Urban Rustic: art by Luke Ramsey

“Houses of the Magi” - Luke Ramsey (April 2012) (installation piece)

Wood, Moss, Twine, Stone, and Trees

Little, hand-crafted houses networked by a series of fully operational ziplines.

Houses of the Magi (Balthasar) - Luke Ramsey (April 2012)

Wood and Moss

8.25 x 6 x 4 in.

Houses of the Magi (Gaspar) - Luke Ramsey (April 2012)

Wood and Moss

3.5 x 1.5 x 6.75 in

Houses of the Magi (Melchior) - Luke Ramsey (April 2012)

Wood and Moss

4 x 2.5 x 5.5 in.

Houses of the Magi (before installation) - Luke Ramsey (April 2012)

Wood and moss

Will be adding close ups of individual houses as well.

If anyone is able to go to the American Literary release show at Katzen Arts Center, American University, Washington, D.C. on Sunday, April 22nd at (starting at 5 PM), one of my pieces, which isn’t on tumblr will be on display, “Self Portrait as Pablo Salvador” it’s an oil pastel surrealist/cubist piece, you should check it out and see some of the other cool work!  The show is free and I think there will be refreshments!

Organism from “Reef (or Dukkha)” - Luke Ramsey (April 2012)

About 200 paperclips.

Reef (or Dukkha) - Luke Ramsey (April 2012)

Paperclips, water, aquarium, lightbulb, and time to let the paperclips calcify.

Reef (or Dukkha) - Luke Ramsey (April 2012)

Paperclips, Aquarium, Water, Lightbulb, and time to let the paperclip “organisms” calcify

Make sure to watch the video I am posting, as the coolest part of the piece is the motion of the water, refraction of the light, and movement of the “organisms.”

Foundry - Luke Ramsey (March 2012)

Plaster and Wood Base

Make sure to click on the photos as I can’t find a way to get them to display the whole shot at first glance; a click will allow you both to see more of the piece and to see some detail work (especially on the second photo).