GorMatt StrangePeak Great Art Undone in the Happenstance Years, 2018-2020
 GorMatt StrangePeak Great Art Undone in the Happenstance Years, 2018-2020by Matthew J. Peake and Gordon KorstangeGorMatt StrangePeak: Great Art Undone in the Happenstance Years, 2018-2020 is the compilation of three years of collage-making by two Saxtons River, Vermont residents: artist Matthew J Peake and poet Gordon Korstange. Using techniques of surrealism such as chance, collaboration, and spontaneity, they have crafted colorful collages which have been attributed to a fictional artist appropriately named GorMatt StrangePeak residing in the obscure village of Happenstance, Vermont.  12″x12″; cut pieces of magazines and great art calendars/books; 2020. Courtesy of the artists. Each collage, many made from randomly cut images of great art calendars, includes a parody of a museum label, written by the fictional curator, Jayne Doescent, as well as by other residents of Happenstance. They are said to be “displayed” in and around the village to make it a “living gallery,” and are just now collected in book form.  12”x12”; cut pieces of magazines and great art calendars/books; 2020. Courtesy of the artists. Great Art Undone offers a collection of collages and humorous anecdotes about art-making, artists, art critics, and, of course, about people living in today’s surreal society—and during a pandemic. It also includes instructions for readers to make their own collaborative collages “for fun and profit.” Ric Kasini Kadour reviewed Great Art Undone in Kolaj 33. To read the review, SUBSCRIBE to Kolaj Magazine or Get a Copy of the Issue. (text adapted from the authors’ press materials) ABOUT THE BOOK To purchase the book, contact Matthew J. Peake via email. |