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b. 1970, Philadelphia, PA. |
| About the Artist | |
Mike Geno grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and while studying at a local Penn State University campus, as a business major, discovered that he finally found he had a passion for something. After transferring to Tyler School of Art, life began. After graduating with a BFA from Tyler in 1995, he worked as a meat cutter in a wholesale and deliberated Graduate School for three years. Later, while earning his MFA at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, He discovered his love for teaching and need for play were interrelated and essential to his studio productivity. The sun shines, birds sing and one day perhaps a small side street will be named after him. |
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Chops
2006 |
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| Still life of fresh pork chops.
Part of a series of meat still life paintings intended for a specific installation at gallerythe.org in Brooklyn,NY |
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Ground
2006 |
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| Still life of delicious,fresh ground meat.
Part of a series of meat still life paintings intended for a specific installation at gallerythe.org in Brooklyn,NY |
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Thankyou bag
2005 |
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| exploring contemporary still life painting and archiving my culture |
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Clamp
2003 |
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| exploring contemporary still life painting and archiving my culture... and the impact of the Home Depot on an artist. |
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Contemporary still life series
2003- on going |
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| installation view from one exhibition dealing with still life |
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Sock Monkey Portraits
2005 |
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| This series of portraits is based on the collection of sock monkeys belonging to my studio neighbor and friend, Elaine Golak. They're a series in progress.
I knew very little about sock monkeys but as I began searching for them, I discovered a whole subculture of wacky obsessive types that very much seemed familiar to me. Sock monkeys, unlike production-lined rubber duckys, are unique individuals with personality instilled by their creators - whether by chance, intention or lack of sewing skill.
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Portrait Clocks
2005 |
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| This series of portrait/clocks is, in a way, a result of my admitted obsessive collecting of kitsch objects and cultural oddities. My most cherished discoveries are western-type items (such as clocks and other decorative objects) that have been manufactured in foreign factories, seemingly, without any sense of context for the designated market.
As clocks, these rendered cultural icons are put into the same scale as a kitsch objects one expects to find in a yard sale, dollar store or an ebay auction. |
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Beef Ribs
2006 |
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| Still life of fresh beef ribs. Part of a series of meat still life paintings intended for a specific installation at gallerythe.org in Brooklyn,NY |
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| Education and biography | |
| EDUCATION M.F.A. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL : painting & drawing B.F.A. Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA : painting & drawing (& photo) (study abroad)Temple University Rome, Italy pre-BFA: Pennsylvania State University, Abington, PA-: Business Administration & Art SOME RECENT EXHIBITIONS: 2006 MEATSTORE, Curated exhibition installation -gallerythe, Brooklyn, NY 2006 P-500, 4 person exhibition using Polaroid P-500 format -Fleischer Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA 2006 Appropriately:Exploring Humor, Curated exhibition Union Gallery, University of Maryland, MD 2005 (un)KONVENTIONAL KITSCH! , Curated edhibition -MAP:maryland art place, Baltimore, MD 2005 FUNCTIONAL FORMS, Group exhibition -Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2005 TOOLS, Solo Drawing Exhibition -Commons Art Galleries, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 2005 THE FOOD SHOW: POLITICS, PLEASURE & PAIN, invitational group exhibition -New Mexico State Capitol Building, Santa Fe, NM |
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| Website: www.mikegeno.com | |
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