Ajay Kurian
Ajay Kurian employs a fluid, multimedia vocabulary, which aims to articulate the social and environmental conditions that govern our desires, fears, and contradictions. His interests include, literature, science fiction, anime, and new materials.
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Featured Work

Excising Fearfulness, 2022, foamcore, hot glue, plaster, fiberglass, shellac, gesso, pvc pipe, epoxy, clay, oil paint, steel, needle, 57 × 40 × 5 in

Hedgehog, 2022, foamcore, hot glue, plaster, fiberglass, shellac, gesso, pvc pipe, epoxy, clay, oil paint, acrylic paint, steel, found object, 55 ½ × 36 × 12 ½ in

Comfort Zone #2 (Enlightenment), 2014, wood, plexiglas, brass beads, resin, custom M&Ms, digital c-prints, reindeer moss, snail shell, paint, copper wire, magic sculpt, seashells, resin dragon balls, marbles, LED light fixtures, 48 x 12 x 13 in

Comfort Zone (It’s Easy to Fall in Love with Fire), 2019, wood, glass mosaic tiles, glass, plastic, resin, LEDS, carving foam, plaster, plexiglas, gummi bears, 14 x 49.5 x 14 in

Comfort Zone (Olamina’s Garden), 2019, cold smoked abalone shell, goatskin, toad, leather, fish leather, shagreen (manta ray leather), LEDs, plexiglas, sand, glass, 16.5 x 52 3/4 x 16 in

Installation view of exhibition Polyphemus at Goucher College

Welcome to World Peace, 2016, foam, expanding foam, steel, magic sculpt, motor, hardware, wood, paint, fabric, 68.5 x 65 x 43 1/2 in

Installation view of Missing Home at 47 Canal Gallery

Rise, 2017, steel, foam, magic sculpt, magic smooth, styroplast, marble, shellac, custom clothes, sneakers, spray paint, duct tape, dimensions variable

Tall Toys, No Noise (Fear), 2016, plexiglas, plastic chain, epoxy clay, hardware, brass wire, brass wool, various stones, led lights, wood, paint, each tower: 66 x 16 x 16 in

The Dreamers, 2016, foam, expanding foam, rockite, marble, retroreflectors, steel, paint, clothing, plastic, sand, paint, epoxy clay, aluminum tape, wire, apples, dimensions variable

Untitled, 2017, white carrara marble, persian travertine, wood vulture: 10 1/4 x 17 1/4 x 27 1/2 in, base: 43 1/4 x 26 1/4 x 26 1/4 in