know it'd be difficult to pick but we would love to know your favorite creation by you.

Sanctuary of the Bewildered.































Share the best compliment you've ever received for your work.

“Wow, it looks like Google earth!” Joe Ziegler



What has been the most fulfilling moment for you as an artist?

Just seeing the work on the gallery walls during an opening and realizing that I’ve made such a great accomplishment.


Do you have any dream project?

Yes, in fact I’m working on it right now.


Many other artists and our readers would look up to you as their role model. What message do you have for them?

Don’t copy me. Always look for that divine inspiration and do what you want to do. Set aside a lot of time for creative solitude and believe in the goodness of world.


Kris, thank you for being with us. You're truly an inspiration ad of course, I am speechless about your work. We wish you all the best in everything you do.

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