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New piece for Artist Impressions of the Mother

May 8, 2014 By John Rankine Leave a Comment

New piece for Artist Impressions of the Mother

  This is the front view of a new mix-media, assemblage created for this weekend’s “Artist Impressions of the Mother” exhibit at The Space. “Embrace” will be on view, along with many other local artist’s creative take on the “mother” this Mother’s Day weekend. Opening reception is Saturday starting at 5 and will be open […]

Filed Under: Blog, Found Object Assemblage

Inching Forward – 2014

May 1, 2014 By John Rankine Leave a Comment

Inching Forward – 2014

“Inching Forward” is a 2014 found object assemblage piece created specifically for the “ Artist Impressions Of The Mother “ exhibit at The Space May 10 and 11. Another FOA piece for the same show is in the works.

Filed Under: 2010 to Current, Found Object Assemblage, Mixed Media

The Smile Series

May 1, 2014 By vitaminhr08 1 Comment

The Smile Series

 

Filed Under: 1990's Art, Found Object Assemblage, Mixed Media, Period Archive Tagged With: art, bones, found object assemblage, mask, Smile, wood

Sculptures FOB 2009 -2010

May 1, 2014 By John Rankine 1 Comment

Sculptures FOB 2009 -2010

First shown in conjunction with a series of photographs, these found object assemblage sculptures were based on the global affects of an overly industrial, corrupt planet and its long-term affects on the innocent, especially the children. The series was first shown as part of the Beneath the Surface exhibit at The Space In 2010 and later […]

Filed Under: 2010 to Current, Art Shows, Found Object Assemblage, Mixed Media, Period Archive

Finding Nature – Artworks in the Landscape & Leaves

April 30, 2014 By John Rankine Leave a Comment

Finding Nature  – Artworks in the Landscape & Leaves

“Finding Nature – Artwork in the Landscape” was a multi-venue, multi-media art event co-curated with artist Christopher Fischer. We invited more than 20 local artists to create work that reflected the theme. A cross section of photographers, painters, sculptors, visual/digital, fiber and ceramic artists’ work was on display at The Space during the 2012 Eureka […]

Filed Under: 2010 to Current, Art Shows, Found Object Assemblage, Period Archive, Photography

Disclaimer: Raw Material

April 30, 2014 By John Rankine Leave a Comment

Disclaimer: Raw Material

Disclaimer: These images may be inappropriate or offensive to some viewers. You should be 18 years or older to view them.   Key West artists were invited to participate in “Raw Material,” a one-night “raw and uncensored” exhibit organized in a large abandoned shrimping warehouse on Stock Island in 1995. The theme was sex. I […]

Filed Under: 1990's Art, Art Shows, Explicit Content, Found Object Assemblage, Mixed Media, Period Archive

Graven Images

April 30, 2014 By John Rankine Leave a Comment

Graven Images

Scouring local flea markets and garage sales for unusual objects to incorporate into art, I was struck by the inordinate number of plastic and ceramic “chotchkes” I encountered. Bunnies, unicorns, angels, Madonna’s, Santa’s, etc., were found in abundance, and bought and collected for more than a year. My fascination with these objects, and the people […]

Filed Under: 2010 to Current, Art Installations, Art Shows, Found Object Assemblage, Mixed Media, Period Archive

The Chair Series

April 30, 2014 By John Rankine Leave a Comment

The Chair Series

“The Chair Series” was my first foray into found object assemblage. Settled in 1992 in my new,  large studio at the Harris School in Key West, I compulsively collected objects, especially old chairs, found abandoned in the local streets. “Death of a Medium,” was the start of this symbolic journey – an old chair, a […]

Filed Under: 1990's Art, Art Installations, Art Shows, Found Object Assemblage, Mixed Media, Period Archive

Headlites

April 30, 2014 By John Rankine Leave a Comment

Headlites

“Headlites” was a series of found object assemblages inspired by an antique German doll head. Local ceramic artist Lynn Williams cast 25 replicas of the head in porcelain, which I hand-painted and combined with lamp parts and found objects. The sculptures were wired to illuminate and all 24 pieces were exhibited at Rococo Gallery in […]

Filed Under: 2000 Art, Art Installations, Found Object Assemblage, Mixed Media, Period Archive

Test Pattern / Shocking Untold Story

April 30, 2014 By John Rankine Leave a Comment

Test Pattern / Shocking Untold Story

I received Best in Show for “Test Pattern,” a mixed media, found object assemblage, at a juried exhibit of LGBT artists at the East Martello Museum in Key West in 1994. “Shocking Untold Story,” a mixed media collage was also featured in the exhibit.

Filed Under: 1990's Art, Art Shows, Found Object Assemblage, Mixed Media, Period Archive

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