John Belden is a Louisville-based custom artist, combat engineer veteran, and founder of Kinetic Creations. Blending professional commercial, residential, and auto body painting expertise with high-impact 3D assemblage, John specializes in large-scale murals, custom logo signage, and immersive installations. His process incorporates specialized automotive finishes, metallics, custom-painted frames, industrial scrap, resin, integrated LEDs, and salvaged hardware. Recognized internationally as a top-six People's Artist Choice Award winner out of thousands of international artists, his structural mixed-media work was showcased in his solo exhibition, The Alchemist Pulse, at the Mellwood Art Center Pigment Gallery. From auto-grade surface prep and durable coatings to complex multi-medium fabrication, John brings raw mechanical grit and structural reliability to every public, commercial, and residential project.