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"Much Better In Green and Brown"
Original collage
In Twice As Nice, Michael DeSutter explores the act of reexamination, returning to familiar paths with renewed perspective shaped by experience and reflection. The work resists the allure of novelty, instead embracing discipline as a means of deepening understanding through repetition and sustained inquiry. Within this framework, DeSutter considers how momentum is formed—whether through incremental, repeated gestures or through the subtle evolution of approach over time—positioning the work between iteration and transformation. While the series does not seek definitive answers, it reflects an ongoing process of questioning and rediscovery, where revisiting the known becomes a catalyst for clarity, growth, and a fundamentally altered perspective.
In the Artist's words:
"I pushed myself to continue to go down the same paths to see them in new ways. All the while questioning: How is momentum built? Do small repeated movements build momentum? What’s the midpoint between doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results and doing things over and over expecting a deeper understanding?"
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In Twice As Nice, Michael DeSutter explores the act of reexamination, returning to familiar paths with renewed perspective shaped by experience and reflection. The work resists the allure of novelty, instead embracing discipline as a means of deepening understanding through repetition and sustained inquiry. Within this framework, DeSutter considers how momentum is formed—whether through incremental, repeated gestures or through the subtle evolution of approach over time—positioning the work between iteration and transformation. While the series does not seek definitive answers, it reflects an ongoing process of questioning and rediscovery, where revisiting the known becomes a catalyst for clarity, growth, and a fundamentally altered perspective.
In the Artist's words:
"I pushed myself to continue to go down the same paths to see them in new ways. All the while questioning: How is momentum built? Do small repeated movements build momentum? What’s the midpoint between doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results and doing things over and over expecting a deeper understanding?"
Artwork Information
Year
2026
Materials
Original collage
Authentication
Signed by Artist
The work comes with a Certification of Authenticity signed by the Co-Founder of Tappan.
Dimensions
ARTWORK DIMENSIONS
23 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches
FRAMED DIMENSIONS
23 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches
Floated: 28.0 x 22.0 x 2 inches
Unframed: 23 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches
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About the Artist
Michael DeSutter
DeSutter's graphic & meditative collages have been featured in Full Blede and AnOther Magazine. His original collages are currently featured at Pharrell's The Goodtime Hotel in Miami. DeSutter practices includes considering the overlooked within old magazines, he uses these records of the past to consider and recontextualize the future.

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In Twice As Nice, Michael DeSutter explores the act of reexamination, returning to familiar paths with renewed perspective shaped by experience and reflection. The work resists the allure of novelty, instead embracing discipline as a means of deepening understanding through repetition and sustained inquiry. Within this framework, DeSutter considers how momentum is formed—whether through incremental, repeated gestures or through the subtle evolution of approach over time—positioning the work between iteration and transformation. While the series does not seek definitive answers, it reflects an ongoing process of questioning and rediscovery, where revisiting the known becomes a catalyst for clarity, growth, and a fundamentally altered perspective.
In the Artist's words:
"I pushed myself to continue to go down the same paths to see them in new ways. All the while questioning: How is momentum built? Do small repeated movements build momentum? What’s the midpoint between doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results and doing things over and over expecting a deeper understanding?"


BOBBY BERK ON MICHAEL DESUTTER
“From a distance, this piece feels quite simple and straightforward. But when you look up close, it's a complex and really engaging work that has a lot of layers to it.”
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