Visage 02
DESCRIPTION
Archival ink on museum-quality cotton rag paper | 2015
How much can we know about another’s inner world, or even our own? What can others deliberately hide from us?
In her “Visage” series, artist Leigh Wells combines collage, mixed media and found vintage materials to engage in a dialogue with our inner complexity. The resulting artworks challenge, in their way, simplistic world views and reveal a curiosity about the nature of consciousness and human relationships.
DIMENSIONS
12 x 9 inches
36 x 27 inches
60 x 45 inches
FRAMED DIMENSIONS
12 x 9 inches
Matted: 19.5 x 16.5 x 1.5 inches
Full Bleed: 13.5 x 10.5 x 1.5 inches
36 x 27 inches
Matted: 44 x 35 x 2 inches
Full Bleed: 38 x 29 x 2 inches
60 x 45 inches
Full Bleed: 62 x 47 x 2 inches
AUTHENTICATION
The work comes with a Certification of Authenticity signed by the Co-Founder of Tappan
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“I approach the combination of elements in my work as though I am constructing a feeling, a thought, a relationship—intentionally creating spatial and narrative ambiguity that heightens the work’s expressive tension.”
About the Artist
Leigh Wells
Leigh Wells’ mixed media works comprise collage, drawings, and sculpture of found materials, paper, and fabric as well as paintings on pieced textiles that consist of simple, restrained abstract forms. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, and Harper’s Magazine. Select honors include Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant and SFMOMA SECA Award nomination.
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BOBBY BERK ON LEIGH WELLS
“I'm really drawn to this Visage series because it's such a unique take on portraits. It's taking parts of the face and breaking them apart through mixed media, and I really love all of the works.”
