Boston-based illustrator forgoes the traditional paper or canvas for the underside of a giant mushroom. His organic backdrops allow for a sculptural quality to his work, each pierced piece taking advantage of the structure of the fungus. Appearing as a cross between folk art and classic book illustration, each composition seems to be telling a story where humans and the environment intersect. By choosing a the Artist Conk, Corcoran not only highlights his own skill, but the often overlooked beauty of a fascinating organism.
+ Corey Corcoran
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An artist with a taste for exotic mediums, Corey Corcoran delicately etches designs into fungi. Using the Artist Conk mushroom (Ganoderma applanatum) as his canvas, his pieces range from 6-24” and are covered in images ranging from microbes to bodies.
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Boston-based illustrator forgoes the traditional paper or canvas for the underside of a giant mushroom.
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His organic backdrops allow for a sculptural quality to his work, each pierced piece taking advantage of the structure of the fungus.
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Appearing as a cross between folk art and classic book illustration, each composition seems to be telling a story where humans and the environment intersect.
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By choosing a the Artist Conk, Corcoran not only highlights his own skill, but the often overlooked beauty of a fascinating organism.
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Feet root the human body into the natural world.
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The top of the Artist Conk mushroom.
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Each of Corey Corcoran’s piece is elaborately detailed, paying homage to the intricacies of the web of life.
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Each piece varies with the dimensions and overall structure of the mushroom canvas.
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Painstakingly etched, Corey Corcoran investigates the intersections between life and art.
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Corcoran’s work resembles early folk art with his limited use of colors and simple figures.
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Human figures float alongside plants and insects in Corcoran’s engravings.
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