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Eyes on the Wheels<\/em> by Michael Sjostedt
5″x5″; vintage catalog images, sewing patterns, dry transfer, tape, colored pencil; 2022. Courtesy of the artist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

COLLAGE ON VIEW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Sjostedt: Catalog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

at The Elusie Gallery in Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA
4-30 November 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Michael Sjostedt says about this work:<\/em>
I grew up with catalogs: Sears, JC Penny, Montgomery Ward. Giant bibles of cool stuff. As a kid, I\u2019d dive into the catalogs from cover to cover when they arrived in the mail, closely studying the toys, bikes, furniture, and the men\u2019s clothes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I haven\u2019t flipped through these \u201ccultural artifacts\u201d in nearly 40 years. When I did, I got lost again. Page after page was jampacked with so much information\u2014practical, like over-sized pricing, and editorial, like the idealized man in everyday scenarios. Doing a deep dive into these vintage catalogs as an adult\u2014and with a 21st century lens\u2014showed me how much of a role \u201cthe tools of consumerism\u201d informed the foundation of my identity\u2014and how I viewed and compared myself to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Slim<\/em> by Michael Sjostedt
11″x8.5″; vintage catalog images, sewing patterns, dry transfer, tape, colored pencil; 2022. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When I started the series, I wanted to create evidence of how I consumed imagery and messages that I had a deep, charged history with. I started from instinct, not overthinking the process\u2014like I did when I was \u201cshopping\u201d: culling, layering, extracting, and incorporating other materials and techniques that connected with the experience and subject matter\u2014sewing patterns, pencil-drawn grids, tape transfers. The final collection illustrates how I look out to look in\u2014and look out again. The messy visual narrative is what it felt like to catalog my experience with content focused on buying what you can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the entire series HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(text adapted from materials provided by the artist)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Elusie Gallery<\/strong>
Old Town Hall
43 Main Street
Easthampton, Massachusetts 01027 USA
(413) 529-9265<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hours:
Tuesday-Thursday, 10:30AM-5:30PM
Friday, 9AM-5PM
Saturday, 9AM-Noon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAP<\/a> | WEBSITE<\/a> | FACEBOOK<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

COLLAGE ON VIEW Michael Sjostedt: Catalog at The Elusie Gallery in Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA4-30 November 2022 Michael Sjostedt says about this work:I grew up with catalogs: Sears, JC Penny, Montgomery Ward. Giant bibles of cool stuff. As a kid, I\u2019d…<\/p>\n

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