The Art Center Design College is proud to announce a retrospective exhibition of work by artist and puppeteer Michael McCormick featuring sculpture, painting, and installations as well as masks, puppets, and other performance objects. Credited for creating memorable props, puppets, and models for films including The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Return of the Jedi, and White Sands, McCormick explores the theme of Gravity: Decay and Resistance in this comprehensive show of personal and commercial projects.
In addition to film work, the native New Mexican recently spent six years in Ireland, performing puppet shows at the National Wax Museum of Dublin and lecturing on his specialty, Punch and Judy, at the International Puppet Association at Trinity College in Dublin. Before returning to Albuquerque he taught for one year in the Creative Media Center at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces.
In The Art Center show, McCormick will reconstruct part of his actual studio space, assembled from objects that have influenced and inspired him over the years. Imagery will be drawn from his childhood in Los Alamos and early work with Native American populations as well as international travels as a performer.
Michael will be giving an Artist Talk in the Gallery on March 11th at 7pm, which is open to everyone and is free of charge. In addition, Michael will also be offering several acting and puppetry workshops TBA.
I am pleased to have had a hand in bringing Michael McCormick and the Art Center together for this event, as I had the pleasure of meeting Michael a few months ago at a Town Hall meeting in Santa Fe. We have been fast friends ever since. His slightly dark and macabre take on the world fits in nicely with my own dark side that doesn’t see the light of day very much.
If you haven’t had a chance to meet Michael or see any of his fine art pieces, you really should make a point of making it to the Art Center’s William Platz Gallery to get a glimpse into the mind of this native New Mexican’s twisted and fascinating world.
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