Mike McManus NYCTumblr (3.0; @mikeymcmakingithappen)http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mec7keveGf1rpcuzko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>i bounce around the underground of manhattan like it’s my playground</p>http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/36933783278http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/36933783278Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:36:00 -0500steelsculptureskylineNew York CityfacecreaturecharacterartenameleyesnosebricksMulti-Mediaplaygroundplasma cutwelded<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcej7tQzF51rpcuzko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#bluecollar #steel #sculpture #face #bust #worker #man #cornhusk #cigar #knife</p>http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/34231365079http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/34231365079Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:35:53 -0400steelcornhuskcigarworkerbustfacesculpturebluecollarknifeman<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcej7kGXsD1rpcuzko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#backside #bluecollar #sculpture #steel #bust #cornhusk #cigar #knife #man #head #worker</p>http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/34231359558http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/34231359558Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:35:43 -0400steelheadbacksidecigarworkerbustcornhusksculpturebluecollarknifeman<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcej70U5hn1rpcuzko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#Steel #mask #African #sculpture #woman #girl #hair #razorblade #flower #wire #wild #eerie #strong #rebar #beauty #depth #art #fineart #welded #plasmacut</p>http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/34231347851http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/34231347851Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:35:24 -0400steelwomanartwirebeautyeeriefineartrebarmaskweldedhairwilddepthflowerafricanrazorbladeplasmacutgirlstrongsculpture<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbpq4eKCG11rpcuzko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbpq4eKCG11rpcuzko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Duster„,Three Finger Tie-Spike Rings for Sale <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MCMmetalworks">http://www.etsy.com/shop/MCMmetalworks</a></p>http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/33350071354http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/33350071354Thu, 11 Oct 2012 01:05:02 -0400jewelrysteelspikethreefingerringnailringcustomdesignsaleetsyknuckledusterbrassknucklesindustrialartsilverblackgunmetal<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb7u97foGs1rpcuzko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jest, steel, stainless steel & enamel,</p>http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/32666151007http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/32666151007Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:17:00 -0400steel stainlesssteel art mask enamel marker paint krink face character jest jester sculpture<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb7ttw0QGB1rpcuzko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>i peek at every face<br/>in these streams of people<br/>seeking to see you<br/>flailing heart strings charred<br/>needing a needle.<br/>i eye the Word<br/>so it serves as thread<br/>charging through flesh<br/>sew hole becomes whole<br/>taking hold of this mess,</p> <p>steel, 8’ x 5’ on display at Heath Gallery, Harlem</p>http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/32665894870http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/32665894870Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:08:00 -0400large steel sculpture poetry hanging recycled reused face mask teeth mouth drips plasmacut welded<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maxbkv267A1rpcuzko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#workinprogress #steel #sculpture #mask #workshop #brooklyn #texture #paint (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a>)</p>http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/32281147997http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/32281147997Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:58:06 -0400steelmasktexturepaintbrooklynworkshopsculptureworkinprogress<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5a2hdtWPY1rpcuzko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>bar sketch (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a>)</p>http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/24654957105http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/24654957105Thu, 07 Jun 2012 22:48:00 -0400sketchartmayanaztecmaskpensharpie<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5a2ehbh3b1rpcuzko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>work in progress studio assemblage„ripping off the streets„,Shtayin Shtable, I lay with the Redeemer (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a>)</p>http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/24654844895http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/24654844895Thu, 07 Jun 2012 22:47:00 -0400work in progressartcollageassemblagesteelspraypaintteethmouthcharacterwheat pastenewspapergraffiti<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5a2896Ymw1rpcuzko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>ready-made street assemblage (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a>)</p>http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/24654597148http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/24654597148Thu, 07 Jun 2012 22:43:00 -0400photographystreettrashrandombrooklyn<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5a258m8qe1rpcuzko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>spraypaint on steel (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a>)</p>http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/24654473444http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/24654473444Thu, 07 Jun 2012 22:41:00 -0400photographystreet artgraffitisteelpaintrustart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5a1urz9bv1rpcuzko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Rust, White and Blue: The Death of Justice, God and the Middle-Class in America (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a>)</p>http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/24654045251http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/24654045251Thu, 07 Jun 2012 22:35:00 -0400artartist on tumblrsteelskullscrossdiamond platesculptureamericadeathjusticeGodmiddle-classweldingplasma cut<p>My art is dangerous,<br/>Laborious,<br/>Ain&#8217;t vain-ing<br/>For no famous list<br/>Aim&#8217;s erasing this<br/>Heinous<br/>persistent pain<br/>When not creating it,<br/>A razor disc,         a<br/>Swift fist of<br/>Crispy cadences,<br/>Paint up on a page<br/>Pasted to pavement<br/>Or sprayed on bricks,<br/>Whatever it takes<br/>To get it in,<br/>Take ya latest pick,<br/>I play on stage     n<br/>Turn a script<br/>Ta fans horraying<br/>That they paid for tix,</p>http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/23909948584http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/23909948584Mon, 28 May 2012 00:02:00 -0400hiphopshhhnippit<p>i will not read poems<br/>with love in the title<br/>or love in the body</p>http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/23909602559http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/23909602559Sun, 27 May 2012 23:55:58 -0400poetrywordslove<p>ye olde art haul.<br/> eXpresso bussing<br/> thru the rush<br/> life <br/> is in</p>http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/23379202224http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/23379202224Sat, 19 May 2012 19:39:00 -0400poetryartistlife<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m400fzyFRF1rpcuzko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>droarin</p>http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/23026154640http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/23026154640Mon, 14 May 2012 01:55:10 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3zz3eArd41rpcuzko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>…makes me think of you</p>http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/23025148168http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/23025148168Mon, 14 May 2012 01:26:00 -0400artpoetrylipstick<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3zz48zf5k1rpcuzko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>To Do List</p>http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/23025168115http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/23025168115Mon, 14 May 2012 01:26:00 -0400wordsphotopoetry?to do list<p>peas n carrots</p> <p>i gotta go dream</p> <p>i&#8217;ll tell you about my broken heart another day</p> <p>Chat Conversation End</p>http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/23022347341http://mikeymcmakingithappen.tumblr.com/post/23022347341Mon, 14 May 2012 00:20:20 -0400poetry