Artist Information:
Randi Reiss-Mccormack
Lutherville, MD
United States
Member Since: Jul 2005
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Artist Statement:
I approach my work from a
mixed-media collage
sensibility, redefining and
pulling elements from a myriad
of sources
I pool my images from just
about anywhere;
instructional booklets,
children’s books, old science
magazines, Japanese comics and
encyclopedias are examples.
The vocabulary of images that
intrigue me are those that
have both a visual appeal and
an undertone of a personal
narrative. My collection of
images serves as my vocabulary
that I weave and expand into
different combinations. I work
on a few pieces at a time
playing with the meaning of
the image and how it interacts
with the materials and pattern
with which I paint. Painting
on fabrics or using patterns
and overlays is a common way
that I create a swirling world
from which these images exist
and evolve. Using a textured
background or complex pattern
also challenges and cements
the images into a type of
cohesion.
Drawing is a medium I love to
use in combination with paint
and collage, because of its
versatility and fluidity.
This medium seems to coincide
with the rambling of thought
and ideas that I like to toss
around the canvas. Drawing has
a wonderful immediacy and
openness that brings...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Exhibition- Gallery Iperato
921 e. Fort Ave. suite 120
Baltimore, MD 21230
November19, 2005...
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Artist Galleries:
Plus One Plus Two Galleries,
London England
Jordan Faye Contemporary...
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Randi Reiss-Mccormack's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Randi Reiss-Mccormack's Portfolio.
I approach my work from a mixed-media collage sensibility, redefining and pulling elements from a myriad of sources
I pool my images from just about anywhere; instructional booklets, children’s books, old science magazines, Japanese comics and encyclopedias are examples. The vocabulary of images that intrigue me are those that have both a visual appeal and an undertone of a personal narrative. My collection of images serves as my vocabulary that I weave and expand into different combinations. I work on a few pieces at a time playing with the meaning of the image and how it interacts with the materials and pattern with which I paint. Painting on fabrics or using patterns and overlays is a common way that I create a swirling world from which these images exist and evolve. Using a textured background or complex pattern also challenges and cements the images into a type of cohesion.
Drawing is a medium I love to use in combination with paint and collage, because of its versatility and fluidity. This medium seems to coincide with the rambling of thought and ideas that I like to toss around the canvas. Drawing has a wonderful immediacy and openness that brings... |
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