'egg bulb', 2012 by kevin van aelst
digital c-print
finding the extraordinary in the ordinary, cincinatti-based artist kevin van aelst has sent designboom images of his latest work. from droplet-formed airplanes to eggshell light globes, van aelst is able to take seemingly mundane objects and create captivating visual re-interpretations, requesting the viewer to complete re-assess their understanding of the subject at hand.  the pieces not only celebrate dull items, but also uses these as tools to explore and communicate more complex ideas.

'(inner) peace on earth', 2011
commissioned piece for ladies home journal

'does one see differently through blue eyes than brown ones?', 2011
commissioned piece for nido magazine

'a good deed in a weary world', 2012
digital c-print

'lego', 2012
digital c-print

'stapler', 2012
digital c-print

'the future documneted', 2012
digital c-print in oval frame with yarn
16" x 20"

'hawaii'
digital c-print

'nested', 2012
digital c-print
24" x 36"

'cantor set', 2004
digital c-print, 16" x 20"

'and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to sail her by', 2010
digital c-print
24" x 36"

'collaborative learning for the digital age', 2011
commissioned piece for the chronicle review