emerging artist: Don Reynolds

by Carole Epp | Feb 2, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Artist’s Statement:
My influences include all of the spectacles of modern times including the circus, the rodeo, county fairs, Mardi Gras / Carnival, rock and roll, casinos, and other assorted roadside attractions which exude a gaudy specialness. My work is an attempt to combine these influences with an archaeological interest in cave paintings, Greek story pots, and ancient stelae to create objects for the modern stone age family.

Here is short bio:
After a series of unfortunate delivery room high-jinks (sic), Mr. Reynolds found himself being raised by a ruthless pack of cruelly discarded professional sports team mascots who sometimes shot him from a canon for their own amusement. As a child, he was forced to dig up un-civil war relics from an ancient battle site to trade with members of the intergalactic jet set that frequently made visits to the abandoned rail yard where he lived. At night, while the elders of his pack were off performing the rare and sacred mascot family dance, he would secretly refine his skills in “the craft that dare not speak it’s name” to pass the solitary hours. As soon as he was old enough to cross the tracks by himself, he discovered an entire underground network of others engaged in the creation of something out of nothing. Mr. Reynolds then joined this troupe of merry pranksters on their non-stop tour of the finest shopping malls around the world. He continues to marvel at the never-ending cleverness of those that make and of those that make do. If you spot him these days, and are confident that you remember the secret handshake, feel free to approach him and ask for the cosmetic secrets of your favorite pop stars. He’ll know! (to be continued…)