Rob Rooney
@rooneyrooney.bsky.social
Copywriter with awards, big ideas, and a sense of humor. Mets fan. Mentor. Making advertising less boring since forever.
It’s kind of twisted these are given to kids…?
July 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
It’s kind of twisted these are given to kids…?
Remember these? Back when cars automatically assumed you’d be smoking 3 packs of lung darts a day?
July 13, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Remember these? Back when cars automatically assumed you’d be smoking 3 packs of lung darts a day?
The tomb wasn’t his to open….
Turn the page. Feel the fear.
The story was pretend.
The feelings were real.
#TurnThePage #FeelTheFear #NostalgiaCore #BookAndRecord #VintageCreepy
#GIJoeMemory #EmotionalArt #ChildhoodUnearthed
Turn the page. Feel the fear.
The story was pretend.
The feelings were real.
#TurnThePage #FeelTheFear #NostalgiaCore #BookAndRecord #VintageCreepy
#GIJoeMemory #EmotionalArt #ChildhoodUnearthed
June 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The tomb wasn’t his to open….
Turn the page. Feel the fear.
The story was pretend.
The feelings were real.
#TurnThePage #FeelTheFear #NostalgiaCore #BookAndRecord #VintageCreepy
#GIJoeMemory #EmotionalArt #ChildhoodUnearthed
Turn the page. Feel the fear.
The story was pretend.
The feelings were real.
#TurnThePage #FeelTheFear #NostalgiaCore #BookAndRecord #VintageCreepy
#GIJoeMemory #EmotionalArt #ChildhoodUnearthed
The first time you gambled on football was here.
One quarter. One helmet. No take-backs.
#TinyHelmetBigFeelings
#NFLNostalgia
#ChildhoodFandom
#VendingMachineMemory
#genx #art
One quarter. One helmet. No take-backs.
#TinyHelmetBigFeelings
#NFLNostalgia
#ChildhoodFandom
#VendingMachineMemory
#genx #art
June 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The first time you gambled on football was here.
One quarter. One helmet. No take-backs.
#TinyHelmetBigFeelings
#NFLNostalgia
#ChildhoodFandom
#VendingMachineMemory
#genx #art
One quarter. One helmet. No take-backs.
#TinyHelmetBigFeelings
#NFLNostalgia
#ChildhoodFandom
#VendingMachineMemory
#genx #art
IYKYK
The myth made it taste better.
From the series American Childhood.
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#AmericanChildhood #ContemporaryArt #NostalgiaArt #PopCultureArt #RetroCandy #PopRocks #CocaCola #UrbanLegend #ArtOfTheDay
The myth made it taste better.
From the series American Childhood.
Hey — please help me get my art seen. A like or share goes a long way. 🖤
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#AmericanChildhood #ContemporaryArt #NostalgiaArt #PopCultureArt #RetroCandy #PopRocks #CocaCola #UrbanLegend #ArtOfTheDay
June 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
IYKYK
The myth made it taste better.
From the series American Childhood.
Hey — please help me get my art seen. A like or share goes a long way. 🖤
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#AmericanChildhood #ContemporaryArt #NostalgiaArt #PopCultureArt #RetroCandy #PopRocks #CocaCola #UrbanLegend #ArtOfTheDay
The myth made it taste better.
From the series American Childhood.
Hey — please help me get my art seen. A like or share goes a long way. 🖤
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#AmericanChildhood #ContemporaryArt #NostalgiaArt #PopCultureArt #RetroCandy #PopRocks #CocaCola #UrbanLegend #ArtOfTheDay
weighed ten pounds.
felt like freedom.
From the series American Childhood.
Hey — please help me get my art seen. A like or share goes a long way. 🖤
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HASHTAGS:
#AmericanChildhood #ContemporaryArt #NostalgiaArt #BoomBox #RetroArt #PopArt #ArtOfTheDay #ArtistOnThreads #80sVibes #ThrowbackArt
felt like freedom.
From the series American Childhood.
Hey — please help me get my art seen. A like or share goes a long way. 🖤
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HASHTAGS:
#AmericanChildhood #ContemporaryArt #NostalgiaArt #BoomBox #RetroArt #PopArt #ArtOfTheDay #ArtistOnThreads #80sVibes #ThrowbackArt
June 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
weighed ten pounds.
felt like freedom.
From the series American Childhood.
Hey — please help me get my art seen. A like or share goes a long way. 🖤
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HASHTAGS:
#AmericanChildhood #ContemporaryArt #NostalgiaArt #BoomBox #RetroArt #PopArt #ArtOfTheDay #ArtistOnThreads #80sVibes #ThrowbackArt
felt like freedom.
From the series American Childhood.
Hey — please help me get my art seen. A like or share goes a long way. 🖤
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HASHTAGS:
#AmericanChildhood #ContemporaryArt #NostalgiaArt #BoomBox #RetroArt #PopArt #ArtOfTheDay #ArtistOnThreads #80sVibes #ThrowbackArt
An American Childhood.
June 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
An American Childhood.
Never trust a smile you can’t turn off.
From the series American Childhood.
Hey — if this hits, please help me get my art seen. 🖤
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#AmericanChildhood #ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #NostalgiaArt #MemoryAndMyth #ArtCollectors #FoundObjectsAsArt #CreepyToys #RetroVibes
From the series American Childhood.
Hey — if this hits, please help me get my art seen. 🖤
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#AmericanChildhood #ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #NostalgiaArt #MemoryAndMyth #ArtCollectors #FoundObjectsAsArt #CreepyToys #RetroVibes
June 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Never trust a smile you can’t turn off.
From the series American Childhood.
Hey — if this hits, please help me get my art seen. 🖤
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#AmericanChildhood #ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #NostalgiaArt #MemoryAndMyth #ArtCollectors #FoundObjectsAsArt #CreepyToys #RetroVibes
From the series American Childhood.
Hey — if this hits, please help me get my art seen. 🖤
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#AmericanChildhood #ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #NostalgiaArt #MemoryAndMyth #ArtCollectors #FoundObjectsAsArt #CreepyToys #RetroVibes
A toy that wasn’t fun.
A lesson that never ended.
From the series American Childhood.
Hey — if it hits, please share or save. It helps more people find the work. 🙏
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#ConceptualArt #ContemporaryArt #PopArt #NostalgiaArt #SpeakAndSpell #VintageToys #ArtOfTheDay #EmotionalObjects #FoundObjectsAsArt
A lesson that never ended.
From the series American Childhood.
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#ConceptualArt #ContemporaryArt #PopArt #NostalgiaArt #SpeakAndSpell #VintageToys #ArtOfTheDay #EmotionalObjects #FoundObjectsAsArt
June 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
A toy that wasn’t fun.
A lesson that never ended.
From the series American Childhood.
Hey — if it hits, please share or save. It helps more people find the work. 🙏
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#ConceptualArt #ContemporaryArt #PopArt #NostalgiaArt #SpeakAndSpell #VintageToys #ArtOfTheDay #EmotionalObjects #FoundObjectsAsArt
A lesson that never ended.
From the series American Childhood.
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#ConceptualArt #ContemporaryArt #PopArt #NostalgiaArt #SpeakAndSpell #VintageToys #ArtOfTheDay #EmotionalObjects #FoundObjectsAsArt
The future came in a box.
With a toy inside.
From the series American Childhood.
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#ContemporaryArt #PopArt #ConceptualArt #NostalgiaArt #QuispCereal #RetroAesthetic #ArtOfTheDay #FoundObjectsAsArt #VintageCereal
With a toy inside.
From the series American Childhood.
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#ContemporaryArt #PopArt #ConceptualArt #NostalgiaArt #QuispCereal #RetroAesthetic #ArtOfTheDay #FoundObjectsAsArt #VintageCereal
June 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The future came in a box.
With a toy inside.
From the series American Childhood.
Hey — if it hits, please share or save. It helps more people find the work. 🙏
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#ContemporaryArt #PopArt #ConceptualArt #NostalgiaArt #QuispCereal #RetroAesthetic #ArtOfTheDay #FoundObjectsAsArt #VintageCereal
With a toy inside.
From the series American Childhood.
Hey — if it hits, please share or save. It helps more people find the work. 🙏
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#ContemporaryArt #PopArt #ConceptualArt #NostalgiaArt #QuispCereal #RetroAesthetic #ArtOfTheDay #FoundObjectsAsArt #VintageCereal
The straps left marks.
The metal burned your legs.
From the series exploring American childhood.
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#ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #PopArt #NostalgiaArt #VintageSummer #RetroVibes #LawnChairCulture #70sAesthetic #ArtOfTheDay #EmotionalObjects #AmericanChildhood #FoundObjectsAsArt
The metal burned your legs.
From the series exploring American childhood.
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#ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #PopArt #NostalgiaArt #VintageSummer #RetroVibes #LawnChairCulture #70sAesthetic #ArtOfTheDay #EmotionalObjects #AmericanChildhood #FoundObjectsAsArt
June 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The straps left marks.
The metal burned your legs.
From the series exploring American childhood.
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#ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #PopArt #NostalgiaArt #VintageSummer #RetroVibes #LawnChairCulture #70sAesthetic #ArtOfTheDay #EmotionalObjects #AmericanChildhood #FoundObjectsAsArt
The metal burned your legs.
From the series exploring American childhood.
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#ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #PopArt #NostalgiaArt #VintageSummer #RetroVibes #LawnChairCulture #70sAesthetic #ArtOfTheDay #EmotionalObjects #AmericanChildhood #FoundObjectsAsArt
The color of fun.
The taste of regret.
From my ongoing series on childhood and the strange things we thought were candy.
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#ContemporaryArt #PopArt #NostalgiaArt #ConceptualArt #FoundObjectArt #RetroCandy #CircusPeanuts #EmotionalArt #ArtOfTheDay #Candy #VintageSweets #ArtThatSpeaks
The taste of regret.
From my ongoing series on childhood and the strange things we thought were candy.
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#ContemporaryArt #PopArt #NostalgiaArt #ConceptualArt #FoundObjectArt #RetroCandy #CircusPeanuts #EmotionalArt #ArtOfTheDay #Candy #VintageSweets #ArtThatSpeaks
June 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The color of fun.
The taste of regret.
From my ongoing series on childhood and the strange things we thought were candy.
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#ContemporaryArt #PopArt #NostalgiaArt #ConceptualArt #FoundObjectArt #RetroCandy #CircusPeanuts #EmotionalArt #ArtOfTheDay #Candy #VintageSweets #ArtThatSpeaks
The taste of regret.
From my ongoing series on childhood and the strange things we thought were candy.
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#ContemporaryArt #PopArt #NostalgiaArt #ConceptualArt #FoundObjectArt #RetroCandy #CircusPeanuts #EmotionalArt #ArtOfTheDay #Candy #VintageSweets #ArtThatSpeaks
No ball.
No bat.
Just beeps.
From the ongoing series exploring childhood memory
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#ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #NostalgiaArt #PopCultureArt #ArtThatSpeaks #RetroGaming #MattelElectronics #VintageToys #MemoryAndMyth #ArtOfTheDay #EmotionalArt #DigitalChildhood #80sKids #MinimalistArt
No bat.
Just beeps.
From the ongoing series exploring childhood memory
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#ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #NostalgiaArt #PopCultureArt #ArtThatSpeaks #RetroGaming #MattelElectronics #VintageToys #MemoryAndMyth #ArtOfTheDay #EmotionalArt #DigitalChildhood #80sKids #MinimalistArt
June 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
No ball.
No bat.
Just beeps.
From the ongoing series exploring childhood memory
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#ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #NostalgiaArt #PopCultureArt #ArtThatSpeaks #RetroGaming #MattelElectronics #VintageToys #MemoryAndMyth #ArtOfTheDay #EmotionalArt #DigitalChildhood #80sKids #MinimalistArt
No bat.
Just beeps.
From the ongoing series exploring childhood memory
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#ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #NostalgiaArt #PopCultureArt #ArtThatSpeaks #RetroGaming #MattelElectronics #VintageToys #MemoryAndMyth #ArtOfTheDay #EmotionalArt #DigitalChildhood #80sKids #MinimalistArt
Four objects from childhood.
Sweet, cheap, disposable.
We didn’t know it then,
but they were teaching us about value, survival, and who we were allowed to be.
Sweet, cheap, disposable.
We didn’t know it then,
but they were teaching us about value, survival, and who we were allowed to be.
May 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Four objects from childhood.
Sweet, cheap, disposable.
We didn’t know it then,
but they were teaching us about value, survival, and who we were allowed to be.
Sweet, cheap, disposable.
We didn’t know it then,
but they were teaching us about value, survival, and who we were allowed to be.
It wasn’t dessert.
It was cafeteria currency.
From the ongoing series on memory and childhood
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#ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #ArtThatSpeaks #PopCultureArt #NostalgiaArt #FoundObjectArt #VintagePackaging #SnackPackArt #ArtOfTheDay #EmotionalArt #CafeteriaEconomy #RetroVibes #ArtCollectors
It was cafeteria currency.
From the ongoing series on memory and childhood
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#ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #ArtThatSpeaks #PopCultureArt #NostalgiaArt #FoundObjectArt #VintagePackaging #SnackPackArt #ArtOfTheDay #EmotionalArt #CafeteriaEconomy #RetroVibes #ArtCollectors
May 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It wasn’t dessert.
It was cafeteria currency.
From the ongoing series on memory and childhood
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#ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #ArtThatSpeaks #PopCultureArt #NostalgiaArt #FoundObjectArt #VintagePackaging #SnackPackArt #ArtOfTheDay #EmotionalArt #CafeteriaEconomy #RetroVibes #ArtCollectors
It was cafeteria currency.
From the ongoing series on memory and childhood
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#ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #ArtThatSpeaks #PopCultureArt #NostalgiaArt #FoundObjectArt #VintagePackaging #SnackPackArt #ArtOfTheDay #EmotionalArt #CafeteriaEconomy #RetroVibes #ArtCollectors
Childhood artifacts
May 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Childhood artifacts
The gum was hard.
The laugh was forced.
Part of the series on childhood objects, fake fun, and the things we kept chewing anyway.
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#ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #PopCultureArt #NostalgiaArt #BazookaJoe #ArtThatSpeaks #FoundObjectArt #ArtOfTheDay #VintageCandy #CulturalCritique #ArtCollectors
The laugh was forced.
Part of the series on childhood objects, fake fun, and the things we kept chewing anyway.
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#ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #PopCultureArt #NostalgiaArt #BazookaJoe #ArtThatSpeaks #FoundObjectArt #ArtOfTheDay #VintageCandy #CulturalCritique #ArtCollectors
May 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The gum was hard.
The laugh was forced.
Part of the series on childhood objects, fake fun, and the things we kept chewing anyway.
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#ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #PopCultureArt #NostalgiaArt #BazookaJoe #ArtThatSpeaks #FoundObjectArt #ArtOfTheDay #VintageCandy #CulturalCritique #ArtCollectors
The laugh was forced.
Part of the series on childhood objects, fake fun, and the things we kept chewing anyway.
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#ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #PopCultureArt #NostalgiaArt #BazookaJoe #ArtThatSpeaks #FoundObjectArt #ArtOfTheDay #VintageCandy #CulturalCritique #ArtCollectors
You spun.
You fired.
You panicked.
From the series on digital survival, early anxiety, and games that never ended.
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#ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #ArtThatSpeaks #NostalgiaArt #PopCultureArt #AtariArt #RetroGamingArt #80sAesthetic #ArtCollectors #VintageTech #FoundObjectArt #ArtOfTheDay
You fired.
You panicked.
From the series on digital survival, early anxiety, and games that never ended.
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#ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #ArtThatSpeaks #NostalgiaArt #PopCultureArt #AtariArt #RetroGamingArt #80sAesthetic #ArtCollectors #VintageTech #FoundObjectArt #ArtOfTheDay
May 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
You spun.
You fired.
You panicked.
From the series on digital survival, early anxiety, and games that never ended.
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#ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #ArtThatSpeaks #NostalgiaArt #PopCultureArt #AtariArt #RetroGamingArt #80sAesthetic #ArtCollectors #VintageTech #FoundObjectArt #ArtOfTheDay
You fired.
You panicked.
From the series on digital survival, early anxiety, and games that never ended.
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#ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #ArtThatSpeaks #NostalgiaArt #PopCultureArt #AtariArt #RetroGamingArt #80sAesthetic #ArtCollectors #VintageTech #FoundObjectArt #ArtOfTheDay
HAWKEYE TAUGHT YOU
LAUGHTER WAS A WEAPON.
From the series on pop culture, memory, and what humor hides.
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#ConceptualArt #PopCultureArt #NostalgiaArt #MASH4077 #HawkeyePierce #ArtThatSpeaks #MemoryAndMyth #DarkHumorArt #EmotionalArt #TVHistory #VintageTV #M#ArtCollectors #CultureCritique
LAUGHTER WAS A WEAPON.
From the series on pop culture, memory, and what humor hides.
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#ConceptualArt #PopCultureArt #NostalgiaArt #MASH4077 #HawkeyePierce #ArtThatSpeaks #MemoryAndMyth #DarkHumorArt #EmotionalArt #TVHistory #VintageTV #M#ArtCollectors #CultureCritique
May 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
HAWKEYE TAUGHT YOU
LAUGHTER WAS A WEAPON.
From the series on pop culture, memory, and what humor hides.
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#ConceptualArt #PopCultureArt #NostalgiaArt #MASH4077 #HawkeyePierce #ArtThatSpeaks #MemoryAndMyth #DarkHumorArt #EmotionalArt #TVHistory #VintageTV #M#ArtCollectors #CultureCritique
LAUGHTER WAS A WEAPON.
From the series on pop culture, memory, and what humor hides.
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#ConceptualArt #PopCultureArt #NostalgiaArt #MASH4077 #HawkeyePierce #ArtThatSpeaks #MemoryAndMyth #DarkHumorArt #EmotionalArt #TVHistory #VintageTV #M#ArtCollectors #CultureCritique
Just like and share my art goddammit
May 19, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Just like and share my art goddammit