Susan Collard • Portland, OR |
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*Roll over image for alternate view. Susan Collard I’ve long been fascinated by images of the Annunciation, especially in medieval art. As a child I must have been drawn to the same story. When my mother was pregnant with my little brother, I assumed she had found out the way I’d heard about in Sunday school. Her surprised reaction when I asked her if she’d been told by an angel is one of the clearest memories of my early childhood. In this double-sided triptych, I began with an Annunciation by Fra Angelico and wove in the work of Fouquet, De Chirico and others, reworking the moment with anatomical illustrations, a calculus text, and scenes of 1960’s home décor. Collage with gouache and interior latex/plywood/plywood and brass hinges. 9 x 8.25 x 1.5 inches. One of a kind. 2009. To purchase this work please contact Laura at 23 Sandy Gallery. |
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Susan Collard Twenty-two characters from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass translated into the Surrealists’ “exquisite corpse” format, allowing playful, random transformations. Individually cut photocopies with stab binding and corrugated paper cover. Limited edition of 100.
3.5” x 4” x .5”. 1998. To purchase this work please contact Laura at 23 Sandy Gallery. |
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Susan Collard Altered book with removable girls’ and boys’ board books. Fir and basswood bookshelf inside original 1912 cover, housing two plywood accordion-fold books. “I tried to distill the original volume into a piece that hints, not at what I saw in the book, but at what I would have liked to see.” 9.5” x 7.5” x 1”. 2005. To purchase this work please contact Laura at 23 Sandy Gallery. |
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*Roll over image for alternate view. Susan Collard “The journey into this book involves two locked doors and a key. . . It emerged from the idea for a nested book structure, one that could be unpacked like a series of matryoshka dolls.” Text with phonetic encryption by the artist. A large book constructed with found wood, household hinge hardware, collages, etched copper, secret compartments that unlock with a hidden key, magnets and books within books. 8.5” tall x 7” wide x 5” deep. 2008. To purchase this work please contact Laura at 23 Sandy Gallery. |
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*Roll over image for alternate view. Susan Collard Removable book in mirrored wooden box. Text by the artist. 6.5” x 4.75” x 2.5”. 1998. To purchase this work please contact Laura at 23 Sandy Gallery. |
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Susan Collard • Sold Out Titles |
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Susan Collard Cover of reclaimed tongue-and-groove fir, with spine of old door spindles tied with linen thread. Informally referred to as “the cheeseburger book,” because of its chunky, overstuffed nature. Handwritten text by the artist. 5” x 3.5” x 3”. 2005. |
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