Minky
![Minky Featured Image](https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/minky-wide-off-3.jpg)
Every year, the innovative art gallery Foreign Form hosts an exhibition in partnership with Blamo to have artists and designers reimagine and transform their iconic "Minky" sculpture.
In 2020, the Made Shop created this piece for the exhibition in Denver.
Disciplines
- Creative Direction
- Sculpture
The exhibition starts with all the designers receiving a "naked" Minky sculpture:
![Minky 01 lrg 2000x](https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1200x1200_crop_center-center_82_line/minky_01_lrg_2000x.jpg 1200w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_992x992_crop_center-center_82_line/minky_01_lrg_2000x.jpg 992w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_768x768_crop_center-center_60_line/minky_01_lrg_2000x.jpg 768w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_576x576_crop_center-center_60_line/minky_01_lrg_2000x.jpg 576w)
There are no rules.
The first thing we did was name our new friend...
![Minky above](https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1920x1920_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-above.jpg 1920w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1440x1440_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-above.jpg 1440w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1200x1200_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-above.jpg 1200w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_992x992_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-above.jpg 992w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_768x768_crop_center-center_60_line/minky-above.jpg 768w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_576x576_crop_center-center_60_line/minky-above.jpg 576w)
"Cosmic Minky"
![Minky close 2](https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1920x1080_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-close-2.jpg 1920w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1440x810_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-close-2.jpg 1440w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1200x675_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-close-2.jpg 1200w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_992x558_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-close-2.jpg 992w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_768x432_crop_center-center_60_line/minky-close-2.jpg 768w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_576x324_crop_center-center_60_line/minky-close-2.jpg 576w)
We used an experimental ultra-black carbon nanotube paint that absorbs 99.99% of all light.
![Minky dead above](https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1920x3413_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-dead-above.jpg 1920w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1440x2559_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-dead-above.jpg 1440w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1200x2133_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-dead-above.jpg 1200w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_992x1763_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-dead-above.jpg 992w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_768x1365_crop_center-center_60_line/minky-dead-above.jpg 768w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_576x1023_crop_center-center_60_line/minky-dead-above.jpg 576w)
All contours disappear into pure, flat shadow.
![Minky face](https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1920x1280_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-face.jpg 1920w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1440x960_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-face.jpg 1440w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1200x800_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-face.jpg 1200w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_992x661_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-face.jpg 992w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_768x512_crop_center-center_60_line/minky-face.jpg 768w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_576x384_crop_center-center_60_line/minky-face.jpg 576w)
We punctuated this black void with a constellation of tiny brass "stars."
![Minky back detail](https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1920x1920_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-back-detail.jpg 1920w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1440x1440_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-back-detail.jpg 1440w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1200x1200_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-back-detail.jpg 1200w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_992x992_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-back-detail.jpg 992w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_768x768_crop_center-center_60_line/minky-back-detail.jpg 768w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_576x576_crop_center-center_60_line/minky-back-detail.jpg 576w)
In the flat emptiness, a chaotic order asserts itself.
![Minky dead on](https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1920x1920_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-dead-on.jpg 1920w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1440x1440_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-dead-on.jpg 1440w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1200x1200_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-dead-on.jpg 1200w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_992x992_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-dead-on.jpg 992w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_768x768_crop_center-center_60_line/minky-dead-on.jpg 768w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_576x576_crop_center-center_60_line/minky-dead-on.jpg 576w)
![Minky two 2](https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1920x1920_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-two-2.jpg 1920w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1440x1440_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-two-2.jpg 1440w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1200x1200_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-two-2.jpg 1200w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_992x992_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-two-2.jpg 992w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_768x768_crop_center-center_60_line/minky-two-2.jpg 768w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_576x576_crop_center-center_60_line/minky-two-2.jpg 576w)
And, in the end, we're all just stardust.
![Minky feet](https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1920x1280_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-feet.jpg 1920w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1440x960_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-feet.jpg 1440w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_1200x800_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-feet.jpg 1200w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_992x661_crop_center-center_82_line/minky-feet.jpg 992w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_768x512_crop_center-center_60_line/minky-feet.jpg 768w, https://themadeshop.com/assets/work/_576x384_crop_center-center_60_line/minky-feet.jpg 576w)
Credits
- Concept
Marke Johnson
Adam Blake
Kyle Huninghake
Michelle Merlin
Kimberly Johnson
- Sculpture & Photography
Marke Johnson
Acknowledgments
Thank you so much to Foreign Form and Blamo for the invitation to participate in this wonderful exhibition.