I came across mixed media/found object artist, James Michael Starr before the holidays and have been thinking about his work ever since. His statement:
I find the aged and battered objects commonly employed in assemblage and collage to be both beautiful and moving, but am weary of their tendency, as art mediums, to take themselves so seriously. I hope to tweak that somberness and agenda, and make works that are more accessible, by evoking frivolous imagery from our collective consciousness.
(2009) 22 x 15 x 13 in.
Fiberglass bust, rotogravure book and newspaper photos, wood base
(2008) 28 x 22 x 3 inches
Wood columns, book covers and illustrations, steel
(2008) 16 x 5 x 4 inches
Steel and wood trowel, photographic print
(2009) 20 x 13.25 x 4 inches
Croquet ball, decorative trim, steel
(2007) 12" x 9”
Collage of lithographed book images on canvas
(2007) 12" x 9”
Collage of lithographed book images on canvas
(2007) 12" x 9”
Collage of lithographed book images on canvas
(2007) 12" x 9”
Collage of lithographed book images on canvas