~JONNY CAMPOLO, JEFFREY TRANCHELL, ORLANDO ESTRADA / TURN ONZ, DETROIT / NADA House
LAST WEEKEND . . !!
NADA House / GOVERNORS ISLAND
ROCK THAT FERRY – OR, MISS THIS FAR-OUT . . ROCKIN’ ART RAVE !!
JONNY CAMPOLO, JEFFREY TRANCHELL – TURN ONZ, DETROIT
JONNY CAMPOLO . . !!
has several light switches – scattered about the NADA Houses.
when you see him, you see a rockin’ rolling good time – for sure.
NYC-BASED, JONNY COMPOLO – is the hands-down / art glass wizard of the east coast.
JONNY CAMPOLO – ‘TURN ONZ’, glass fabrication / light switch, 2021.
the transparent background plane of this glass-based light switch, picks up on its distressed, surreal surroundings, all part of the ‘groovy’, visual game that Jonny plays /
not just so well, but, with such glee . . .
JONNY CAMPOLO, ‘TURN ONZ’ glass fabrication / light switch, 2021.
meet the MAGIC MERLIN . . . of the UTILITARIAN !!
JONNY CAMPOLO, ‘TURN ONZ’ glass fabrication / light switch, 2021.
in these almost medieval, or at the very least uncertain times / who wouldn’t want an outburst like this – on their walls ?!!
IMAGE VIA JONNY CAMPOLO INSTAGRAM
JONNY – keep on trucking !!
JONNY – keep on rocking !!
follow: Jonny Campolo . . on Instagram / @jonnycampolo
JEFFREY TRANCHELL, founder / curator . . of the ‘TURN ONZ’ artist collective, based in DETROIT.
if Jonny is the MERLIN, of this scene / then, JEFFREY . . for sure is the . . KING ARTHUR !!
of this band of mostly underground / merry artists.
formerly NYC-based, where he was a founding member of the ESSEX FLOWERS collaborative gallery, Jeffrey Tranchell almost single-handedly – revved up the creative jump – on utilitarian objects.
sustainable, wildly – or most minimally (!!) imaginative, up-cycled . . art, in a very real sense of the word.
note: the snippet of the ‘jungle’ painting on the left, is by ERNESTO GUTIERREZ MOYA / of the EMERSON DORSH, MIAMI / NADA House 2021 presentation; the ‘autobiographical’ paper & mylar collage light switch he stands beside, is . . MINE !!
while the suspended, painted wooden eggs are by: NIKHOLIS PLANCK, presented MAGENTA PLAINS, NYC.
JEFFREY TRANCHELL – glass fabrication light switch, 2021.
PHOTO COURTESY: TURN ONZ
I didn’t catch Jeffrey’s light switch IRL, which was added to the mix by – popular demand !!
WARNING: don’t stare at it, too long / it can . . . READ – YOUR – MIND !!
but maybe, just maybe: it can make your most innermost dreams – come true.
ORLANDO ESTRADA, ‘TURN ONZ’ light switch – at NADA House 2021 / Governors Island.
image via JEFFREY TRANCHELL INSTAGRAM
check out: Jeffrey’s art, & his cutting edge / curatorial . . vision. / @jeffreytranchell
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH / unless otherwise noted.