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Not So Funny<\/em> by Patricia Leeds
11″x14″; collage and book art; 2019. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

FROM KOLAJ 31<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patricia Leeds Uses Collage to Deconstruct Whiteness and Patriarchy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The idea for Patricia Leeds’ \u201cJust for the Record\u201d series came to the artist a number of years ago when she got a copy of the Taschen book, Mid-Century Ads<\/em> by Jim Heimann and Steven Heller. \u201cAt first, I found these ads to be hilarious: doctors recommending cigarettes, DDT in babies\u2019 cribs, and a wife\u2019s intimate neglect and what it leads to,\u201d said Leeds. \u201cLooking more closely, I realized the impacts and influences these ads had on our society, not just then but also today.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leeds remixes these advertisements. “She removes these images and messages from the realm of advertising where a product is being sold and places them in the realm of art where we are asked to consider meaning and context,” writes Ric Kasini Kadour writes about the series in Kolaj<\/em> #31. “She is using collage to deconstruct culture.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An article about Patricia Leeds’ “Just for the Record” series appears in <\/em>Kolaj<\/a> #31<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. To see the complete article,\u00a0SUBSCRIBE<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/em>Kolaj Magazine\u00a0or\u00a0Get a Copy of the Issue<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Conscience of the World<\/em> by Patricia Leeds
14″x11″; collage and book art; 2019. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Media maintains whiteness in a number of ways: Media limits the representation of non-white people. Norman Rockwell, one of the best known illustrators of the 20th century, rarely depicted non-white people; in part because his employer, The Saturday Evening Post<\/em>, had editorial policy forbidding the portrayal of non-white people. When non-white people were represented, they were done so in proscribed fashion. The exception to The Saturday Evening Post\u2019s rule was that one could show non-white people in servile positions. For much of the 20th century, Black people were only permitted on some media if they were an entertainer, an athlete, or a caricature of what white people thought a Black person should be.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

An article about Patricia Leeds’ “Just for the Record” series appears in <\/em>Kolaj<\/a> #31<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. To see the complete article,\u00a0SUBSCRIBE<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/em>Kolaj Magazine\u00a0or\u00a0Get a Copy of the Issue<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patricia Leeds considers herself \u201cmostly self-taught\u201d and her mediums of choice are encaustic, oil paint, and photography, including non-traditional photography. Leeds worked as a commercial photographer for over 25 years. Her work has been shown in numerous international exhibitions. She is a member of the International Encaustic Association, Women in Photography Northern California, and of the exhibition team at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art. The artist lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. Learn more at www.patricialeedsart.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FROM KOLAJ 31 Patricia Leeds Uses Collage to Deconstruct Whiteness and Patriarchy The idea for Patricia Leeds’ \u201cJust for the Record\u201d series came to the artist a number of years ago when she got a copy of the Taschen book,…<\/p>\n

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