a tribute
IN MEMORY OF KERRY DIKKEN
Kerry Gale Dikken
1960-2021
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Blasted Art, Inc., was founded in 1999, by Kerry Dikken. Kerry was the President of Blasted Art for over 20 years until his passing in 2021.
He was kind and courteous, and loved by everyone who had the privilege of knowing him. And he was a brilliant artist.
Kerry was an internationally renowned sandblasting artist whose work can be seen nationally, internationally, and especially around his hometown of Minneapolis/St Paul in places like the W Hotel, Hilton Hotel, W.A. Frost, Target Field, Mpls/St Paul Int'l Airport, Loring Park, MN State Fair, Como Park, the 35W Bridge Memorial in Gold Medal Park, and many, many more.
This page is in honor of Kerry. You can view some of his work below*
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CLIENTS and FRIENDS
Some of the people Kerry did work for
NEWSPAPER AND MEDIA
Kerry was a renowned sandblasting artist and was frequently written up in magazines and newspapers, both locally and nationally. Here are just a few of the articles about him and his work...
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/04/13/local-artists-unique-mark-on-target-field/
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https://www.southwestjournal.com/news/2007/04/a-master-sandblaster/
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https://lavendermagazine.com/uncategorized/kerry-dikken-the-big-guy-around-town/
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https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/01/08/artist-puts-up-twins-sandblasted-glass-art-for-sale/
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