18″x24″; mixed media collage on wood panel; 2021. Courtesy of the artist.
COLLAGE ON VIEW
Lisa Sheets: January Guest Artist Presentation
at Ryan James Fine Arts in Kirkland, Washington, USA
4-30 January 2022
Lisa Sheets’ mixed media collages often explore history, gender roles, cultural norms, and how these things impact our lives. Sheets uses combinations of religious and historical iconography along with pop culture images, creating a lens to glimpse into our history and reflect on its influence on our present. She often uses repetition and digital manipulation of source images to emphasize key imagery and create symmetrical compositions. She is fascinated by the constantly shifting and changing roles that shape us, and examines how we unravel those roles through history.
18″x24″; mixed media collage on wood panel; 2021. Courtesy of the artist.
Her most recent work documents the ongoing experience of sheltering at home / quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how our experiences parallel those of our ancestors who weathered the 1918 flu epidemic. Through researching historical materials from the last pandemic, Sheets seeks to create images that offer clarity and hope in the current challenges of our modern crisis.
(text adapted from the artist’s press materials)
INFORMATION
Ryan James Fine Arts
Suite 165
425 Urban Plaza
Kirkland, Washington 98033 USA
(425) 814-9500
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Monday-Saturday, 11AM-7PM
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