collage 24x31cm
32x41cm (wood archival frame size)
set of 51 collages (sold individually)
collage signed and dated black ink lower RHS
collection
private collections
exhibited Neon Parc Melbourne 2018
Consisting of a suite of 51 collages, Theatre Stills repurposes images of art, architecture, recreational and alpine landscapes to create 'sketch images' of a fictional theatre. Almost entirely monochromatic, these intricate works come together in a set of unrealised dramas infused with gothic parlance, as movement studies, costumes, masked figures, and aquatic creatures writhe for attention on the page. Produced while on residency in Prato, Tuscany the suite repurposes Italian print media form the 1960's and 1970's sourced from local markets and stores. The collage embodies destruction with its cut and paste method liberating the subject from the constraints of its original form, and in the process reformulating and rewriting its boundaries to uncertain ends. Compared to his earlier series - such as Nudes (2013) where art objects were placed on top of voyeuristic image, works produced for Theatre Stills eschew a more laboured, crafted application, weaving objects with impossible spaces, texts and landscapes.
Available works
Sheet #3, Sheet #5, Sheet #7, Sheet #10, Sheet #26, Sheet #28, Sheet #37, Sheet #44, Sheet #45, Sheet #55, Sheet #66, Sheet #76, Sheet #77, Sheet #78, Sheet 80
Sheet #4 (sold), Sheet #14 (sold), Sheet #36 (sold), Sheet #82 (sold)
For a comprehensive list of all available works from this collage series please email for a pdf.
Theatre Stills 2017
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