10 must-see pieces from the 2021 Minnesota State Fair!

10 must-see pieces from the 2021 Minnesota State Fair

"Minneapolis artist Kyle Fokken's "Salt Pork" from the Piggy Bank series, is a mixed-media sculpture of a metal pig with a salt shaker sticking through it, positioned on top of five variously colored barrels. The sculpture alludes to the way money is the pinnacle of the oil pyramid, and reflects the barrels used in the oil refining process."

I didn't win any awards this time around, but I did get into the State Fair and I did get selected by the Minneapolis Star Tribune as one of the 10 best pieces to check out at the state fair. Myself and one other sculpture got mentioned along with 8 other artists in mostly 2D artwork that included, painting, printmaking, drawing, ceramics, glass, textiles and photography.

Here's the link to the Strib article and a link to a non-paywall copy of the article.

https://www.startribune.com/10-must-see-art-pieces-from-the-2021-minnesota-state-fair/600090087/

https://money.yahoo.com/10-must-see-pieces-2021-190000454.html?gucereferrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&gucereferrersig=AQAAAEfoGPPaNcdYlaW3J0Op8R0ePXWq5gT5KYJWmt6nYdCWVQSETAT0oviB8000FGbrlndKHEOc2gw8VXK2wtP6fO1NXBhfGWvxU9SW8-gHSybQ1ha5kcHjsjbLYZD4tCeSaDsU22BjdMOI_xUUMU12RuIewYzUDfGgFFEQXSjMjme