John Roy

Roadside Plant Portraits

John Roy is a multidisciplinary artist and socially engaged curator from Boston,
Massachusetts. Roy received a BFA from New England School of Art and Design, a MFA from California College of the Art and currently lives and works in North Providence, RI. Roy formerly co-directed The Howard Art Project, an artist-run performance venue once housed in Fields Corner and directed the alternative art space “How’s Howard?”.

Within Roy’s studio practice, common occurrences are recreated with emphasis on out-of-place recontextualization. Roy’s approach to art-making relies on observing social constructs while establishing a counterpoint to question their institutionalized and problematic position. The thoughtful situations Roy (re)creates establishes a queer anthropomorphic visual vocabulary. No longer are these mass-produced ubiquitous objects, but individual and unique in their own way—full of Roy’s personal experiences and political perspective.

Roadside Plant Portrait (Delphinum) Quick shop
Roadside Plant Portrait (Common Black-eyed Susan) Quick shop
Roadside Plant Portrait (Oak Leaf) Quick shop
Roadside Plant Portrait (Poppy) Quick shop
Roadside Plant Portrait (Spring Branch) Quick shop
Roadside Plant Portrait (Lychnis) Quick shop
Roadside Plant Portrait (Wild Orchid) Quick shop
Roadside Plant Portrait (American Beech) Quick shop
Roadside Plant Portrait (Early Fall Oak) Quick shop
Roadside Plant Portrait (Daffodil) Quick shop
Roadside Plant Portrait (Fall Branch) Quick shop
Route 6 Quick shop

John Roy

Route 6

$1,800.00