Long-time photographic artist John Spence will be showcasing new assemblage sculptural work during a two-day pop up show First Friday, August 4 and Saturday August 5 at Wallspace-LNK Gallery, 1624 S. 17th Street, Lincoln. 

This assemblage work features a long-standing interest in the childhood play activity of “Cowboys and Indians” and the depiction of the American bison in our culture. Spence drew inspiration for this body of work from the Hastings artist, Dave Stewart. “After completing an hour video program about Dave and his work, I realized I wanted to have as much joy making art as he did,” Spence said, “I looked at my twenty-year-plus collection of buffalo figurines and thought, ‘I need to put these guys to work!’’’ 

As the series progressed, happy associations with other long term collections and interests integrated themselves with the original focus. This has resulted in recent work which presents wider and deeper associations to engage the viewer. Most recently Spence has integrated elements of Classic 1930’s Tramp Art to the assemblages.

Note: This show is a Pop-up for two days only August 4 & 5. WallSpace-LNK will be closed for parts of August for family vacations and events. Stay tuned for information about another Pop-up event later in August!