I am continuing to construct collages on suminagashi marbled paper. The concept of time, during the Covid19 pandemic, is strange and weird. I’ve used the word “time” in the titles of these new collages to encourage thinking about various aspects of the collage.
In poetry there are what I think of as “breaths” between words or phrases. The relationships of shapes, lines, colors and spaces in between function in much the same way in the collage. Is it a stretch to say those relationships may act as metaphors which provoke thoughts (memories?) and feelings?
Here is #1366 “Time Will Tell.”
What are your reactions?
#1366 Time Will Tell collage on suminagashi marbled paper 22×30 2020
#1366 Detail
Compare it to #1367 “Time-less.”
How are the relationships of shapes, colors and lines different? What is the “flow” or rhythm? How does the movement relate to the marbling?
#1367 Time-less collage on suminagashi marbled paper 22×30 2020
Here is #1368 “Another Time.”
#1368 Another Time collage on suminagashi marbled paper 22×30 2020
#1368 Detail
This is #1369 “Time For…”
#1369 Time For… collage on suminagashi marbled paper 22×30 2020
The collages were constructed on 22” x 30’” paper. Not small, but not huge. Try to picture that size and think about how near or far you would have to be to take it all in and see the relationships I’m talking about.
This is my wordless poetry.
I am enjoying these “wordless” pieces with their high energy. There seems to be a lot of tension between the collage and the suminagashi backgrounds, which I don’t remember seeing in your previous work. These are more edgy. The curves make a nod to each other, but are actually in conflict. Quite interesting!