Amy Thompson
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Amy Thompson STATEMENT My work focuses on appropriating and re-contextualizing imagery from the 1940s and 1950s through mixed media and collage. Mid-century images of Americana gleaned from books, magazine advertising, and catalogues evoke an idyllic era while alluding to the imminent atomic age and impending Cold War. Ingrained in our collective unconscious and imbued with a personal dimension, like an old snapshot, these images evoke an uncanny feeling of looking at a lost past or a familiar memory. BIO Amy Thompson is an Ottawa-based artist, illustrator, and designer. Amy’s work explores themes of memory, childhood and the natural world through the mediums of drawing, painting and collage. Her work has been exhibited across Canada as well as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Paris and Berlin. Her imagery has been featured on book, magazine and album cover artwork. Amy has work available through the Diane Farris Gallery (Vancouver), the Ottawa Art Gallery Rental and Sales (Ottawa), and Art Interiors (Toronto). ARTIST CONTACT [click to email] IMAGES
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