Visiting Artist Collection No. 2 — bliftd.com

visiting artists collection No. 2: let the horses run

BLIFTD ART STVDIOS is proud to present VISITING ARTISTS COLLECTION NO. 2: LET THE HORSES RUN. This collection CONSISTS OF MICHAEL HASKINS JR.’S “TRE STALLION” COLLECTION.

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CURATORIAL STATEMENT, BY MICHAEL HASKINS JR.

MICHAEL HASKINS JR: LET THE HORSES RUN EXHIBITION AT BLIFTD ART STVDIOS INTRODUCES THE WORK OF DESIGNER AND CREATOR MICHAEL HASKINS JR (B. 1991, BALTIMORE, MD). HASKINS JR UNTRADITIONALLY PROCEEDS TO BUILD ON MEDIA, WHICH CONTINUE TO SET THE STANDARD FOR HIS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT. HASKINS DEVELOPED AN IMAGINATION FOR VARIOUS LIFESTYLES EARLIER IN LIFE, INSPIRED BY WAYS OF LIVING OUTSIDE OF BALTIMORE, MD. THROUGHOUT THE PAST DECADE, HE HAS WORKED ON RETAIL PROJECTS, CREATIVE DIRECTION FOR ARTISTS, AS WELL AS CONSULTING FOR BRANDS. TODAY HIS MAIN FOCUS IS WHATEVER IS GOING ON AT CURRENCY STUDIO.

THIS EXHIBITION DISPLAYS A NUMBER OF WORKS OF ART IN RELATION TO A PAST COLLECTION TITLED "TRE STALLION" BY CURRENCY STUDIO. LET THE HORSES RUN EXPRESSES MICHAELS THINKING AROUND HOW THOUGHT PROVOKING HORSES ARE FROM THE BEGINNING OF TRANSPORTATION, TO CLASSISM, TO SYMBOLS OF SAUGHT UPON VEHICLES. UNCONCIOUSLY EVERYONES GOAL IS A HRSE. EVEN DOWN TO WHAT IT SYMBOLIZES, POWER, FREEDOM, SPEED, TO AGE WELL..

A red circular object featuring a white silhouette of a horse and faint outline of a world map.

hermes

2021
WATER-BASED PAINT ON RAW CANVAS
33 X 33 X 3/4”
$1100 USD

A round decorative plate with half featuring a black horse silhouette on a light background, and the other half with a black and beige checkerboard pattern.

CHEKMATE

2021
ACRYLICS AND SCREEN PRINTS ON RAW CANVAS
40 X 40 X 3/4”
$3500 USD
COLLABORATION WITH ERICA LEE PAGE

A painted circular design with horses, trees, a sunrise, and a cloudy sky.

LANDSCAPE

2020
WATER-BASED PAINT ON RAW CANVAS
33 X 33 X 3/4”
$1100 USD

A round button with a design featuring a row of red horses at the top and a black-and-white checkered pattern at the bottom.

PLAY ON WINNERS

2021
ACRYLICS AND SCREEN PRINTS ON RAW CANVAS
40 X 40 X 3/4”
$4000 USD
COLLABORATION WITH ERICA LEE PAGE

Round medallion with the words "Run Leave The Horses" and "The Horses" written around the edge. The center features a silhouette of a horse in green and a line drawing of a rider on a horse in orange on a yellow background.

MANUEL

2021
WATER-BASED PAINT ON RAW CANVAS
33 X 33 X 3/4”
$1100 USD

Decorative plate with silhouette of three running horses.

HORSEPOWER V2

NOT ON DISPLAY AT BLIFTD ART STVDIOS
2021
WATER-BASED PAINT ON RAW CANVAS
47 X 47 X 3/4”
$1400 USD

Round wooden plate with silhouettes of running horses and horse hooves pattern around the edges.

WINNERS

2021
ACRYLICS AND SCREEN PRINTS ON RAW CANVAS
33 X 33 X 3/4”
$3000 USD

A round decorative plate with a brown and black swirl pattern, featuring black silhouettes of three running horses in the center.

HORSEPOWER V3

NOT ON DISPLAY AT BLIFTD ART STVDIOS
2021
WATER-BASED PAINT ON RAW CANVAS
47 X 47 X 3/4”
$1400 USD

A decorative plate with a blue and white swirl pattern and a gold horse design on one side, placed on a white background.

THANKS ROY

2021
WATER-BASED PAINT ON RAW CANVAS
40 X 40 X 3/4”
$2000 USD

Decorative round wall art featuring multiple black horse silhouettes on a blue background with circular patterns.

HORSEPOWER SKY

2021
WATER-BASED PAINT ON RAW CANVAS
47 X 47 X 3/4”
$2000 USD

Painting of a desert scene with a building, two horses, and a road

MARFA

2021
SILKSCREEN PRINTS AND BRUSH STROKES ON CANVAS
40 X 40 X 3/4”
$5000 USD

A round ceramic plate with a blue and white swirl design and three yellow horses depicted on it.

THANKS ROY

2021
WATER-BASED PAINT ON RAW CANVAS
40 X 40 X 3/4”
$2000 USD

Wooden sculpture of a dog with red and white stripes on its body, standing on a white platform in an art gallery.

UNTITLED

2022

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