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Lesley Dill Mixed Media

American, b. 1950
Lesley Dill is an American artist working at the intersection of language and fine art. Exploring the power of words to cloak and reveal the psyche, Dill invests new meaning in the human form. Fluid metaphors, appropriated from the poetry and writings of Emily Dickinson, Salvador Espriu, Tom Sleigh, Franz Kafka, and Rainer Maria Rilke, connect the diverse media that Dill employs. Paper, wire, horsehair, photography, foil, bronze, and music comprise elements through which the artist conveys the complexities of communication. Dill challenges the viewer to confront our linguistic relationships as well as perceptions of language itself. Born and raised in Maine, Dill received her Master of Arts from Smith College in 1974, and her Master of Fine Arts from Maryland Institute College of Art in 1980. She soon emerged as a sculptor and multi-media artist. Her interest in language and allusions to strong feminine identity reflect her friendship with the late artist, Nancy Spero (1926 – 2009), who used text and depictions of the female form, often appropriated as classical goddesses, in her scroll paintings. She has received a John Simon Guggenheim fellowship in addition to the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant, National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and Anonymous Was A Woman, among others. Dill conceived and directed an opera, Divide Light, based on the poems of Emily Dickinson that premiered in at the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, CA in 2008. In April, 2018, the New Camerata Opera Company will perform Divide Light in New York City. Dill’s artworks are in the collections of over fifty museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. The artist lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
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Artist: Lesley Dill
"Listen (Dust is the Only Secret), " Mixed Media signed by Lesley Dill
"Listen (Dust is the Only Secret), " Mixed Media signed by Lesley Dill

"Listen (Dust is the Only Secret), " Mixed Media signed by Lesley Dill

By Lesley Dill

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Listen (Dust is the Only Secret)" is an original lithograph with nylon string by Lesley Dill. The artist signed the piece lower left. It depicts the silhouette of a man constructed ...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Lesley Dill Mixed Media

Materials

Nylon, Mixed Media, Lithograph

A DIAGRAM OF RAPTURE

A DIAGRAM OF RAPTURE

By Lesley Dill

Located in New York, NY

LESLEY DILL A DIAGRAM OF RAPTURE, 2020 Hand-cut paper collage and ink on gampi asian paper 12 x 14 1/2 in. 30.5 x 36.8 cm.

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2010s Contemporary Lesley Dill Mixed Media

Materials

Ink, Rice Paper

Ecstasy Skeletons on a Horse
Ecstasy Skeletons on a Horse

Ecstasy Skeletons on a Horse

By Lesley Dill

Located in Astoria, NY

Lesley Dill (American, b. 1950), Ecstasy Skeletons on a Horse, Mixed Media Collage, apparently unsigned, ebonized metal frame. Image: 21.75" H x 21.75" W; frame: 22.25" H x 22.25" W ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Lesley Dill Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Thread, Paper, Mixed Media

Sounds of War

Sounds of War

By Lesley Dill

Located in New York, NY

Lesley Dill is an American artist working at the intersection of language and fine art. Exploring the power of words to cloak and reveal the psyche, Dill invests new meaning in the h...

Category

Early 2000s Lesley Dill Mixed Media

Materials

Copper, Foil, Wire

Faith Faith Faith

Faith Faith Faith

By Lesley Dill

Located in New York, NY

Lesley Dill is an American artist working at the intersection of language and fine art. Exploring the power of words to cloak and reveal the psyche, Dill invests new meaning in the h...

Category

2010s Lesley Dill Mixed Media

Materials

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Homage to Frida Kahlo (Red Frida)

Homage to Frida Kahlo (Red Frida)

By Lesley Dill

Located in New York, NY

The complete title of the work is "HOMAGE TO FRIDA KAHLO (RED FRIDA) "Exhilaration-is-within-There can be not Outer Wine So Royally intoxicate" E. Dickinson. Lesley Dill is an Amer...

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Early 2000s Lesley Dill Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Cotton, Silk, Ink, Archival Paper

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Find a wide variety of authentic Lesley Dill mixed media available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Lesley Dill in fabric, ink, lithograph and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Lesley Dill mixed media, so small editions measuring 11 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Mariana Depetris, Catherine Holmburg, and Bai (Carl Karni-Bain). Lesley Dill mixed media prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,400 and tops out at $6,000, while the average work can sell for $2,200.