Artist Portfolio: Trash Riot

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Artist Portfolio: Trash Riot

Terry Ringler, also known by his online moniker Trash Riot, is a prolific purveyor of the otherworldly. His work combines imagery taken from period photographs, vintage culture magazines, and what seems to be the best astronomy and geology images published by magazines like National Geographic or Scientific American.

A portfolio of Trash Riot’s work appears in KOLAJ #15.

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Taken by themselves, these scenes recall the covers of science-fiction pulp magazines from the 30’s and 40’s. Yet the characters are more akin to the work of René Magritte or the Romantic paintings of Caspar David Friedrich.

A portfolio of Trash Riot’s work appears in KOLAJ #15.

To see the complete Artist Portfolio, SUBSCRIBE to Kolaj Magazine or Get a Copy of the Issue.

Terry Ringler/Trash Riot lives in the Philadelphia area. More of his work can be seen at trashriot.tumblr.com and on Instagram.

Image (top):
Living in the Future
by Terry Ringler
10″x8″
digital collage
2015

Image (centre):
Lost Highway
by Terry Ringler
10″x8″
digital collage
2015