ABOUT
My name is Joey Rocket. I was a very sensitive child, a characteristic that stuck with me for a while but ultimately dulled over time. As life has shaped me from a romantic into a pragmatist, I struggle not to become too cynical or too insensitive, hence: Mister Sensitive.
This is an egocentric art blog, but it is not truly a portfolio. A portfolio consists of a very deliberate body of work, carefully compiled and cultivated over time. It is consistent and deliberate and unified. I have never been that type of artist.
My interests span too many different disciplines (sculpture, drawing, painting, graphic design, web-design, photography, installation, narrative video/film, experimental video/film, etc.), and my themes and “style” are anything but focused. This is me--simultaneously unable to concentrate and unable to stop creating.
This experiment is really designed as a reminder to myself that I am productive, that I am creative, and that these are traits that I wish to encourage in myself. This is an exercise in trying to write more often, and to collect the work that I’ve done over the course of my life. The art that appears here will not necessarily be what I consider my most successful work, but each piece will be significant to my growth as an artist and human being.
For the record, I have a BFA (bachelor of fine arts) in photography and sculpture and an MFA (master of fine arts) in photography and digital media. I’ve won awards in drawing, sculpture, and filmmaking (no awards you would’ve heard of), and I’ve taken part in many group and solo exhibitions (in galleries you wouldn’t have heard of). I am currently employed at Schell Sculpture Studio as the Business Manager. I live in Van Nuys, CA with my wife, Jennifer.
In the Spring of 1999, I co-founded the Rocket Guild, of which I will always be a member. I am somewhat colorblind, my back curves forward quite a bit, and I can’t burp.
This is an egocentric art blog, but it is not truly a portfolio. A portfolio consists of a very deliberate body of work, carefully compiled and cultivated over time. It is consistent and deliberate and unified. I have never been that type of artist.
My interests span too many different disciplines (sculpture, drawing, painting, graphic design, web-design, photography, installation, narrative video/film, experimental video/film, etc.), and my themes and “style” are anything but focused. This is me--simultaneously unable to concentrate and unable to stop creating.
This experiment is really designed as a reminder to myself that I am productive, that I am creative, and that these are traits that I wish to encourage in myself. This is an exercise in trying to write more often, and to collect the work that I’ve done over the course of my life. The art that appears here will not necessarily be what I consider my most successful work, but each piece will be significant to my growth as an artist and human being.
For the record, I have a BFA (bachelor of fine arts) in photography and sculpture and an MFA (master of fine arts) in photography and digital media. I’ve won awards in drawing, sculpture, and filmmaking (no awards you would’ve heard of), and I’ve taken part in many group and solo exhibitions (in galleries you wouldn’t have heard of). I am currently employed at Schell Sculpture Studio as the Business Manager. I live in Van Nuys, CA with my wife, Jennifer.
In the Spring of 1999, I co-founded the Rocket Guild, of which I will always be a member. I am somewhat colorblind, my back curves forward quite a bit, and I can’t burp.