Apothecary
Series: Shadowbox Anomalous: Bioforms
Year: 2018
Dimensions:
20" x 30"
50 x 76 cm
Media: Mixed
Surface: Canvas, Gallery Wrapped
Exhibitions:
2018: The 8th Annual TAG at Still Hopes, Marshall A. Shearouse Gallery, West Columbia, SC
Awards: ---
Sylvan Song
Series: Shadowbox Anomalous: Bioforms
Year: 2020
Dimensions:
12" x 12" x 1-13/16"
30 x 30 x 5 cm
Media: Mixed
Surface: Canvas, Gallery Wrapped
Exhibitions:
2021: The 11th Annual TAG at Still Hopes, New Gallery, West Columbia, SC
Awards:
2021: First Place, The 11th Annual TAG at Still Hopes, Juror: Karen Oremus
Juror's Notes:
Karen Oremus: "Frankie Wolf's mixed media work, Sylvan Song, is an intimate work that can be appreciated and interpreted in a variety of fashions. This work appeared to act as a metaphor for the environment, whether it be positive or negative. Are the insect creatures eating away at the surface and multiplying, or are they disappearing ? Looking up Sylvan Song on the internet also drew me to learn that Sylvan Song is a simple, visual-narrative puzzle solving game about renewing colorful life to a dead, blackened world. Perhaps the artist was trying to link this work to the game in an attempt to indicate or reflect upon the current world we live in?"
Sylvan Song Beetle Map
Since my beetles are imaginary versions rather than strict recreations from life, I allowed my patrons to adopt the role of junior entomologists on an exoplanet. They then submitted options to name each one.
Below are the names that were chosen:
(01) Ridgewing Nuzzler - Elizabeth Barfield
(02) Tasseled Lace-Cased Sand Weevil - Kimberly Case
(03) Tripent Waterbeetle - Elizabeth Barfield
(04) Stubble-Puffer - Phil Allison
(05) Ridge-Shelled Lunarbeetle “Queen Mab Bug” - Kimberly Case
(06) Gnobbly Pinchmouth - Maranda Cromwell
(07) Woolly Mop - Beverly Pott
(08) Common Bump - Kimberly Case
(09) Blackberry Bumbler - Elizabeth Barfield
(10) Small Shelled Gimlet - Jeannie Stricklin
(11) Long Toothed Bumpershoot - Jeannie Stricklin
(12) Tri-Ridged Whelk Clipper - Kimberly Case
(13) Pine Cone Back - Heather Beschizza
(14) Crescent Roll - Erin Bickley Taylor
(15) Empress Helm - Maranda Cromwell
(16) Ringed Gargoyle Weevil - Maranda Cromwell
(17) Bump Pisghetti - Bryce Von Herndon
(18) Turkey Fly - Bryce Von Herndon
(19) Pincher Shield - Heather Beschizza
(20) Shovel-Tailed Snapper - Kimberly Case
(21) Tri-Optic Wobbling Billow - Jeannie Stricklin
(22) Skits Scooter Fly - Bryce Von Herndon
(23) Pleated Scarab - Elizabeth Barfield
(24) Great Horned Flowering O'Keeffe - Jeannie Stricklin
(25) Wicked Woolie Weevil - Heather Beschizza
(26) Lovecraftian Sieve - Maranda Cromwell
(27) Honeydipper Gourd Borer - Elizabeth Barfield
(28) Boomerang Jane - Phil Allison
(29) Spiny Pincher - Bryce Von Herndon
(30) Nut Shelled Borer - Kimberly Case
(31) Barnacled Tooter - Phil Allison
(32) Fleur Tongue Saplicker - Maranda Cromwell
(33) Flat Sandy Fleetle - Bryce Von Herndon
(34) Touseled TriClops - Elizabeth Barfield
(35) Heart of Gold - Kimberly Case
(36) Thistle Creeper - Elizabeth Barfield
(37) Hammerhead Ripple Hopper - Maranda Cromwell
(38) Pokey Ammonite - Bryce Von Herndon
(39) Imperial Cruiser - Jeannie Stricklin
(40) Leaf-Crinkler - Heather Beschizza
(41) Skirted Creeper - Elizabeth Barfield
(42) Whelk Borer - Kimberly Case
(43) Manti Diablo - Phil Allison
(44) Flippered Terrapin Midge - Kimberly Case
(45) Golden Brundle - Brenda Konitzer
(46) Golfer's Bane - Maranda Cromwell
(47) Common Dalek - Kimberly Case
(48) Fluted Dollop - William Herlong
(49) Gearbox - Phil Allison
(50) Swallowtail Lunarbeetle - William Herlong
(51) Tentacled Marley - Maranda Cromwell
(52) Coiled Peeper - Kimberly Case
(53) Hammerhead Duster - Jeannie Stricklin
(54) Reverse Prayer Bearbug - Heather Beschizza
(55) Asparaflea - Phil Allison
(56) Cacoona - Bryce Von Herndon
(57) Trilospiral - Maranda Cromwell
(58) Marley Mite - Phil Allison
(59) Grand Looper - Maranda Cromwell
(60) Crenellated Scarab - Kimberly Case
(61) Green Fedora - William Herlong
(62) Snuffling Brindle - Jeannie Stricklin
(63) Pleated Mite - Kimberly Case
(64) Petal Fly - Lisa Lannen
(65) Cross-Hatch Bombardier - Jeannie Stricklin
(66) Elongated Squash Burrower - Kim Oakley Case
(67) Droplink - Dorene Boltz
(68) Winged Skull Scarab - Kimberly Case
(69) Frilled Beeskull - Maranda Cromwell
(70) Bee-Drill - Bryce Von Herndon
(71) Shufflehunter - Dorene Boltz
(72) Wintertwist - Dorene Boltz
(73) Coral Back - Dorene Boltz
(74) Flying Shoe - Dorene Boltz
Vinegar Light
This was directly inspired by Chinese Temple from Síppal, Dobbal, Nádihegedűvel by György Ligeti (on poems by Sándor Weöres).
Third movement: Kinai Templom (Chinese Temple)
Poem by Sándor Weöres.
(Hungarian)
Szent fonn Negy majd
kert lenn fem mely
bö tag cseng: csond
lomb: ej Szep, leng,
tart jo, Jö, mint
zold kek Hir, hult
szarny, arny, Rang, hang.
(translation)
Saint high Four hence
field down bronze deep
broad far ring: Still
leaves: fair Night, swings
full comes, Good, like
green blue News, cool
wings shade. Rank, sound.
(artist's collection)
Series: Shadowbox Anomalous: Bioforms
Year: 2017
Dimensions:
12" x 19" x 1-13/16"
30 x 30 x 5 cm
Media: Mixed
Surface: Canvas, Gallery Wrapped
Exhibitions:
2018: Southern Exposure New Music Series, University of South Carolina School of Music, Sponsored by Sara Winsted
2020: International Exhibition of Contemporary Art, National Art Center, Tokyo, Sponsored by Salon Blanc
2022: Southern Exposure Retrospective "Artist Exposure", W. W. Hootie Johnson Performance Hall, Darla Moore School of Business; Columbia, SC
Awards: ---
Timestamp for 'Kinai Templom' (Chinese Temple) in the Ligeti video link below: 2:50
DRAGONS & CUCKOOS ATTEND THE UNION OF TEARS
This was directly inspired by Bitter-Sweet (Keserédes) from Síppal, Dobbal, Nádihegedűvel by György Ligeti (on poems by Sándor Weöres).
Sixth movement: Keserédes [67. Magyar Etüd] (Bitter-Sweet [67th Hungarian Etude])
Poem by Sándor Weöres.
(Hungarian)
Szantottam, szantottam het tuzes sarkannyal,
hej, vegig bevetettem csupa gyongviraggal.
Szantottam, szantottam szep gyemant ekevel,
hej, vegig bevetettem hullo konnyeimmel.
Szaz nyilo rozsarol az erdon almodtam,
hej, tobbet nem aludtam, felig ebren voltam.
Hajnalban folkeltem, kakukszot szamoltam,
hej, visznek eskuvőre kedves galambommal.
(translation)
I plowed, I plowed with seven fiery dragons,
Heigh-ho, I sowed nothing but lilies of the valley.
I plowed, I plowed with a beautiful diamond plow,
Heigh-ho, everywhere I sowed my tears.
In the forest, I dreamed of a hundred blossoming roses,
Heigh-ho, I slept no longer, was half awake,
In the early morning I got up, counted the cuckoo calls,
Heigh-ho, they are taking me to be wed to my sweetheart.
Series: Shadowbox Anomalous: Bioforms
Year: 2017
Dimensions:
12" x 19" x 1-13/16"
30 x 49 x 5 cm
Media: Mixed
Surface: Canvas, Gallery Wrapped
Exhibitions:
2018: Southern Exposure New Music Series, University of South Carolina School of Music, Sponsored by Sara Winsted
2022: Southern Exposure Retrospective "Artist Exposure", W. W. Hootie Johnson Performance Hall, Darla Moore School of Business, Columbia, SC
Awards: ---
Timestamp for 'Keserédes' (Bitter-Sweet) in the Ligeti video link below: 10:38