Publications

MoonFlowers the Book

MoonFlowers 2005-2025 | 20 Years of Painting in the Dark

New 218-page hardcover book available on Amazon >

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RISD CE Teacher of Excellence 2015 – T. Mikey

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By Paula Ogier When T. Michael Tracy learned he had been selected RISD|CE’s 2015-2016 Teacher of Excellence, he was both surprised and elated. A RISD grad with a BFA in Illustration, Tracy—who goes by “Mike”—had entered RISD right after high school. Noticing during 2008’s financial crisis that the Internet was still going strong, he threw […]

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RISD Summer Faculty Show 2014

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by abigailcrocker View Original Publication When T. Michael Tracy 99 IL broke open a mold he had formed using a 3D printed plastic figurine, the illustrator had no idea what to expect. Luckily, the computer-designed model was made from an organic compound and melted away cleanly in the kiln, leaving behind a hollow vessel. The artist then used molten-hot bronze to cast a […]

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WildFlowers – An Art Show in the Forest

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WildFlowers – An Artshow in the Forest Local artist to display work at park exhibit BY ADAM T. SILVA TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER UXBRIDGE — Uxbridge artist Michael Tracy will displaying his unique forest painting show on Saturday, Sept. 15 from 12 to 5 p.m. in the Taft Memorial Park. The rain date is the following […]

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WildFlowers Review

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Written for ARTisSpectrum (Vol. 22) Download Original Publication Endowing his works with an infectious, expressive energy, T. Mikey’s innovative artistic process is distinctly unique. Dramatic in poignant theme, color and form, Mikey’s newest technique, which he terms “Ink and Enamel on Reverse Transparency”, enhances the work’s perceivable color gamut through an innovative process utilizing film, […]

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Aero-Soul Experience

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By T. Mikey Written for ARTisSpectrum (Vol. 22) Download Original Publication   Perspectives from P.H.A.S.E.2 – Red P.H.A.S.E.2 is one of the pioneering and most well known of the early New York City aerosol spray artists/writers. Primarily active during the early 1970s, P.H.A.S.E.2 is generally credited with originating several of the styles and techniques that […]

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Many Colors of T. Mikey

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by: Ken Tamke Written for The Rapidian Download Original Publication The moment you walk through the front doors of the downtown institution, the B.O.B., you’re compelled to exclaim, “Dorothy, we’re not in Kansas anymore.”  Such is the reaction when you first lay eyes on Please Ignore the Man Behind the Curtain, one of three, 3-D ultraviolet […]

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Digital Mystery Tour

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By T. Mikey Written for ARTisSpectrum (Vol. 21) Download Original Publication   Several prominent digital artists were interviewed separately on their unique perspectives toward the growing world of digital art. Their responses all seemed to resonate with each other, at times almost finishing each other’s sentences as they all described a process of exploration while […]

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Spotlight: The Illuminated Mind of T. Mikey

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By Aaron Deland Written for ARTisSpectrum (Vol. 20) Download Original Publication As a consequence of a ceaseless creative appetite, T. Mikey has developed several exciting new mediums; the first, dubbed 3DUV (short for Three-dimensional Ultraviolet) incorporates numerous overlapping transparent panels backlit and blacklit to enhance the virtual depth and visual intensity of the artwork. Bringing […]

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Artist Profile: T. Mikey

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Published in ARTisSpectrum (Vol. 19) Download Original Publication The remarkable vision and technical skill of artist T. Mikey converge to stunning and mesmerizing effect in the medium he calls 3DUV, or Three-Dimensional Ultraviolet. Using a patented process that creates three-dimensional images using ultraviolet light, phosphorescent paint, and multiple layers of transparent film, T. Mikey taps […]

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