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The art of athleticism Seattle artist merges passion for basketball with artwork By Laura Marie Rivera Contributing writer
At the beginning of February, Xavier Kelley had a successful art opening at Domicile art gallery in Madison Park. The Seattle resident is one of the artists on display at the gallery in honor of Black History Month. Kelley is a former Franklin High School basketball star and member of the Seattle University track team who has carried his athletic prowess and passion into the world of art. Heis a self-taught artist whose brightly colored abstract canvases are filled with movement and powerful symbolism. He describes his style as a mashup of academia, music and visual arts and said he is inspired to use graffiti to comment on greater issues. “It’s a compilation of information that I find compelling or important,” he said, “I can find inspiration anywhere.” At the artist reception, the enthusiasm was palpable when Domicile owner, Marisa SpoonerLeDuff, announced that one of Kelley’s paintings had been purchased, marking the first of the evening and
Kelley’s largest sale to date. The gallery burst into applause and patrons asked Kelley to say a few words. “I view painting like a sport and sports like an art,” he said, adding the
painting that sold was based off his experiences and reflections of playing street basketball. “Basketball is my ARTIST Page 2
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