Opening Night :: September 3rd Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Tracy Tomko was born in Elmira, New York. Her family moved like gypsies, up and down the East Coast, throughout her childhood. She enjoyed making things and painted her first oil painting at the age of six, under the guidance of her mother, who was painting landscapes at that time. Tracy’s youth was full of creative adventures inspired by novels, nature, comic books, and much encouragement by teachers and relatives.
Tomko attended the Art Institute of Colorado for Industrial Design, and has spent the past few years working as a Sculptor and Master Maker for companies such as Warner Bros., Porch Light Entertainment, Friends With You, McDonald’s, Nike, Hollister, Guess, and many more. In her personal work, she places imagery from memories or dreams in a world where music and thought mutate the living into a new vibrancy in the present. Having been influenced by books about scientific experiments that seem to prove that plants are sentient beings, they play some of Tracy’s main characters. She is interested in the profound nature of the symbiotic relationships of different species and expresses these connections in her work.”
“Erin Asmussen was born in rural South Dakota. Her life began in a state where dynamite is necessary for sculpting, corn is used as decoration for a palace, the talent of farmers is viewable in every direction as far as the eye can see, and the animal population far exceeds that of the humans. Erin began creating on this land at a very early age and after graduating high school she set her sights on an art school near the Rocky Mountains.
In 2001, Erin received a Bachelors degree in Industrial Design Technology from the Art Institute of Colorado. After graduating, the next several years were spent making mannequins, carving giant play lands, and building theatre sets. Her client list includes companies such as Ann Taylor, J. Crew, Abercrombie & Fitch, REI, McDonalds, Six flags, Chuckie Cheese and many more. Over three years ago, Erin made her own work a priority dedicating all of her time to images filled with surreal creatures, landscapes, and objects from the imagination. She has shown her work in solo exhibitions at the Dairy Center for the Arts and Theatre de Quirque. Other shows include Denver Public Library, Dry Ice Factory, Spark Gallery, Pirate: Contemporary Art and more.”
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