Bits and Pieces
dal 14/11/2007 al 14/12/2007
Segnalato da
Elisa D'Arrigo
Nora Aslan
Brian Belott
Michael Cooper
Edith DeChiara
Mary DeVincentis
John Digby
Patrick Donahue
Josh Dorman
Beth Gilfilen
Caroline Golden
Lisa Hoke
Sue Johnson
Barbara Landes
Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt
Melissa Barrett Lundquist
Michael Krynski
Jessica Mein
Jerry Mischak
Jim Morris
Ryan Sarah Murphy
Desi Minchillo
Mario Naves
Yunsook Park
Oliver Peterson
David Poppie
Maritta Tapanainen
Roshani Thakore
Alejandra Villasmil
Mark Wagner
Dodi Wexler
C.K. Wilde
Susan Hoeltzel
14/11/2007
Bits and Pieces
Lehman College Art Gallery, New York
The Collage Impulse. This group exhibition includes thirty-three artists whose work explores contemporary collage techniques. The materials range broadly from lottery tickets to Post-It notes, and include illusionist portraits made from money and cut paper shapes applied directly to the wall. Curated by Susan Hoeltzel.
curated by Susan Hoeltzel
Elisa D'Arrigo, Nora Aslan, Brian Belott, Michael Cooper, Edith DeChiara, Mary
DeVincentis, John Digby, Patrick Donahue, Josh Dorman, Beth Gilfilen, Caroline
Golden, Lisa Hoke, Sue Johnson, Barbara Landes, Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, Melissa
Barrett Lundquist, Michael Krynski, Jessica Mein, Jerry Mischak, Jim Morris, Ryan
Sarah Murphy, Desi Minchillo, Mario Naves, Yunsook Park, Oliver Peterson, David
Poppie, Maritta Tapanainen, Roshani Thakore, Alejandra Villasmil, Mark Wagner, Dodi
Wexler, and C.K. Wilde.
Bits and Pieces: The Collage Impulse includes thirty-three artists whose work
explores contemporary collage techniques. Papier collé (pasted paper) first
became a significant art form in the early 20th century with the work of Pablo
Picasso and George Braque. Its influence was felt in movements throughout the 20th
century - Futurism, Constructivism, Dada, Surrealism, Expressionism, and Pop Art.
Collage, with its simplicity of means, continues to evolve in the work of
contemporary artists. Often including "found images" and discards from
daily life, collage strategies continue to embrace a broad range of materials and
techniques.
Reconstructing and building imagery from bits and pieces marks the work of each of
the artists in this exhibition. The materials range broadly from lottery tickets
(Yunsook Park) to Post-It notes (Mary DeVincentis) and include illusionist portraits
made from money (C.K. Wilde and Mark Wagner), cut paper shapes applied directly to
the wall (Beth Gilfilen), surfaces of stitched paper and cloth (Elisa D'Arrigo), and
playful, freely-associated images clipped from cartoons and children’s books (Brian
Belott, Sue Johnson, Alejandra Villasmil). Bits and Pieces also includes fragmented
video stills (Jessica Mein), geometric photomontages (Elaine Norman), Surrealist
narratives (Caroline Golden), and compositions with glitz and glamour (Thomas
Lanigan-Schmidt).
Lehman College Art Gallery
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx - New York