I consider these works to be sculptural collage.
These works are made by appropriating images of iconic artworks from different historical periods that I mine from books, auction catalogs, and magazines. I select specific parts that draw me to their shapes, colors and textures. I cut, arrange and rearrange, playing with their complementary and contrasting attributes and create surprising, lyrical and visually confounding new compositions. I am often amazed at what results from the simple juxtaposition of unrelated forms. It is as if I have released some kind of latent energy in the original work.
Materials: collage on 3/4" laser cut plywood, mounted to 1/2" plywood.
