Biography: After living in Savannah, GA where he received an MFA in painting, Kesling has relocated to Brooklyn, NY and is spending his time making work and looking around. He has no wife and no children. When he owns a dog, he will consider himself grown. Statement: Invention, collection, ownership, war, religion, sports, language, music and art. All of these things seem to make humans more than what we really are. As fancy animals, we've built the pyramids, amassed 234 Jose Cansecos, mastered the bassoon and romanticized the Hudson all to impress a girl or boy.