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.
Collage Art
Junk Mail Journal Collage 1.21.10
Another page in the Junk Mail Journal.
I'm always enchanted by the serendipity of what's come in the mail each day that I can work with. This collage includes bits of background imagery from a catalog and a financial services direct mail piece, along with the inside of a billing envelope (safety paper). Some beautiful mulled colors can be found in the blurry backgrounds of corporate and fashion photography... Guess I am one of the few people who looks forward to junk mail!
Mail, recycled
The first entry in my Junk Mail Journal for 2010. So much collage potential in my mailbox today that I simply couldn't resist!
A new year begins
"A new year begins.
Every morning this morning.
Every day begins today.
Another year passed.
Sunlight. Clouds. Birds on the wing.
Only this moment. At last."
-Basho
Here's to 2010!
Collage above is "Perspective," 6 x 4", composed of recycled imagery on watercolor paper.