5/29/2023 0 Comments All in the Cards by Rebecca Cohen![]() ![]() By doing this, I’m able to impose some small measure of order on the chaos I perceive around me. In response to an arguably unhealthy appetite for and consumption of political trends and global happenings, I layer, obscure, tear, cut and organize materials into collages that respond to current events. This technique also accommodates a lifelong obsession with news of the world-at-large. Repurposing these materials allows me to make sense of the past and to clarify and express internal narratives. The ephemera I pull from represent a long and complex personal life. These days I use found objects, papers, pictures, newspaper clippings, post cards, and photographs – in other words, the detritus I’ve accumulated over 70-plus years – and assemble them into unique works on paper. What is all this about, this layering of disparate materials that has defined my second career as an artist? Throughout my first, which began in art school more than half a century ago and succumbed rather quickly to life’s demands, I dedicated my studio time to working almost exclusively with pen and ink. ![]()
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