With Space To Create"
OCT. 2019
A commissioned 8'x12' found object mural depicting the past, present, and future of this small Colorado town on the Western Slope. From a rudimentary drawing to full fruition, 2 months in the making in my Tucson carport - with rocketship for the future, train for the past, ranching, Ute Indian history and values, abstract aspens, and steam iron and car suspension arms for mountain vistas and metaphors. Free standing, with 2000 lb. of rocks in the back tray, next to Kate's Place, and where the future arts building is to be built.
Commission yours today!
“Chief Thozi -
Protection Totem"
$5000 8'x18"x5" 100 lb.
Towering totem of found objects on vintage patinaed panel, with decoupage of an impovershed family at the bottom, in a hogan. The rake guards, doesn't imprison, and the hatchets point out, protecting the 21st century.
"Chief 4's Of 8's"
The Great Cheyenne
7'x32"x6" about 300 lb. $6000
BEST OF SHOW!!!
For "Shock Of The New West" Tubac Center of the Arts into Feb
MUST be purchased through them.
Contact - Karen Coping
520-398-2371
Plus packing/crating/shipping/ins. I got a quote of $1200 Tucson to Austin, and will get your
locale info to requote.
My vision started with a search for a door, and I wanted to use big parts that I brought from Colorado to Tucson. The door came thru the Universe, the full size warrior came thru inspiration. There are plenty instances of 4's and 8's throughout. It has a real heavy duty hanging wire on back, and has side legs so it can be freestanding. Severe weight in size and metaphor!
"Native America American"
41"x30"x6" 50 lb. $5000
Now on exhibit at the Tucson International Airport! for the show "We Live Here Now"
Blue vintage decoupage board severely layered with found object parts from the Golden Age of American manufacturing. Depicting the Cyclops Chief, and imagery of the Red Man in the White New World; patriotic, sincere, biting wit, severe metaphors throughout... telling tales of what it is to be and to live and breathe American. This Brother is STRONG!
AZ - CENTRIC SERIES, LIVE ART BUILDS, 2019
“La Familia Humanidad”
48”x30”x4” $1500
Built live at Sculpture Tucson Art Fest, April 2019
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“MAL-I.C.E. - From The Cradle To The Cage” 36”x30”x6” SOLD
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Built live at B/Lending Forms Fringe Fest event, Steinfeld Warehouse Gallery, Tucson, July 2019
3 pieces built in one week in Jan. with Creative Improvisor Composer Brandon Bergman, during FringeFest Tucson
"The 4 Winds Of Chief
Rain In The Face" 38"x32"x7"
SOLD
Chief Rain In The Face was a lesser known badass Lakota Chief from the Battle of Little Bighorn. Background is a vintage decoupage board from the '70's; frame samples, black hand personal party ashtrays from post-war Japan, and medicine bag.
"Chief Rain" side shots to show build up and depth of frame samples, and milagros (all sides).
"Refuses Them"
38"x25"x5" $2000
Sitting Bull's step-son, the whites called Louis Sitting Bull, but his real name was 'Refuses Them'. Decoupage portrait and built up heavily!
"Sotol DeSoto, So Long"
38"x24"x5" 30 lb. SOLD
Started with a vintage sunset decoupage board and tree slice Jesus plaque on top, and severely layered my parts to create a Plains wild-man/Chief with a DeSoto hood badge; showing the strength and futurism of Natives having been conquered then abandoned through time.
"Beware Of Dog Soldiers"
24"x26"x5" $2000
'FLICKA' hobby horse on seagull decoupage board. with horse as the badass Cheyenne warriors, with WW 2 theater knife, vintage catcher's mask, many screwdrivers.
"GUNS! TONS!"
$1000 30"x 34"x 3"
The flood of violence and violent weapons, but with a everlasting hope of turning it around. Louisiana sideways, and the O in 'tons' in the shape of Lake Ponchartrain. Bullets, to pencils and keys, to the point!
"Arrow - Desert Direction"
30"x24"x3" $500
A 3D all sided sculpture meant to hand, to lean, to handle! Built as an instant art event in Davis, Ca., from tin can debris from the Terlingua Ghost Town, all sided application and viewing. The whole town was a camp for mercury mining in the late 1800's, and debris is still everywhere. Now being built up for tourism as a home base to the Big Bend National Park, it's 'direction' has changed once again.
"MOJO Hand Of Keys"
22"x15"x2" $500
Vintage decoupage background with branded cutting board. Train tracks, forks, keys... severe Mojo!
"Platinum Blond Lover"
4'x2'x12" 50 lb $3000
"Shock Of The New West" Tubac Center of the Arts into Feb
MUST be purchased through them.
Contact - Karen Coping
520-398-2371
"Evelyn" bowling ball as an abstract nude female Native warrior/home maker with accoutrements, saw handles, and shed snakeskins. Featuring the power of the feminine Natives and immigrants as well.
"A Drop Of Soul, Indian Style"
3'x5'x2' $2500
Hanging B/W Kenmore vac showing white man's myopic world vision; with Indian arrow of color, vaitality of life, and indigeny!
series pieces on vintage clipboards, with vintage book covers, and tiny to medium assemblage - screws, glue, and wire. You hang them on a nail by the 'clip', and some due to differing weight lean in a cool way. If you want them to hang straight, use a piece of duct tape on the back. All have a severe meaning of life in the West - Red & White
"Hovering Hopi,
Cyclops Of The Canyon"
16"x9"x2" $300
Kid's hanging toy segmented girl with vintage record album. This artist was a 'teenage Cyclops'!
"The Calvary Came... and went"
$300 16"x9"x2"
Long clipboard - REVERSIBLE!
Hopalong Cassidy on faux leather Life western book cover, corn cob holders headdress, steam iron switches Hopi Kachinas. can be hung either way.
"First Language, Infinity"
$300 13"x9"x2"
Indian making smoke signals book cover, that says 'First language'. Corn cob holders, horseshoes, and turkey thermometers from my last 3 Thanksgivings as headdress. Face is from the inside of a typewriter.
"Dead Or Alive Brand"
13"x9"x2" $300
"Arrow Mysteries"
10"x6"x2" $200
"Our Apache (Dancer) Nation"
13"x9"x2" $200
"Clipped American"
16"x9"x2" $200
"Melite/Ceto Sereia"
Commission - Cyclops Mermaid installation, Salida, CO. 12'x18'x1'
SOLD $15,000
" Ne'Toon Maaz Ya' "
'The Neptune/Mars Sky' in Navajo, Deluxe Rocketship - 1952 Electrolux vacuum, commission
SOLD $7500
"Hopi Vacation"
3'x3'x4" $1000
Built with the 2 levels of a 50's side table, and using the inside switches from steam irons that already looked like Kachinas. The face is the side of a vintage toaster. Many little Peoples, and meataphors, this art is heavy in weight and meaning. Just below the face is part of a steam iron box with station wagon and surfboard, signifying the CA. family going to Arizona for Indian vacation and experience.
"Kut Of The Kewa"
2'x1'x4" $500
School desk top with Santa Domingo pueblo (Kewa tribe) outside Santa Fe type Thunderbirds. Open skies, Indian chieftain, has "KUT" carved in the wood.
Indian Hotrod!
"Cora Cora To The Left Of Me, Cora Cora To The Right Of Me" 18"x23"x2" $500
There's a small vacation/RV park half way between my old town of Salida, CO. and Denver called Cora Cora, and this piece is a commentary on the million times I drove back and forth to the 'front range' for art shows, pitches, fun days, public art installations... and said the names every time, twice.
"The Finger... Facilitates Hope"
Built, painted, and documented at Hope outdoor art gallery, Austin, Tx. by myself and Curtis Killorn - March, 2018 3'x6'x3" $2000
MUST be purchased through the Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, thru Jan. - Contact - Ann Davieaux
512-974-4000
Commenting on the art, artists, and viewers this famous outdoor expressive open work space, which will be demolished and moved in 2019. The finger is the key, moved by the brain, heart, and eye, with the paint can implied.
"TOMAHAWK"
30"x22"x3" $500
The 2nd instant art piece I did while camping in the Terlingua Ghost Town with friends early 2018. Mahjong tiles that say the name, and vintage rough wood desktop.
"Whitey's Gun"
14"x10"x2" $500
On Unicorn decoupage, complete with Catholic pocket manual cover; typewriter strikers, Clue guns, reverse Jesus block print
"Chief Wolf, Howls
The Killing Floor"
34"x40"x5" 50 lb. $5000 SOLD
"Chief Thunderbird"
$10,000 10'x10'x3' about 750 lb.
***NOW living at THC in Salida, CO., but for sale! NOW weathered!
All found and free wood, starting with pallets, all screwed and nailed together. At my home sculpture park, Salida, CO., this monster stands watch with roaring mouth and bowling ball/cue ball eyes; and steam iron metaphors of pressures and heat for Natives in a new world.
"Chief U-Tah-Hey"
4'x5'x5" 108 lb. $7500
SOLD
"Thunderbird Fury" 2018
53"x26"x4" 30 lb. SOLD
LINK to page, for full effect >>>>>
The metaphor -
to open the show, America’s woman (purity, nature, truth) is killed by the machine of Man(kind), even though there is good in the world and possibilities of positivity. Man (all of us) have to work to rebuild the railroad train (progress) to be released from Purgatory. The aerialistin the show is not the Ghost but the symbol of keeping on track the work that is required, and reminder to not falter halfway thru. The rising Ghost at the end and the release of the ropes signal this redemption, and the swinging lamp is the signal for ‘all clear, go ahead’. She can ascend, as well as Man, due to the completion of the task and the test.
Written, produced, directed, and Engine by Jimmy Descant
Built onstage with my 2 favorite art podners and company in Salida, CO, June 29, 2013. 4'hx13'wx4"deep, all chained together in one huge performance sculpture.
As a set - $7500
Passenger car by Mark 'Eyeball' Kneeskern, RIP Aug. 31, 2014... killed by a train.Writer of "The Last American Hitch Hiker"
Caboose by Brinkley Messick
Best artist in Salida, CO.
"Reverse Prometheus"
12'x5'x3' about 1500 lb, $25,000
My very first large scale rocketship! Built in pieces from the ground up, with the use of a crane! I give back to the Gods! Check the statement link!