My first international show!
Yes, I'm going international! Not that it's that hard these days, but there ya go.
I will be featured in an outdoor competition in Castlegar, BC in Canada (not that far from Whistler and the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics) this spring. It's their first foray into the "Sculpture Walk" franchise based in Sioux Falls, SD and I am happy to be a part of it. I also will be included in the "Sculpture Walk Sioux Falls" this spring as well. I've won awards in Sioux Falls including "First Place" and "Best of Show Overall" and sold work from the show which in turn helps fund this website.
I'll post pix of both pieces as they progress.
I will be featured in an outdoor competition in Castlegar, BC in Canada (not that far from Whistler and the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics) this spring. It's their first foray into the "Sculpture Walk" franchise based in Sioux Falls, SD and I am happy to be a part of it. I also will be included in the "Sculpture Walk Sioux Falls" this spring as well. I've won awards in Sioux Falls including "First Place" and "Best of Show Overall" and sold work from the show which in turn helps fund this website.
I'll post pix of both pieces as they progress.
Positive and negative blog reviews of the show "Something from Nothing..."
Here's a couple of blog reviews of the show at the Canton Musem of Art in Canton, OH. I'm happy to see people write about the show and both mentioning my work. I'm also happy that there are two different opinions of the show both positive and negative even thought, there's nothing specifically negative about my work.
ARTWACH
"R.Mutt Redux"
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This show occupies a varied landscape of conceptual approaches from playful to profound, and a considerably broad terrain between the two. Daniel Horne’s “King and Queen” presents the life-size royal couple of welded scrap steel as whimsical, kinetic skeletons who invite viewers to gently push various parts of their anatomies and enjoy their moving parts.% Kyle Fokken’s mixed media “Uptet (Babylon Gunship)” and its more “modern” counterpart, “Ship of Fools,” are both solidly constructed, fascinating war machines in miniature. “Uptet” looks like a creature from a science fiction story, and would be a downright hilarious apparition were it not for its clearly deadly function.%
Nonetheless, both works are riveting in every sense of the word.
http://artwach.blogspot.com/
Snarky Art by Judi Krew
"I look for purpose and inspiration in pieces as well. A tin can is a logical steamship funnel and constructions like “Ship of Fools” can hold the attention of a child for quite a while, picking out various objects whose purposes were well thought out."
http://snarkyart.blogspot.com/
ARTWACH
"R.Mutt Redux"
..."
This show occupies a varied landscape of conceptual approaches from playful to profound, and a considerably broad terrain between the two. Daniel Horne’s “King and Queen” presents the life-size royal couple of welded scrap steel as whimsical, kinetic skeletons who invite viewers to gently push various parts of their anatomies and enjoy their moving parts.% Kyle Fokken’s mixed media “Uptet (Babylon Gunship)” and its more “modern” counterpart, “Ship of Fools,” are both solidly constructed, fascinating war machines in miniature. “Uptet” looks like a creature from a science fiction story, and would be a downright hilarious apparition were it not for its clearly deadly function.%
Nonetheless, both works are riveting in every sense of the word.
http://artwach.blogspot.com/
Snarky Art by Judi Krew
"I look for purpose and inspiration in pieces as well. A tin can is a logical steamship funnel and constructions like “Ship of Fools” can hold the attention of a child for quite a while, picking out various objects whose purposes were well thought out."
http://snarkyart.blogspot.com/
SOMETHING FROM NOTHING -Contemporary Recycled Sculpture from America's Rust Belt
My first museum show!
Two of my pieces "Ship of Fools" and "Uptet (Babylon Gunship") are both being shown at the Canton Museum of Art this winter. The dates of the show are November 27th, 2009 - March 7th, 2010. If you are in the area, check it out!
My pieces will also be featured in " About Magazine" and you can also see an image of one of my pieces on the museum's website. Here's the link to the page which can also be found on the "LINKS" tab on my website.
http://www.cantonart.org/73
Two of my pieces "Ship of Fools" and "Uptet (Babylon Gunship") are both being shown at the Canton Museum of Art this winter. The dates of the show are November 27th, 2009 - March 7th, 2010. If you are in the area, check it out!
My pieces will also be featured in " About Magazine" and you can also see an image of one of my pieces on the museum's website. Here's the link to the page which can also be found on the "LINKS" tab on my website.
http://www.cantonart.org/73
My first Blue Ribbon!
Yes, I actually won my first blue ribbon for my sculpture "Ship of Fools" at the Minnesota Sculpture Society's "Fall for Sculpture" Show at the Bloomington Art Center.
I've won awards in the past for First Place and Best of Show, but have never actually gotten a physical ribbon for it.
So there ya have it.
Check out the piece in the portfolio section and see what it looked like when I started.
Also, I received a "People's Choice" award at this show as well. Two firsts happening at the same time. Hopefully this is a trend.
I've won awards in the past for First Place and Best of Show, but have never actually gotten a physical ribbon for it.
So there ya have it.
Check out the piece in the portfolio section and see what it looked like when I started.
Also, I received a "People's Choice" award at this show as well. Two firsts happening at the same time. Hopefully this is a trend.
Launching of new website
Finally, a new website is here!
Check for new larger work as well as some new smaller work.
Check for new larger work as well as some new smaller work.
