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Style: Abstract
Medium: Found Objects
"#71 – THEN IT'S HOPELESS?", ink, pencil, gouache, found vintage book, poetry
By Amy Williams
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"#71 – THEN IT'S HOPELESS?" is from Amy Williams' series A Farewell to Arms – wherein the artist is working directly onto page 71 of a found copy of Ernest Hemingway's WWII romance novel. The artist selects certain words and phrases from the page to isolate as a poem, and then draws, inks, redacts and paints the rest of the page according to the text of the poem. Here the poem reads: "Then it's hopeless? / But sometimes I cannot hope. / I cannot." Note the poem is outlined in dark red and purple radiating lines, while outside there are lighter violet, blue and white lines.
From Amy Williams – "My recent work is focused on making treated book pages using a found vintage...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Found Objects Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Found Objects, Ink, Gouache, Pencil
"#224 – ABANDONED, SEPARATED", ink, pencil, gouache, found book, poetry, virus
By Amy Williams
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"#224 – ABANDONED, SEPARATED" is from Amy Williams' series A Farewell to Arms – wherein the artist works directly onto page 224 of a found copy of Ernest ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Found Objects Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Found Objects, Ink, Gouache, Pencil
"#56 – BOTH WOUNDED A LITTLE", ink, pencil, gouache, collage, found text, poetry
By Amy Williams
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"#56 – BOTH WOUNDED A LITTLE" is from Amy Williams' series A Farewell to Arms – wherein the artist is working directly onto page 56 of a found copy of Ernest Hemingway's WWII romance...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Found Objects Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Found Objects, Ink, Gouache, Pencil
"#227 – I WAS AFRAID", ink, pencil, gouache, found book, poetry, coronavirus
By Amy Williams
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"#227 – I WAS AFRAID" is from Amy Williams' series A Farewell to Arms – wherein the artist works directly onto pages of a found copy of Ernest Hemingway's WWII romance novel. The art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Found Objects Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Found Objects, Ink, Gouache, Pencil
Olafur Eliasson, Herbarium - Collage of Dried Water Lilies, Contemporary Art
Located in Hamburg, DE
Olafur Eliasson (Danish-Icelandic, b. 1967)
Herbarium, 2021
Medium: Collage of dried and pressed Nympheas Ellisana water lilies (Latour-Marliac) on Lanaquarelle handmade paper, in fl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Found Objects Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Handmade Paper
Portrait of an African - Collage
Located in Miami, FL
Mixed media on paper, 1990, signed 'Ivan Chermayeff' and dated lower right, titled lower left.
30 x 22 in. (sheet), 36 x 28 in. (frame).
Provenance:The artist, Art Planning Consult...
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1990s Abstract Geometric Found Objects Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media, Archival Paper
Light Blue and Brown Chine Colle Watercolor with Found Object Collage
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful abstract expressionist collage by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Composed of two contrasting sections of light blue and brown, this piece has layers of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Found Objects Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Found Objects
"#186 – WOUNDED WERE COMING", ink, pencil, gouache, found vintage book, poetry
By Amy Williams
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"#186 – WOUNDED WERE COMING" is from Amy Williams' series A Farewell to Arms – wherein the artist works directly onto pages of a found copy of Ernest Hemingway's WWII romance novel. The artist selects certain words and phrases from page 186 to isolate as a poem, and then draws, inks, redacts and paints the rest of the page according to the text. The resulting poem reads "The wounded were coming / men that were scared / I felt the rain in my face / It was getting dark." – Hemingway's novel is a doomed romance between a wounded American soldier and an Italian nurse – note the feminine form on the page, with a "dress" or apron that looks skeletal, bloody and rained upon, all at once.
From Amy Williams – "My recent work is focused on making treated book pages using a found vintage...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Found Objects Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Found Objects, Ink, Gouache, Pencil
"#152 – GOOD GIRL", ink, pencil, gouache, found vintage book, hemingway, poetry
By Amy Williams
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"#152 – GOOD GIRL" is from Amy Williams' series A Farewell to Arms – wherein the artist is working directly onto page 152 of a found copy of Ernest Heming...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Found Objects Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Found Objects, Ink, Gouache, Pencil
Army Green, Black, & Blue Chine Colle Watercolor with Found Object Collage
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful abstract expressionist collage by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Composed of two contrasting sections; army green with orange and warm neutral found obj...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Found Objects Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Found Objects, Watercolor
Black and White Abstract Mixed Media Drawing with Botanical Elements
Located in Houston, TX
Monochromatic abstract work on paper by Houston, TX artist Vergel Grotfeldt. This piece depicts a black figure of a swan and snail on leaves and tree branches. These figures are drawn on an old letter with signs of wear, purposefully chosen to convey timelessness in this particular work. The piece is signed and dated at the bottom right corner. Framed in a silver-colored wooden frame.
This piece came from an important private collection in Houston, TX.
Dimensions WIthout Frame: H 13.25 in. x W 8 in.
Artist Biography: Virgil Grotfeldt...
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Early 2000s Abstract Found Objects Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Found Objects
African with Brian's Note
Located in Miami, FL
Mixed media on paper, 1990, signed 'Ivan Chermayeff' and dated lower right, titled lower left.
30 x 22 in. (sheet), 36 x 28 in. (frame).
Provenance:The artist, Art Planning Consult...
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1990s Abstract Geometric Found Objects Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media, Archival Paper
African with Brian's Note
Located in Miami, FL
Mixed media on paper, 1990, signed 'Ivan Chermayeff' and dated lower right, titled lower left.
30 x 22 in. (sheet), 36 x 28 in. (frame).
Provenance:The artist, Art Planning Consult...
Category
1990s Abstract Geometric Found Objects Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media, Archival Paper
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