Fine Artist | Seattle/Los Angeles | Collabs: @Lexus @Converse @BattleBots | Making Art Since Saturday Morning Cartoons
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I was recently interviewed by @KING5Seattle (NBC) about my art & recent exhibition at the SAM Gallery in the Seattle Art Museum. I'm fairly certain my younger self would laugh & be proud if they saw it, but would also be wondering where's my BMX bike at?
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What aluminum can reminds you of a story, or takes you to another place or time? The Canned Lightning paintings are an ongoing series of mine. The compositions are a convergence between memory, culture, and connection. The larger than life aluminum cans—suspended and adorned with plastic toy figures—cast lone shadows on monochromatic backgrounds. The “Lightning” in the title signifies the intangible force of personal and collective stories that can be infused in even the most ordinary object, transforming it into a vessel with resonance and meaning beyond the surface. #art #artist #painting
For myself, I can think of personal stories for so many different cans: playing Asteroids and drinking Hawaiian Punch at a resort bar as a kid in the North Woods of Wisconsin, or drinking Liquid Death on a trip up and down the West Coast. They represent a time, place and/or experience. I paint the cans larger than life because the stories and ideas they hold are bigger than just 12oz.
Excited to hang and talk about art on the Good New Show tomorrow! Can't wait! @TIMEPieces
TOMORROW on The Good News Show:
Artist @JimmyDanko shares his journey and creative evolution.
Plus, @poof_eth & @gremplin drop in to talk about their brand new project.
Art, innovation, and alpha, don’t miss it.
Hosted by @rachelwilkinsb
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I try to stay in touch with the inner child - the Kid – as much as possible. The kid who wasn't old enough to care what his peers thought, or worried whether what he was creating made sense relative to physics, logic, or the multitudes of rules that surround us in everyday life. It is not about yearning for the past, but the attempt to continue to approach life with a sense of awe and wonder. An attempt to hold resilience and enthusiasm amidst failed experiments and momentous victories just the same. It's about retaining a willingness to metaphorically jump the bike off higher and higher jumps and be able to laugh at whatever does or doesn't break on the landing. For as long as possible. On Repeat.
Come through and say hello if you’re at the museum today 🎨🖼️ @RadLaserFalcon and I will be there hanging out at my current show Monuments of Play
Opening Reception this Saturday 2-4pm for my exhibition MONUMENTS OF PLAY at SAM Gallery in the Seattle Art Museum. Come through and say hello!
Good times last night at my artist talk for my opening of Monuments of Play exhibition at the SAM Gallery in the Seattle Art Museum. The opening reception is this Saturday March 8th from 2-4pm. Come through and say hello!
Arrived in town a day early to catch @JimmyDanko show and it did not disappoint. Jimmy is a master craftsman with a strong visual language, stellar color theory, and a hearty dose of fun. “Monuments of Play” is a joyful experience. If you’re in Seattle, don’t miss it at the SAM Gallery from March 6 to March 30.
When we’re kids most of the world around us feels larger than life, partially because it is, relative to our scale. Then at some point we no longer need a chair to reach the buttons at the arcade, and plastic @lego bricks become smaller and smaller. One of my favorite aspects of art, and especially sculpture, is that we can flip that scale and make something look how it made us feel. We can realign perspectives, and one tiny brick can take up a whole table.
If you’re in the Seattle area come through my new show “Monuments of Play”, open now at the SAM Gallery at the Seattle Art Museum. I will be there Thursday March 6th from 5:30-6:30 for an artist walkthrough and Saturday March 8th from 2-4pm for the Opening Reception. Come through, say hello, and check out my new handmade brick sculptures!
I’m honored to have a piece the group exhibition “Nostalgia” open now at @abvgallery in Atlanta thru February 9th. “Nostalgia” and how we relate to our perception of time and memory is a central theme to much of my work. For this show I chose to revisit the stacked LEGO paintings from my “Stay Connected” Series, and the toy that helped unlock so much of my imagination as a kid. YELLOW BRICK #1, available here: artsy.net/artwork/danko-yell…
Some of my favorite paintings over the years have been commissions. The process for each one is always a little different, however, in the end there’s always a unique outcome. It’s like going on an adventure with a collector, to an often unknown destination, and then bringing something to life that’s never existed before in the world.
The @lego dragon minifigure was all of this. It started with playing with #LEGO and talking about dreams with a 4 year boy during breakfast, and progressed into dragons and unicorns. It was a reminder of the uninhibited imagination of kids and the power of stories.
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I cannot stop looking at this piece. It gives me all of the feels. Danko, you are such a talent. 😍
NEW GLOW-IN-THE-DARK PRINT RELEASE: A few years ago I was fortunate to have the opportunity to collaborate with @Lexus, GiveWith and @Beautify_Earth to do a mural in Santa Monica. As an artist, the entire experience was amazing, and I’m incredibly grateful for all of the people who helped make it happen. While the “Space Ape” mural no longer exists, the artwork now lives on in this 4-Color Glow-in-the-Dark screenprint on French Speckletone paper. The screenprint also includes a color print of the actual mural. Both are signed and numbered. The edition size is ONLY 25 so get them while you can. danko.com/collections/new-re…
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NEW GLOW-IN-THE-DARK PRINT RELEASE: A few years ago I was fortunate to have the opportunity to collaborate with @Lexus, GiveWith and @Beautify_Earth to do a mural in Santa Monica. As an artist, the entire experience was amazing, and I’m incredibly grateful for all of the people who helped make it happen. While the “Space Ape” mural no longer exists, the artwork now lives on in this 4-Color Glow-in-the-Dark screenprint on French Speckletone paper. The screenprint also includes a color print of the actual mural. Both are signed and numbered. The edition size is ONLY 25 so get them while you can. danko.com/collections/new-re…
JOIN THE NEWSLETTER: To be the first to know about future releases like this one, upcoming exhibits, subscriber-only exclusives, and general updates/MAYHEM click the link in my bio to join my newsletter. danko.com/pages/newsletter-s…
