Troy Dugas at Arthur Roger Gallery

2 March-20 April 2013

The intricate, large-scale cut paper assemblages in “The Shape of Relics” are created from unused product labels that artist Troy
Dugas collects. The shredded or cut source material is meticulously arranged to create compositions that appear woven. The purpose of the original label is obscured through the use of repetition, pattern, symmetry, precision and scale. New meaning is created by the reinterpretation of colour, shape and line.

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“Moving On”: Marian Williams at Clos des Roses

March 2013

“Moving On” is a solo exhibition of collages by Marian Williams. Life is not still and we move on. Williams has moved on as well… exploring different materials and dimensions; moving from paper to canvas, adding oil paint and acrylic paint techniques.

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Kolaj Magazine Meet-and-Greet in New Orleans

On Thursday, 14 March, join Kolaj Magazine at a Meet-and-Greet at Press Street’s Antenna Gallery in New Orleans

Publisher Ric Kasini Kadour hosts a meet and greet for artists, writers, curators, gallerists, and the general public who are interested in collage as a fine art medium.

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Drawing Surrealism at The Morgan Library & Museum

25 January-21 April 2013

Although collage was used earlier in the twentieth century by the cubist and dada artists, the technique took on particular importance with the surrealists. The odd juxtapositions and dislocated imagery it produced were particularly effective in conjuring a dream world or suggesting the irrationality of unconscious desire. Joan Miró, Max Ernst, Ei-Kyu, André Breton, and Jean Arp are among the many artists whose works are featured in the collage section of the exhibition.

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