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Michael Thompson"Celestial Pond, " Mixed Media Collage2025
2025
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Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. His ongoing series of large-scale kites bridge the gap between flat art and sculpture, each crafted of split bamboo frames covered with stretched canvas and a collage of vintage ephemera – including kimonos, obis, paintings, scrolls, drawings or anything with a story to tell.
In this kite entitled "Celestial Pond," Thompson seams together fragments of found obi silks and woven brocades to create a dreamy landscape of flowers and clouds. Long panels of sheer grey silk draw geometric forms against a creme-white field, subtly textured by a curving weave suggestive of crashing waves. Swirling forms of pattern and color float across composition, like fallen flowers on a still pond or clouds drifting sleepily across an open sky.
"Celestial Pond," 2025
Michael Thompson
Split bamboo, canvas, and silk collage.
- Creator:Michael Thompson (American)
- Creation Year:2025
- Dimensions:Height: 72 in (182.88 cm)Width: 48 in (121.92 cm)Depth: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Chicago, IL
- Reference Number:Seller: CMT2671stDibs: LU1036316570792
Michael Thompson
Michael Thompson is a well-known Chicago artist whose work has been featured both locally and internationally. From elaborate sculptures made of found objects to his well-known “kite” series, Thompson combines traditional objects, large-scale collage and the aesthetic of the abstract. His unique kites combine painting, collage, and sculpture and crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and layers of found ephemera – including kimono silk, obis, paintings, scrolls, drawings, and book pages collected on his travels. Thompson has earned an international reputation for his kite works, an engrossing project initiated by the artist more than a decade ago.
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