April 27, 2023

Jimmy: The Severe Re-Constructivist

Jimmy Descant is known among artists as a severe re-constructivist who works in a style he calls ‘Western Futurism.”
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Jimmy Descant is a Tucson-based, self-taught sculptor and assemblage artist. He is known among artists as a Severe Re-constructivist. He compounds found objects to create socio-political artwork in a style he calls: ‘Western Futurism.” Jimmy creates his work during live assemblage art performances. Using the objects of the past, Jimmy Descant’s artwork comments on the present while sending a message to the future.

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