Chris Kemler, born in 1976 in Lawrence, Kansas and residing and working in Las Cruces, New Mexico is a contemporary artist working predominantly in wood. His works use the medium in its various incarnations to create works that are at once tempting and tactile while encouraging the viewer to consider their preconceptions of the material and form. Chris is interested in the interactions of these forms whether it is two forms in a sculpture or a furniture object and the user. His furniture encourages interactions like the mindless dragging of fingers along hidden surfaces or specific poses to find the moment when the object and user are in unison. Sculptural works explore balance and tension at inflection points such as dancers supporting each other or lovers learning that they are lovers. All of which explores the dichotomy of wood as an artistic medium and an artistic media.