Artist Rocky creates cinematic worlds on museum walls
“The CENTER Awards recognize outstanding images, singular or part of a series, in three categories: Personal, Social, and Environmental.
Congratulations to for being selected for CENTER’s Social Award recognizing his project, Blazer. The Social Awards recognize work engaged in social issues. All projects exploring social topics or themes were eligible.
Rocky’s images not only prompt us to think on current events but also draw attention to the struggles our nation faces.”
Wrap Shot : Blazer (2023)
Ciné-Roman by Rocky starring
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by
Lenscratch Article: Rocky McCorkle, "Blazer"
2023 Social Award Winner, Rocky McCorkle, "Blazer" // CENTER Santa Fe
"Strange", Berkeley Art Museum (BAMPFA), 2019-2020
"Strange", Berkeley Art Museum (BAMPFA), 2019-2020
"The Old Bay Bridge", Art Ventures Gallery, 2021
Solo Exhibition, Grand Theatre Center for the Arts, 2019
Solo Exhibition, Grand Theatre Center for the Arts, 2019
Photo World China Magazine, Cover and Feature Story, "Rocky McCorkle, In Search of Memory"
CENTER Awards - Excellence in Multimedia, 1st Place Winner, 2019
Rocky’s art practice could be seen as a fusion of the photographer, the filmmaker, and the writer. His work is multifaceted, deeply emotional, and continually based on concretizing the living.
Rocky has won multiple awards for his ciné-roman installations including CENTER Santa Fe: 2023 Social Award, CENTER Santa Fe: 2019 Excellence in Multimedia Award, SFMOMA: 2019 SECA Award Nominee, and PDN: 1st Place, 2007 New Talent Category.
His work is in the permanent collections of Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) and the Tweed Museum of Art.
“Rocky’s project is so giving in ways that reward the audience. For many viewers there’s a visceral response to the scale, brilliance, warmth, and composition of the images. It’s a sensory exchange and one that’s often rooted in thoughtful recollections of family, home, love, and loss. Many leave and only to return to the gallery days later to do so, and often with others in tow.”
