Gallery: 13 Strange Miniature Worlds, Crafted by Hand

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    tiny10-Thomas Doyle, Beset, 2013, mixed media, 17.5 x 14.5 x 14.5 in, Courtesy the artist and Ronchini Gallery

    Thomas Doyle, *Beset*. Doyle's pieces are like nightmarish terrariums. *Image: the artist and Ronchini Gallery*
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    tiny11-Adrien Broom, Direction, 2012, digital C-type print, 45 x 45 in, courtesy the artist and Ronchini Gallery

    Adrien Broom, *Direction*. Broom is known for crafting surreal life-size photography sets. *Image: the artist and Ronchini Gallery*
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    tiny12-Adrien Broom, Untitled, 2011, digital C-type print, framed, 40 x 60 in, courtesy the artist and Ronchini Gallery

    Adrien Broom, *Untitled*. In this piece Broom used a smoke machine to make the smoke become a character of its own. *Image: the artist and Ronchini Gallery*
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    tiny14-Adrien Broom, Left Over Things, 2010, digital C-type print, 60 x 40 in, courtesy the artist and Ronchini Gallery

    Adrien Broom, *Left Over Things*. Broom says all of her work is meant to tell a narrative and take her characters on a journey. *Image: the artist and Ronchini Gallery*
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    tiny15-Adrien Broom, Centered, 2011, digital C-type print, 40 x 60 in, courtesy the artist and Ronchini Gallery

    Adrien Broom, *Centered*. *Image: the artist and Ronchini Gallery*
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    tiny15-Patrick Jacobs, StumpwithRed Banded Brackets #2, Mixed Media, 29 x 37 x 24cm, 2012. Courtesy of the artist and Ronchini Gallery.

    Patrick Jacobs, *Stump With Red Banded Brackets*. Jacobs creates photo-realistic dioramas that are installed into walls. *Image: the artist and Ronchini Gallery*
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    tiny16-Patrick Jacobs, Detail Stump with RedBanded Brackets and English Dasies, Mixed Media, 77 x 123 x 80cm, 2013. Courtesy of the artist and Ronchini Gallery.

    Patrick Jacobs, *Stump With Red Banded Brackets and English Daisies*. The wood used for the stumps in this series come from curbsides and parks in Brooklyn, NY. *Image: the artist and Ronchini Gallery*
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    tiny9-Thomas Doyle, Proxy (1340 Chippewa Dr.), Mixed media, 16 x 14 in diameter, 2011, courtesy the artist and Ronchini Gallery

    Thomas Doyle, *Proxy (1340 Chippewa Dr.)*. "Enclosing the works has the effect of bringing them to life," he says. "When they are exposed, they feel like ordinary objects to me." *Image: the artist and Ronchini Gallery*
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    tiny8-Thomas Doyle, Proxy (15725 Dykstra Ave.), Mixed media, 14.75 x 14.75 x 21.25 in, 2013, courtesy the artist and Ronchini Gallery

    Thomas Doyle, *Proxy (15725 Dykstra Ave.)*. Doyle has been enclosing his works in glass since he began making them more than a decade ago. *Image: the artist and Ronchini Gallery*
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    tiny1-Thomas Doyle installation image image from Palazzo Strozzi, 2012. Courtesy the artist and Palazzo Strozzi

    Dream No Small Dreams is an exhibition at the Ronchini Gallery showcasing miniature alternative realities. *Image: the artist and Palazzo Strozzi*
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    tiny2-Thomas Doyle installation image image from Palazzo Strozzi, 2012. Courtesy the artist and Palazzo Strozzi

    The show features the work of Patrick Jacobs, Adrien Broom and Thomas Doyle. You're looking at Doyle's work here. *Image: the artist and Palazzo Strozzi*
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    tiny4-Thomas Doyle, Double-Blind (detail), 2013, mixed media, 12.5 in x 14 in diameter, Courtesy the artist and Ronchini Gallery

    Thomas Doyle, *Double-Blind*. From there he makes detailed sketches that are more technical, which help him work through any issues that might arise during construction. *Image: the artist and Ronchini Gallery*
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    tiny5-Thomas Doyle, Mire, 2013, mixed media, 80 x 24 x 24 in, Courtesy the artist and Ronchini Gallery (2)

    Thomas Doyle, *Mire*. In the case of this piece he started by building an armature out of wood, foam, and wire mesh. This was then covered with papier mâché, which was in turn painted in oils, landscaped, and detailed. *Image: the artist and Ronchini Gallery*
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    Thomas Doyle, Coming from where we're going, Mixed media, 24 x 14 in diameter, 2010, courtesy the artist and Ronchini Gallery

    Thomas Doyle, *Coming From Where We're Going*. Much of Doyle's works explore the themes of fear, anxiety, isolation, and the dashing of best intentions. *Image: the artist and Ronchini Gallery*
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