Joey Knox works in mixed media including found imagery, painting, and neon lighting.
For this exhibit, I assisted the artist in carefully covering the space from floor to ceiling with silver mylar allowing the neon elements of each piece to reflect and create a more immersive experience. The large monster truck tires were rolled into place and stacked one by one from largest to smallest.
From the artist:
Exploring both the overt and hidden layers of the American masculine identity, the exhibition examines the queer experience of identity creation and self-image through digital media. The tension of anonymity in the search for intimacy. Confining and freeing. Declarative and fragile. Powerful and soft. Victim and perpetrator. Traditions and reverential imagery give way to a new exploration of self.