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Dreams Walking In Broad Daylight<\/em>
9.3″x7″; magazine cut-outs, circuit board, matchbook, number stamp, doll arm, and some smoke; 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Paul Waters
Portland, Oregon, USA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

STATEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

COLLECT:
I collect off the sidewalks, recycling bins, and thriftshops everywhere I go, usually the more degraded the better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

STORE:
My basement is overflowing, my closets don\u2019t have any more room, and my studio full of trash.
I use it as inspiration.
I use it as door stops.
I use it for art.
I just use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COMPOSE:
I take some of these old, cast-off things and find some beauty in them and in their composition with whatever is on top of the next pile; or maybe at the bottom of the last one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I feel like I’m making my way through the wake of the non-objective continuum that Kandinsky, Klee and Rauschenberg made for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These three submitted collages are prompted by the music and lyrics from Stop Making Sense<\/em> by Talking Heads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BIO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul is creating art full time after practicing architecture for decades and just making art in his free time. While an architect, Paul\u2019s role included integrated-art-in-architecture projects using etched glass, photo-based glass art and mosaic tile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul works in a variety of media including screen-printing, digital printmaking, public art installations, mixed media collage, found-object assemblage, and mosaic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul\u2019s current artistic endeavors include making sketch collages every evening while listening to podcasts. These are quick (about an hour) collages with various sets of self-imposed rules such as using only tourist literature from Barcelona, using only circles, not using any representational imagery, and even adding small found objects fastened to the paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul lives in Portland, Oregon with his artist wife Kathryn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul and Kathryn remodeled their home last year to create a collaborative artist\u2019s room-share, providing rooms and studio space for three artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARTIST CONTACT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[click to email<\/a>]
www.behance.net\/paulkwater058a<\/a>
FACEBOOK<\/a>
INSTAGRAM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IMAGES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Which Might Be Better Than TV<\/em>
9.3″x7″; magazine and book cut-outs, photo album corners; 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Washing Me Down<\/em>
9.3″x7″; magazine cut-outs, letter stamps, watch back, blue ink; 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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