April 2011 – KEITH ALLYN SPENCER

Relative Decency S A Thing

Relative Decency S A Thing, oil, wood, staples, our son’s old window valance from when he was a lil’ baby, 2011, 12 12/12″ x 4 1/2″

X Rug

X Rug, oil, particle board, bathmat, staples, tub scum, and grime, 2011, 8 2/3″ x 8 23/45″ Installed and left in the children’s bedroom showroom section of IKEA (Stoughton, Massachusetts)

Dr. Robinson’s Xmas Gift

Dr. Robinson’s Xmas Gift, oil, wood, discarded car parts, readymade art portions, filth, debris, staples, and a “Arizona” brand western shirt, 17″ x 5″, 2011

African Mosque

African Mosque, oil, canvas, wood, discarded art, filth, grime, tons of anxiety and disappointment, and staples, 2011, 11 1/3″ x 5 77/89″

Old Man Sweater, oil, wood, staples, and my favorite sweater ever, 9 3/4″ x 6 15/16″, 2011 Installed and left at Center for Obstetrics & Gynecology located at 297 Promenade Street, Providence, Rhode Island.

Can’t Leaf UR Marc F U Give Up

Can’t Leaf UR Marc F U Give Up, oil paint, wood, and discarded art on wall, dimensions vary, 2011

Stone Yielding

Stone Yielding, oil, canvas, wood, staples, grime, debris, 2011, 5″ x 19″

Grassroots Hope S D Only Agitation

Grassroots Hope S D Only Agitation, oil, wood, canvas, grime, filth, staples, 2011, 12″ x 12 2/2″

U r a Fool Sure Means Being Yo Self

U r a Fool Sure Means Being Yo Self, oil, canvas, discarded art pieces, found board, cut headboard, staples, filth, Vogue Magazine cutout, grime, 2011

Admitting Rebirth s d Same as Believing Defeat

Admitting Rebirth s d Same as Believing Defeat, oil, wood, canvas, staples, “On the Road” book cover, 6 33/44″ x 4 1/1″, 2011

A Mother Can’t No What It s 2 b A Man

A Mother Can’t No What It s 2 b A Man, oil, canvas, wood, discarded art, grime, filth, Vogue cutout, pine twig, sonogram printout, 2011, 11″ x 7 2/3″

Barbaric s Torture

Barbaric s Torture, oil, canvas, wood, staples, filth, discarded art, Vogue Magazine scraps, Pine twig, 2011, 6″ x 5 12/45″, installed at Oliver Francis Gallery, Dallas, TX (photos courtesy of Oliver Francis Gallery…thanks Oliver Francis!). December 2011: NOW! THAT’S WHAT I CALL ART: VOL 1 installed at Sol Koffler Gallery, RISD,... Continue reading

Blue Tooth

Blue Tooth, oil, canvas, wood, staples, debris, dust, 2011, 4 12/66″ x 12 45/76″

Terror Dome

Terror Dome, oil, gray submarine oil based primer, board, discarded art, YMCA swimming lessons flier, staples, wood panel, 47″ x 30″, 2011 installation shot

Trust Washing Ton

Trust Washington, oil, wood, canvas, staples, grime, paint residue, 11″ x 8 22/44″, 2011 Placed and left at Washington Trust Bank located at 56 Westminster Street Providence, Rhode Island

04/24/11

Wild Thaaang

Wild Thaaang, oil, gesso, bed bugs, triangles, plywood, canvas, staples, 2011, 20″ x 8 3/4″ Installation shot: We Care A Lot at the Sol Koffler Gallery (after the show came down) (detail) Installation shot: We Care A Lot at the Sol Koffler Gallery, view from inside RISD Dean of Graduate... Continue reading

Born 2 Dye

, Born 2 Dye, oil, grime, wood, canvas, staples, 2011, 20″ x 17″ Installed at YMCA Pawtucket, Rhode Island in the kids playroom

Donna Bruton

Donna Bruton, oil, canvas, wood, staples, grime, paint residue, 2011, 7″ x 6″

Shadowing Revolutions

Shadowing Revolutions, oil, grime, canvas, floor debris, paint residue, wood, staples, 2011, 19″ x 11 56/94″. Installed in abandoned Clarke Flowers, 398 Hope Street, Providence, RI (8/23/2012). studio installation shot w/ my assistant

F me iF u

F me iF u, oil, canvas, wood, paint residue, grime, 22″ x 21″ Wild Thang, oil, gesso, bed bugs, triangles, plywood, canvas, staples, 20″ x 8 3/4″

Mixed Greens

Small Crowd: Introducing RISD MFA Painting 2011 June 16–July 8, 2011 Opening: Thursday, June 16, 6-8pm Anna Plesset Collin Hatton Corydon Cowansage Field Kallop Katie Bell Keith Allyn Spencer Mike Schreiber Nell Painter MIXED GREENS 531 WEST 26TH STREET, FIRST FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10001 TEL: 212 331 8888 FAX: 212 343 2134 TOLL FREE:... Continue reading

RISD Thesis Exhibition

RISD Thesis Exhibition Graduate student work across 16 disciplines to be featured in showcase of more than 170 RISD artists and designers. May 19 – June 4, 2010 Opening reception May 19, 6-8pm open daily 12-5pm Hall C of the Convention Center in downcity Providence aka Tha Dunk

We Care A Lot

We Care A Lot Anna Plesset Anthony Giannini Arthur Pen~a Astrid Toha Bruce Wilhelm Collin Hatton Corydon Cowansage Field Kallop Francisco Moreno Hilary Doyle Katie Bell Keith Allyn Spencer Kimo Nelson Michelle Rawlings Mike Schreiber Nell Painter Page Whitmore Rachel Klinghoffer April 22 – May 11 RISD Graduate Painting Department opening reception April 21st,... Continue reading

04/17/11

Ex Ex Ex

Ex Ex Ex, oil, white latex primer, canvas, wood, grime, staples, KISS poster, 2011, 24″ x 23 45/134″ this is one of my very favorites even though I initially hated it….it’s an acquired taste Installation shot: We Care A Lot at Sol Koffler Gallery Painting in lower left by Francisco Moreno.