Windfall, by Lisa Myers Bulmash, arist's website

Windfall, by Lisa Myers Bulmash, arist's website

Name/Title

Windfall

Entry/Object ID

2023.1.45

Description

Hand-cut collage on Fabriano Artistico watercolor paper (100% cotton, hot pressed, acid free), built from the artist's family ephemera.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Lisa Myers Bulmash

Role

Paper Artist

Date made

2021

Dimensions

Dimension Description

unframed

Height

9 in

Width

12 in

Copyright

Copyright Holder

Lisa Myers Bulmash

Interpretative Labels

Label

Windfall reflects the impact of the recent pandemic. This collage of historical ephemera, references past financial crises like gas rationing in the 1970s, World War II food rationing, and ongoing inflation in Zimbabwe. Windfall invites viewers to reflect on our economy and consider ways to create a more stable and equitable.

Label

A meditative piece on the pandemic’s economic impact. Two children play amid symbols of work, in a collage built from the artist’s family archive, vintage currency and paper ephemera. "A commentary on pandemic-related stimulus funds, set among ephemera about previous eras of financial crisis. Elements in the collage refer back to 1970s gas rationing, World War II food rationing, and Zimbabwean hyper-inflation from 2007 to the present."