{"id":12193,"date":"2022-02-12T17:52:53","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T22:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=12193"},"modified":"2022-02-12T17:52:53","modified_gmt":"2022-02-12T22:52:53","slug":"change-of-seen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/change-of-seen\/","title":{"rendered":"Change of Seen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"729\" src=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-andrew-dixon-day-in-june.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12194\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-andrew-dixon-day-in-june.jpg 700w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-andrew-dixon-day-in-june-600x625.jpg 600w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-andrew-dixon-day-in-june-300x312.jpg 300w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-andrew-dixon-day-in-june-260x271.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption><em>Day in June<\/em> by John Andrew Dixon<br>7.25&#8243;x7.25&#8243;; collage on pasteboard. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COLLAGE ON VIEW<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"change-of-seen\">Change of Seen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"at-john-g-irvin-art-gallery-in-lexington-kentucky-usa21-january-2-march-2022\">at John G. Irvin Art Gallery in Lexington, Kentucky, USA<br>21 January-2 March 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Andrew Dixon&#8217;s collage landscapes are &#8220;distinctive for two reasons,&#8221; writes the gallery. &#8220;His landscapes are created from discarded paper, ruined publications, tissue, reclaimed tea bags, and even roadside litter\u2026He is one of the few collage artists who has solved the challenge of working <em>en plein air<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dixon&#8217;s approach is rooted in the history of collage as a modern art developed by innovative painters. \u201cI\u2019m intrigued and inspired by how avant-garde ideas have evolved into contemporary collage,\u201d he says, \u201cand I bring that awareness to representational art, which hasn\u2019t been associated with the medium.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a wet-on-wet technique, Dixon saturates ingredients to craft a result not available with dry material. He uses sandpaper to feather edges, blades and probes to create scored textures, and pliers for edges more intricate than fingertips can achieve. He rarely adds pigments, as in traditional mixed media, but will tint paste with walnut ink, burnt coffee, or berry juice. Various adhesives offer contrasting degrees of stickiness and drying time. Printed text often appears to provide subtle highlights or more overt suggestions of patterned shadow, \u201cbut also to remind viewers that it is, after all, a collage,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m making not only an artifact, but also painting with paper. Decades of design decisions and influences enable my work to be intuitive. Collage is about the creative tension between order and chaos, similar to how an improvisational instrumentalist elaborates on a musical manuscript. I\u2019m interested in a counterbalance of observation, composition, and spontaneity. The natural setting that I see on location serves as the written melody. The qualities of the paper\u2014color, value, shape, pattern, texture\u2014can be the notes, rests, and rhythms of the interpretation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(text adapted from materials provided by the gallery)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>John G. Irvin Art Gallery<\/strong><br>at Central Bank<br>300 West Vine Street<br>Lexington, Kentucky 40507 USA<br>(859) 253-6222<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HOURS:<br>Monday-Thursday, 9AM-4PM<br>Friday, 9AM-6PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/w4KAyJCTxf4iFCbx5\" target=\"_blank\">MAP<\/a> | <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/centralbank\" target=\"_blank\">FACEBOOK<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COLLAGE ON VIEW Change of Seen at John G. Irvin Art Gallery in Lexington, Kentucky, USA21 January-2 March 2022 John Andrew Dixon&#8217;s collage landscapes are &#8220;distinctive for two reasons,&#8221; writes the gallery. &#8220;His landscapes are created from discarded paper, ruined&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/change-of-seen\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":12194,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-collage-exhibitions","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-andrew-dixon-day-in-june.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2QTD7-3aF","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14468,"url":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/litter-ally-kentucky\/","url_meta":{"origin":12193,"position":0},"title":"Litter-ally Kentucky","author":"Christopher Byrne","date":"8 October 2023","format":"gallery","excerpt":"On the Kanta-ke (The Kentucky River) by John Andrew Dixon6.8125\"x10.8125\"; en plein air collage on canvas panel; 2022. Courtesy of the artist. COLLAGE ON VIEW John A. Dixon: Litter-ally Kentucky at the Woodford County Library in Versailles, Kentucky, USA5 October-30 November 2023 \u201cLitter-ally Kentucky: Collage en plein air\" by John\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Exhibitions&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Exhibitions","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/category\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-a-dixon-on-the-kanta-ke.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-a-dixon-on-the-kanta-ke.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-a-dixon-on-the-kanta-ke.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-a-dixon-on-the-kanta-ke.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3476,"url":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/hybrid-a-muse-gallery\/","url_meta":{"origin":12193,"position":1},"title":"Hybrid at a.Muse Gallery","author":"Christopher Byrne","date":"3 January 2015","format":"gallery","excerpt":"12 January-8 March 2015 Artist\u00a0reception: Saturday, 17\u00a0January, 7-9:30PM \"Hybrid: A Collage Show by Four Bay Area Artists\":\u00a0Ken Graves, John Hundt, Catie O\u2019Leary and Vanessa Woods \"Hybrid\" highlights the work of Ken Graves, John Hundt, Catie O\u2019Leary and Vanessa Woods, combining disparate elements to create new visual systems. Using original paper\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Exhibitions&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Exhibitions","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/category\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-hundt-and-vanessa-woods-hybrid-at-amuse-gallery.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-hundt-and-vanessa-woods-hybrid-at-amuse-gallery.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-hundt-and-vanessa-woods-hybrid-at-amuse-gallery.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/john-hundt-and-vanessa-woods-hybrid-at-amuse-gallery.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1358,"url":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/raven-schlossberg-at-pavel-zoubok-gallery\/","url_meta":{"origin":12193,"position":2},"title":"Raven Schlossberg at Pavel Zoubok Gallery","author":"Christopher Byrne","date":"7 February 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"10 January-9 February 2013 Raven Schlossberg crates \"collage landscapes\", \"floating worlds\" hovering between multiple realities that draw heavily from the artist's experiences traveling and exhibiting her work across Europe, losing herself intentionally and unintentionally.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Exhibitions&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Exhibitions","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/category\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/RS-ThePrideOfThePeacockIsTheGloryOfGod2012-web.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":6746,"url":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/constructed-landscapes\/","url_meta":{"origin":12193,"position":3},"title":"Constructed Landscapes","author":"Christopher Byrne","date":"27 March 2018","format":"gallery","excerpt":"COLLAGE ON VIEW \"Constructed Landscapes\": Dafna Talmor at the TOBE Gallery in Budapest, Hungary 23 March-21 April 2018 Dafna Talmor says about this work: This ongoing body of work consists of staged landscapes made of collaged and montaged colour negatives shot across different locations that include Israel, Venezuela, the UK\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Exhibitions&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Exhibitions","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/category\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/dafna-talmor-8_CLII_8_DT.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/dafna-talmor-8_CLII_8_DT.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/dafna-talmor-8_CLII_8_DT.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/dafna-talmor-8_CLII_8_DT.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3987,"url":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/reconstructed-landscapes-at-middletown-framing\/","url_meta":{"origin":12193,"position":4},"title":"Reconstructed Landscapesat Middletown Framing","author":"Christopher Byrne","date":"17 August 2015","format":"gallery","excerpt":"6-28 August 2015 \"Reconstructed Landscapes\": Cheryl Dawdy Award-winning collage artist Cheryl Dawdy presents 20 collages at Middletown Framing in Middletown, Connecticut, USA. The artist says about the work in this show: \"This collection of collages showcases the various methods and techniques I\u2019ve been experimenting with in my work over the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Exhibitions&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Exhibitions","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/category\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/cheryl-dawdy-st-james-park.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/cheryl-dawdy-st-james-park.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/cheryl-dawdy-st-james-park.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3844,"url":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/articles\/urban-landscapes-as-acts-of-collage\/","url_meta":{"origin":12193,"position":5},"title":"Urban Landscapes As Acts of Collage","author":"Christopher Byrne","date":"13 June 2015","format":"gallery","excerpt":"Luigi Galimberti Faussone investigates the works of Bel Falleiros, Larissa Fassler, and Junebum Park in Issue 12 of Kolaj Magazine. Faussone writes: The works of Bel Falleiros (Brazilian, based in S\u00e3o Paulo), Larissa Fassler (Canadian, based in Berlin) and Junebum Park (South Korean, based in Seoul) look quite different from\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/category\/content\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Larissa-Fassler05_Kotti-2014-03-detail.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Larissa-Fassler05_Kotti-2014-03-detail.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Larissa-Fassler05_Kotti-2014-03-detail.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Larissa-Fassler05_Kotti-2014-03-detail.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}