Above: Marty Gordon - Title: Charles Mattson: triptych, 3 4"X6"
collages on mat board mounted on wood panel, 2010.
Amateur Hour: 5"X5" collage on mat board mounted on wood panel, 2010.
Elephant Gun: 4"X6" (approx) collage on postcard, 2009.
Input: 5"X5" collage on canvas, 2008.
Memory: 5"X5" collage on canvas, 2008.
Processing: 5"X5" collage on canvas, 2008.
Outsourced: 4"X6" collage on mat board mounted on wood panel, 2010.
Primeval Postcards 1 - 4: 4"X6" collage on postcard, 2010.
The Random Act of an Indifferent Universe: 6"X6" collage on wood panel, 2009
Whale of a Tale: 4"X6" collage on mat board mounted on wood panel, 2010.
15 works by Marty Gordon
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ARTIST STATEMENT
I fell into collage by accident. Back in 2004, I began dating my wife, Sarah. While at her apartment one day, she sat down at her kitchen table and started making collages. I asked if I could join her and I've been doing it ever since. I hadn't done much collage before then. My concentration for my BFA was printmaking and I excelled at collagraphy (collage printing) so I suppose you could say that was my introduction to collage. To this day, I build my collages with the same strength and durability that I once applied to my collagraph plates. Imagery is another matter. Through the prompting of a friend, my work became cathartic. My collages tell stories that relate to my trying to make sense of life. I have always been an artist but never has it been such an integral part of me. Collage has made that possible and I am thankful.
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