Artist Information:
Mel Watkin
Carbondale, IL
United States
Member Since: Sep 2008
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Artist Statement:
Mel Watkin
Artist's Statement:
Map Based Works 8/28/08
My recent works-on-paper
(2001-2008) include several
ongoing series of drawings on
road maps: Compass Rose
(flowers and other plant life
overtaking road maps),
Waterworks (road maps in which
all the roads are flooded) and
Sprawl (road ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2008:
“Envisioning
Maps,”(group/works-on-paper)
Jewish Institute of Religion
Museum, Hebrew Union College,
New York, New York.
“L(A)TTITUDES: Ten
Contemporary Artists Exploring
the Borders of Israel and
Palestine,”(group/work-on-paper
), Bronfman Gallery,
Washington, D.C.
2007:
“St. Louis Painters 2007
Invitational, “ (group/...
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Artist Galleries:
GALLERY AFFILIATION:
Philip Slien Gallery, St.
Louis, Missouri
Printed Matter, New York City
Pierogi (flat files),
Brooklyn, New York
Art Metropole, Toronto
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Artist Reviews:
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2008:
“Time for an Arty Party
Weekend,” Lavanya Ramanathan,
Washington Post, February 21.
2008, p. C14 (image only).
2007:
“2007 St. Louis Painters
Invitational, Nancy K. Weant,
REVIEW, September 07, p. 40.
2006
“Current Shows: Mel Watkin:
Insurgency,” Robert Duffy,
Riverfront Times, October 11,
2006.
“Visual Art Season: ...
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Collections:
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Spencer Museum of Art,
University of Kansas, Lawrence
Art Library, University of
California at Santa Barbara,
Santa Barbara, California
Senator Thomas Eagleton, St.
Louis, Missouri
Nancy and Kenneth Kranzberg,
St. Louis, Missouri
Joan Flasch Artists’ Book
Collection, Flaxman Library,
School of the Art Institute
Museum of Modern Art ...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Artist's Statement:
Map Based Works 8/28/08
My recent works-on-paper (2001-2008) include several ongoing series of drawings on road maps: Compass Rose (flowers and other plant life overtaking road maps), Waterworks (road maps in which all the roads are flooded) and Sprawl (road maps overrun by fungi). Each of these works begins with an out-of-date, somewhat tattered road map from my car’s glove compartment.
The original maps have been significantly altered; in some the roads become rivers or are clogged with flowering vines, in others, coastlines are flooded and inland ... |
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Sprawl: Spore, 2006
Pen Drawing,
40 x 28 inches
Price: US$ 2500
€: 1787
UK £: 1574
¥en: 230603
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Sprawl: Spore DETAIL, 2006
Pen Drawing,
40 x 28 inches
Price: US$ 2500
€: 1787
UK £: 1574
¥en: 230603
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Sprawl: Bracket Fungi, 2006
Pen Drawing,
40 x 28 inches
Price: US$ 2500
€: 1787
UK £: 1574
¥en: 230603
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Sprawl: Bracket Fungi DETAIL, 2006
Pen Drawing,
40 x 28 inches
Price: US$ 2500
€: 1787
UK £: 1574
¥en: 230603
purchase online or by phone
add to MYabsolutearts collection
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Sprawl: Culture, 2007
Pen Drawing,
22.5 x 32.7 inches
Price: US$ 2000
€: 1430
UK £: 1259
¥en: 184483
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Sprawl: Culture DETAIL, 2007
Pen Drawing,
22.5 x 32.7 inches
Price: US$ 2000
€: 1430
UK £: 1259
¥en: 184483
purchase online or by phone
add to MYabsolutearts collection
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