Mic Knight

Creative Weddings A Specialty!

Mic — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:30:35 +0000

If you're an out-of-the-ordinary couple planning a special day that will be remembered forever because it incorporates your creative vision, Mic Knight is the videographer for you!

When Dorothy and Randy Constan planned their creative Fairyland Wedding, they knew only MIc Knight could capture the whimsical and loving spirit of the very special day.

As an artist himself, Mic understood that this wedding was both a deeply personal moment and a whimsical performance. He captured it all–the costumes, the merriment and the magic of two creative people putting their heart and soul into their wedding day.

You can see more of the "Peter Pan" wedding by clicking here. And if you're planning your own creative wedding day performance, click here to email Mic Knight. Whether your taste runs to Fairytales or Vampire legends, Mic will make sure your out-of-the-ordinary wedding doesn't end up with an oh-so-ordinary video. Click here to email Mic to set up a phone call or personal appointment.

Sculpted Aluminum Mask By Mic Knight

Mic — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:29:02 +0000

My aluminum "Masks" are a continued series of work that has been ongoing through the years. I usually work out a series of about 15-25 pieces. The actual number of masks I work on as a series is determined by the size of the aluminum sheeting I'm working with. I waste very little material by cutting all the "face" shapes contiguous with each other.

The "Masks" are stylized in a sense, and are fun to create. Each mask has a unique shape stylized with nose, mouth and eyes. Each face has to be visually studied, balanced, cut out in order to make visual sense. As I work out a series, I also make minor changes from previous series. For example, "ears" have been added to this series.

I finish the aluminum surface with my own unique surface treatment and smooth the edges to a finished touch.

The aluminum wire "hair" is the last of welding fabrication to complete the composition

and is the most explosive element of the of composition. How I style that hair seems to run in various stages of creativity. The hair always makes me laugh!

The Masks can be tricksters. Sometimes you cannot see the "face" until someone "says" what the aluminum piece actually is. Once "said," that's all you can really see the masks as being.

The Masks are fun to make. They have a certain spirit of humor for me, one that I hope viewers enjoy, too.

I welcome your comments on my work.

Cheers, Mic

Mic Knight’s Bubo, A Sculpture In Aluminum

Mic — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:23:47 +0000

The Bubo is an aluminum sculptural wall piece that was inspired by a photo given to me. In order to translate the photograph into metal work, I first resized the image, and traced the outside of the Bubo. However, as the original photo was of a three dimensional object, and taken from a side view, rather than a face-on view, I had to take some artistic license in reinterpreting the image to be made as a metal work.

My goal was to stay true to the original image, doing a fairly close resemblance (or translation) of the image from the actual "side view." It's basically one large eye from the side view. All this might not be so easy to see in the photos. However the final aluminum piece is what it is… a sculptural metal interpretation of a photographed image.

I call photos "image manipulations." It's a photo, however the image is actually manipulated to start with, either by the choices the photographer makes while taking the image, or later on, by using software. A camera takes a picture and then the image is "reproduced." So to me a very general category of photos are manipulated images. So some of my work begins with manipulated images which I further manipulate by translating them into aluminum.

Bubo is the name given to the horned owl, also known as the eagle owl.

Mic Knight Monkees Around On The Water

Mic — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 13:51:55 +0000

Mic Knight and friends make Monkees of themselves as they boat around Clearwater Beach in beauTEEful Clearwater, Florida. It was a great day to just get out and monkey around on the water!

Mic Knight’s Cuban Sandwich

Mic — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:46:46 +0000

Mic Knight created this welded aluminum sculpture to resemble a Cuban sandwich. It was one of the pieces of art in "The Cuban Sandwich Show" held in Tampa, June, 2011. Every piece of art in the curated show had to be reminiscent of Tampa in some way.

…and here's a closeup view showing some of the details of Mic's unique method for working with aluminum

An article at TBO Online stated "Tampa artist Mic Knight has created what could be the poster piece for the show. It's a welded aluminum and found object sculpture that clearly resembles a Cuban sandwich, assuming you know what a Cuban sandwich looks like. It can be seen in the biggest single visual exhibition of the show at the Hillsborough Community College's Ybor Art Gallery. That's where 44 invited and juried artists will express their vision of the theme in paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, photography and mixed media art."

"The Cuban Sandwich Show," began in 1991 under the guidance of Gordon and Denise Mhyre. This year it was presented by the Artists and Writers Group, in cooperation with Hillsborough Community College's Ybor City Campus and the Ybor City Development Corp. The show was curated by well-known Ybor City artist and teacher David Audet, who told TBO.com, "I wanted to expand it [from its original size] and include as many venues as I could."

The result was a show that extended across Tampa, with Ybor City at the heart of it. With the theme, "Tampa… and/or Cuban Sandwiches," participating artists were challenged to unleash their imaginations in wacky and wonderful ways.The result was a multicultural feast of creativity in many forms, including live music, poetry, scavenger hunts, original films, performance art, photography, paintings and more.

Bouncin’ Around With Bodhi The Boxer

Mic — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:47:36 +0000

Bodhi is a rare breed, a full-blooded white boxer with a heart full of love and a head full of mischief. Here she is in February 2011 when she first came to live with me.

I named her Bodhi because she has a very Zen attitude. Her motto is "Before enlightenment, chase stick, play in mud. After enlightenment, chase stick, play in mud."

You might have heard of the Zen koan, "Joshu's Dog." A monk asked Joshu in all earnestness, “Does a dog have Buddha-nature?”

Here's Bodhi playing in the mud. Is she contemplating the question… or showing us the answer?

Here's Bodhi enlightening me. Be one with the grass!

The Beatles Wish Mic Knight “Happy Birthday To You!”

Mic — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:04:55 +0000

It's a happy day for music fans everywhere as The Beatles reunite one last time to sing "Happy Birthday" to Mic Knight. It was a long trip for The Beatles, two of whom had to cross the river Styx to attend the lively celebration. "Do You Want To Know A Secret?" said George. "We'd 'av come Across The Universe to get All Together Now and sing Birthday to this Bad Boy. Don't Ever Change, Mic-o!"

The they all burst into song, singing, "They say it's your birthday. We're gonna have a good time. I'm glad it's your birthday.Happy birthday to you!"

Mic Knight’s Art Hits The Sidewalk At Hyde Park’s Chalk Walk

Mic — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:00:09 +0000

This summer I was pleased to participate in Chalk Walk, an event put on in Hyde Park, Tampa, to bring art and the public together for a day of outdoor fun.

Spending a summer day drawing on the sidewalk was great fun. I felt like a kid again, and I think that child-like sense of play and freedom showed up in my work. The drawing was supposed to be 10 ft square. I got carried away painting the primer white, line to line in the concrete sidewalk. That was about 15 ft edge to edge, something I didn't realize until I was about a third into the drawing, when I noticed the size was too big. Whew… I guess my inner child needed some parental supervision!

Here's another view of my section of the sidewalk:

Maybe my recent work with mandalas had a lot of influence on me. Honestly, I don't know if it was that or sunstroke bringing out that psychedelic vision!

You think YOU have bad hair days? The heat and humidity gave me sort of a Twistee-Treat vibe, topside.

Mic Knight Interview–An Artist’s Vision

Mic — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:00:36 +0000

Mic Knight discusses the vision behind his exhibit, "Unexpected Visions," a series of pastel drawings inspired by mandalas, in an interview conducted by JoEllen Schilke for the program Art In Your Ear, broadcast every Friday on WMNF Community Radio, 88.5 in Tampa Bay, or online through the WMNF website.