KASUM MANIFOLD
Artist Bio
KASUM MANIFOLD (KM) services the creative needs of studios, designers, architecture and engineering firms, interior designers, industry design consultants, municipal and state public art collections, corporate and private art collections, museums, galleries, auction houses and creative sector specialists on projects from the expected to the extreme. Kasum’s Creative Studio subsidiary was founded on the desire to serve site-specific public and corporate art projects through multicultural, multi-gender and multi-generational, interdisciplinary collaborations. Every Manifold project is a collaboration that brings together creatives, cultural leaders, creative support professionals and other industry specialists. KM is positioned at the crossroads of the creative industry operating as a creative studio, commissioning agency and arts service provider. KM’s efforts have directly impacted communities through museum exhibitions, public art installations, art’s programming and design integration in major infrastructure projects. KASUM MANIFOLD is headed by Principal and Co-Founder Anton Morton.
Artist Work
Title: Nourish, 2022
Category: Sculpture
Genre: Contemporary Conceptual/Abstract
Description: Nourish represents the seed that is knowledge, the universe and the natural world; available at your local library. At night, the form and glass are activated by separate lighting installations which are programmed with multiple themes on an easy to operate interior access touch panel.
Title: What is the City but The People, 2021
Category: Installation/Site-Specific
Genre: Contemporary Representational
Description: This polycarbonate and stainless-steel suspended mosaic, near 30,000 sq.ft., contains over one million components and represents the diversity of Oklahoma City through a reinterpretation of the classic Greek “Frieze” which depicts a procession of citizens moving in both directions.
Title: Damien Hirst & Wayne Coyne’s Beautiful Mystical Exploding Sun Clouds Taste Metallic Installation
Category: Art Handling/Curatorial
Genre: Neo Contemporary/Conceptual
Description: Following more than a year of planning, KM’s Logistics and Handling Team assembled, re-stretched and installed the highly sensitive artwork, over a period of 25 days, on the mezzanine of the Oklahoma City Convention Center where it will stay on loan and public display for 10 years.
Title: Home, 2021
Category: Mural
Genre: Contemporary Representational
Description: Home is a triptych of mural artworks that speak directly to the historically Black and African American community they serve while offering universal meaning to visitors. The statement of the triptych Home is, "When you find that comfort, support and protection surround you… you will have found home."
Location
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