Created and Sold by Susan Smereka
City Hall Park - Paintings
Price $680
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Handmade
Woman Owned
Reclaimed Materials
Recycled Materials
Upcycled Product
Made In USA
| Dimensions | Weight |
|---|---|
20H x 17W x 1.3D in 50.8H x 43.18W x 3.3D cm |
Collage, Paper on Paper
17 W x 20 H x 1.3 D in (framed work)
Ships in a Box
About The Artwork
In Isabel Wilkerson’s book “Caste”, she references the census bureau which “announced its projection [in 2008] that by 2042, for the first time in American history, white would no longer be the majority...” The prospect is compelling and in anticipation, I created these sewn collages of skin tones remapping places that loosely reference city grids. I mixed more than seventy skin tone colors (inspired by the photographs of Angelica Dass in her ongoing project “Humanae.”) I learned how to generate each particular skin tone that tends to objectify the human, but in the studio, an equalization occurs that doesn’t exist in the world outside my studio. The mixing is an action that connects to the brain, so I can feel a cognitive and emotional shift. My hope is to continue to carry that feeling out of the studio.
Original Created:2021
Subjects: Abstract
Materials: Paper, Soft (Yarn, Cotton, Fabric) Found object
Styles: Abstract Fine ArtModern
Mediums: Paper, Printmaking, Fabric, Monotype, sewing
Details & Dimensions:
Collage: Paper on Paper
Original: One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:43.2 W x 50.8 H x 3.3 D cm
17 W x 20 H x 1.3 D in (framed work)
Ships in a Box
About The Artwork
In Isabel Wilkerson’s book “Caste”, she references the census bureau which “announced its projection [in 2008] that by 2042, for the first time in American history, white would no longer be the majority...” The prospect is compelling and in anticipation, I created these sewn collages of skin tones remapping places that loosely reference city grids. I mixed more than seventy skin tone colors (inspired by the photographs of Angelica Dass in her ongoing project “Humanae.”) I learned how to generate each particular skin tone that tends to objectify the human, but in the studio, an equalization occurs that doesn’t exist in the world outside my studio. The mixing is an action that connects to the brain, so I can feel a cognitive and emotional shift. My hope is to continue to carry that feeling out of the studio.
Original Created:2021
Subjects: Abstract
Materials: Paper, Soft (Yarn, Cotton, Fabric) Found object
Styles: Abstract Fine ArtModern
Mediums: Paper, Printmaking, Fabric, Monotype, sewing
Details & Dimensions:
Collage: Paper on Paper
Original: One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:43.2 W x 50.8 H x 3.3 D cm
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