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Mickey "Kano" Kane"Stuck in the Membrane of Illusion" Abstract Relief Sculpture1996
1996
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"Stuck in the Membrane of Illusion" Abstract Relief Sculpture by Mickey "Kano" Kane (American, 20th century).
This unique piece is composed of a variety of materials. Such as: paint, resin, beads, sea glass, coral, photographic prints, paper pulp, and reeds. The centerpiece of the sculpture is a raised and carved piece of wood resembling the head of a bull or other horned animal. The head is embellished with various small sculptural elements and there are two cutouts, resembling eyes. Within these cut outs, as well as others below the centerpiece, there are printed photographs of people wearing a variety of mesh and leather outfits. These photographs are crossed by pieces of reeds pasted over them, perhaps creating the "membrane" mentioned in the title.
Kano's work is outsider art - characterized by its creation outside the boundaries of mainstream art and often by self-taught or unconventional artists. Outsider art encompasses a diverse range of artists, including self-taught visionaries, psychiatric patients, and those outside the mainstream art world.
Titled and signed on verso
"'Stuck in the Membrane of Illusion' Kano 96"
Piece was purchased in a lot of the artists work.
Panel size: 48"H x 72"W
The panel has a depth of 0.5" but some elements of the piece protrude to 1.5"
Mickey “Kano” Kane (American, 1939-2002) was born in Illinois and grew up in Sacramento, CA. Kane moved to the Pacific Coast and worked on mixed media panels - which he would refer to as a “Totem” – and detailed collage compositions. His collage work is generally satirical or critical in nature, frequently dealing with themes of money, capitalism, government, power, and debt. By contrast, his “Totem” sculptural work is abstract and free of direct symbolism, focusing instead on the aesthetics of the composition.
Original Member, Artist’s Cooperative Gallery
Artist’s Statement:
The Totem is indicative of the unfolding 21st Century, graphically and metaphorically. It is neither one side nor the other, nor does one side challenge or compete with the other. Each side cooperates and thus enhances the other so that both "sides" transcend that definition into a composition revealing that, indeed, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The Totem reflects the inner harmony that all sides, whether two or two thousand, are striving to manifest in their own inimitable way.
- Creator:Mickey "Kano" Kane (1939 - 2002, American)
- Creation Year:1996
- Dimensions:Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 72 in (182.88 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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- Condition:Very good condition.
- Gallery Location:Soquel, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: JMA 98411stDibs: LU54216205712
Mickey “Kano” Kane (American, 1939-2002) was born in Illinois and grew up in Sacramento, CA. Kane moved to the Pacific Coast and worked on mixed media panels - which he would refer to as a “Totem” – and detailed collage compositions. His collage work is generally satirical or critical in nature, frequently dealing with themes of money, capitalism, government, power, and debt. By contrast, his “Totem” sculptural work is abstract and free of direct symbolism, focusing instead on the aesthetics of the composition. Original Member, Artist’s Cooperative Gallery Artist’s Statement: The Totem is indicative of the unfolding 21st Century, graphically and metaphorically. It is neither one side nor the other, nor does one side challenge or compete with the other. Each side cooperates and thus enhances the other so that both "sides" transcend that definition into a composition revealing that, indeed, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The Totem reflects the inner harmony that all sides, whether two or two thousand, are striving to manifest in their own inimitable way.
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