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Rick Santovec

Jefferson, Wisconsin

aka
The Artist Known As Weasel


Hello, Welcome to my website. I'm a mixed media/collage artisit who specializes in political and social themes. I also do photography. most recently of gardens and flowers for a book and calendar. Tell me, good or bad, what you think of my work. (I really want to know.)

ARTIST STATEMENT

My mixed media art isn't always pretty like a flower or a lovely landscape. My art can be raw and ugly or it can even be comical enough to make you snicker to yourself.

My art always conveys a message. The message may be subtle, overt or mixed. The message may be uneasy and loud as a politcal protest.

I hope my art makes you think or, at the very least, provokes a reaction.

Rick Santovec, 2010

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Arts Alliance Focuses on Going Green article July 15, 2010

All art work copyright Rick Santovec


Click for larger image RED STATES/BLUE STATES
mixed media/collage
H: 16" x W: 20" $1,000
Labels don't give an accurate picture of things. Aren't we all a little purple anyway?
Arts Alliance of Greater Lake Mills - Lake Mills, WI - July 5 - 31, 2010
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Click for larger image POLAR POLITICS
mixed media/collage
H: 16" x W: 20" $1,000
Enough of the name calling. Let's find the middle ground, compromise, and finally get government fixed.
Arts Alliance of Greater Lake Mills - Lake Mills, WI - July 5 - 31, 2010



Click for larger image INTERNALLY DERANGED (A SELF PORTRAIT)
mixed media/collage
H: 20" x W: 16" Not For Sale
When my knee surgeon wrote on my medical chart that my knee was "Internally Deranged", it got me thinking ...
Arts Alliance of Greater Lake Mills - Lake Mills, WI - July 5 - 31, 2010



Click for larger image DON'T FEED THE (WORLD DOMINATION) MONSTER
mixed media/collage
H: 16" x W: 20" $500
Walmart is taking over the world. Let's not help them.
Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) - Madison, WI - March 27 - May 1, 2010



Click for larger image VACATION IN A BOX   Sold to private collector
mixed media/collage
H: 12" x W: 12"
Wouldn't it be nice to have a tropical getaway waiting for you in a box?
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Click for larger image HOSTAS FOR MARSHA
mixed media/collage, acrylic paint with tissue paper
H: 16" x W: 20" $200
Mary Hoard Art Show - Fort Atkinson, WI - June 6 - 25, 2010



Click for larger image SAFER???
mixed media/collage
H: 16" x W: 20" $500
The Bush-Cheney torture polices ironically helped to create and recruit even more terrorists. Beyond the fact that that it doesn't generate reliable information, torture is just morally wrong!
Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) - Madison, WI - March 27 - May 1, 2010



Click for larger image CHUTES AND LADDERS FOR ADULTS
mixed media/collage
H: 29" x W: 31" x D: 2.5" $1,500
Everyone's life is filled with countless ups and downs as we race to the ultimate finish line. But remember, it's not who gets there first, but how we play the game ...
School of Eclectic Art Award at Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) - Madison, WI - March 2008
Winter Juried Show at the Anderson Arts Center - Kenosha, WI - November 2008 to January 2009
The Sweet Lips Gallery - Lake Mills, WI - July 2009
Gallery on the Main - Fort Atkinson, WI - August 2009, December 2009
Jefferson County Artists' Exhibit - Whitewater Cultural Arts Center - Whitewater, WI - June 4 - 27, 2010



Click for larger image MYSTERY DATE ELECTION 2008
mixed media/collage
H: 13" x W: 18"
Mary Hoard Art Show - Fort Atkinson, WI - April 20 - May 3, 2008
The Sweet Lips Gallery - Lake Mills, WI - Fall 2008
Peek behind the door
Peek behind the door Peek behind the door Peek behind the door Peek behind the door Peek behind the door



Click for larger image TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADERS
mixed media/collage
H: 24" x W: 20" $250
Haven't we all wondered about our political leaders and their intentions?!
Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) March 1 - 29, 2008
The Sweet Lips Gallery - Lake Mills, WI - July 2009
Gallery on the Main - Fort Atkinson, WI - August 2009, December 2009



Click for larger image ARE CUBANS (CIGARS) REALLY BETTER?
mixed media/collage
H: 6.5" x W: 7" x D: 1" $150
The island of Cuba with its rich exotic history fascinates me.
Honorable Mention Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) - Madison, WI - March 2007
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Click for larger image ONE MAN'S HEALTH CARE PLAN
mixed media/collage 2005
H: 12" x W: 8" x D: 3" Not For Sale
A Tribute to Uncle Lee Santovec - Made with a few of the thousands of items (mostly vitamins) found in his apartment after his death

With no formal art training, this is the first art piece I ever created. I've been hooked ever since.



Click for larger image KEY WEST DAYDREAMING   Sold to private collector
mixed media/collage
H: 17" x W: 21" x D: 1.5"
Key West is one of my favorite places in the world. I've physically visited this island six or seven times, but have returned thousands of times in my daydreams.
The Sweet Lips Gallery - Lake Mills, WI - July 2009
Gallery on the Main - Fort Atkinson, WI - August 2009



Click for larger image GOOD INTENTIONS ... RUINED
mixed media/collage
H: 21" x W: 16" $300
Goodness is the foundation of all the world's religions. It's what MAN has done to the organized religions in God's name that has led to all sorts of horrendous acts of cruelty.
Gallery on the Main - Fort Atkinson, WI - August 2009, December 2009



Click for larger image MY GOVERNMENT IS ... FOR SALE ...
Altered Civics Book
H: 7.5" x W: 5.5" x D: 1.5" (ready to hang) $100
I was drawn to this old, battered & beaten book when I came across it at a rummage sale. I knew instantly what I wanted the final look to be.
Dog-Eared Exhibition at Purdue University - November 2008





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