"Soul Bond" Satirical Bond Paperwork Collage by Mickey "Kano" Kane

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"Soul Bond" Satirical Bond Paperwork Collage

Elaborate collage by Mickey "Kano" Kane (American, 20th century). Soul Bond takes the form … Read more "Soul Bond" Satirical Bond Paperwork Collage

Elaborate collage by Mickey "Kano" Kane (American, 20th century). Soul Bond takes the form of a satirical contract, darkly parodying the solemnity of financial and legal documents to explore the ultimate transaction: the surrender of one's soul to Satan. With ornate, gothic collage and ritualistic symbolism, the piece evokes the aesthetics of old-world pacts and infernal bargains. Text and imagery intertwine to underscore the irrevocable nature of the act—binding not through love or trust, but through eternal damnation. At once theatrical and unsettling, Soul Bond examines themes of temptation, power, and the cost of absolute surrender, turning bureaucracy into a diabolical ritual.

Stamped "Kano" in the lower right corner.
Signed "Kano 88" along the lower right edge.
Paper size: 21.5"H x 29"W

Mickey “Kano” Kane (American, 1939-2002) was born in Illinois and grew up in Sacramento, CA. Kane moved to the Pacific Coast and worked on mixed media panels - which he would refer to as a “Totem” – and detailed collage compositions. His collage work is generally satirical or critical in nature, frequently dealing with themes of money, capitalism, government, power, and debt. By contrast, his “Totem” sculptural work is abstract and free of direct symbolism, focusing instead on the aesthetics of the composition.

Original Member, Artist’s Cooperative Gallery

Artist’s Statement:
The Totem is indicative of the unfolding 21st Century, graphically and metaphorically. It is neither one side nor the other, nor does one side challenge or compete with the other. Each side cooperates and thus enhances the other so that both "sides" transcend that definition into a composition revealing that, indeed, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The Totem reflects the inner harmony that all sides, whether two or two thousand, are striving to manifest in their own inimitable way. See less