Name/Title
Words You Should KnowEntry/Object ID
2014.08Description
The collage is a mix of various magazines, and what looks like coffee grounds which have been placed over the right-hand top corner primarily but is seen throughout the piece. An image of a tree is placed on the left-hand side of the piece, along with what looks like a door and a set of steps. As the viewer moves their eyes from left to right, the piece becomes more chaotic and dynamic with the varying textures, designs, and colors of the different magazine pages. The overall composition is heavily affected by the texture of the magazine pages, the colors which moves from light to very dark in the outer bottom corners, as well as the treatment of the surface which looks to be some kind of adhesive or glue laid over top. The proportion of the included images of the steps, trees, and doorway seem to be in scale with the rest of the piece, and the difference between the left side and the overwhelming “explosion of color and texture” of the right creates a very interesting composition. Furthermore, the depth which is created by the layering and the bunching of the pages counters the balance of the piece as the dominant side is the right, and it draws emphasis on the right rather than a more central image. With removal of the frame the back is revealed to be a collage further than the mat board on top. The back reveals large pieces of paper and magazines and ripped and pasted. Large magazine pieces line the back as other pieces of paper, coffee gerunds and flora are exposed from another angle.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
No signature on the front of the imageLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
CollageNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsColor
Red, Blue, Black, Green, Brown, Tan, White, GrayExhibition
Lilliputians March: National Small Works Competition (2014)