I wanted to post a few photos from the Used: mixed media, recycled show on view at the Art Students League of Denver through February 24th. My collage, Tendril, is included and is on far right of large group image. The show is anchored on the first floor in the front by Tim Flynn's kinetic "Hurdy Gurdy" and in the rear by Jerry Dokken's amusing three-sided, painted installation on cardboard of iconic art figures recycling trash. One of the recyclers, Van Gogh, is shown here.For some reason, I was more taken with the 3-D pieces in the show than the 2-D... Maybe because the variety of work on the walls was so diverse and the 3-D pieces were more isolated and a bit easier to appreciate. Perhaps the 3D work speaks louder of the theme as well.Anyway, I was pleased to be included since my compositional elements are entirely reused/recycled with the exception of the underlying supports for the work.
Art Shows
Second in recent collage series, "Time and Balance 2"
in Art Shows, Collage Art
Second in the latest series of Time and Balance experiments, the collage is 10 x 20 x 1," composed of contemporary papers and recycled imagery adhered to a cradled wood panel. This piece also uses timecards as backgrounds, described in previous post. Looking back I now see that this collage, with its round shapes, probably also influenced "Juggling."
First in recent collage series, "Time and Balance 1"
in Art Shows, Collage Art
First in the latest series of Time and Balance experiments, this collage is 10 x 20 x 1", composed of contemporary papers, recycled imagery, and ribbon on a cradled wood panel. This piece uses the timecards as backgrounds, described in previous post.
Time and balance series
This series was inspired by "Timeline," a collage that came together almost effortlessly and out of the blue— it simply needed to BE. Timeline was originally shown in 2002 as part of an International Collage Exhibition at Kansas State University, curated by Lynda Andrus.
The work is a meditation of sorts on the passage of time, both linear and cyclical, and the ever-present search/struggle for balance in my life. An ongoing element in this series is the timecard, used in some workplaces for logging time on the job, making up most of the background areas.
My recent show included five pieces from the time and balance series. I'll post individual images soon so that details are more visible.
