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Mollie McNeil Collage Artist
Here is an ad for an art exhibit that looks interesting.
From: ACCI GALLERY [mailto:muse@accigallery.ccsend.com] On Behalf Of ACCI GALLERY Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 6:45 PM To: jaye@calalum.org Subject: Mollie McNeil Collage Artist
Join us for the opening of “Resuscitation: Breathing New Life Into the Rejected“, Friday, October 10, 6-8pm.
Along with artists Clayton Bain, Cordelia DeVere, Donna Duguay, Mirto Golino, and Zach Pine, this exhibition features the work of collage artist, Mollie McNeil. Scroll below for a glimpse of Mollie’s complex work.
October 10 – November 9, 2008.
-Lisah Horner, ACCI Gallery Director
“Pretending It’s a Love Letter I”
Mollie McNeil Artist Statement
Combining an eclectic mix of archival and ordinary materials with a careful, architectural style, Mollie McNeil creates narratives and playful juxtapositions in her collage series, “Graphic Dreams.” French etchings, antique book jackets, vintage postcards, and 19th century Italian calligraphy add up to romance in McNeil’s storytelling mind. Contemporary Greek poster scraps, 1960’s paperback covers and sculptures from antiquity all make the same suggestions. In the spirit of Kurt Schwitters and William Dole, McNeil makes harmonious designs from unlikely sources. McNeil draws on her training in graphic design, art history, and literary studies for inspiration. Her artistic process includes scavenging flea markets, antique bookstores and gutters when she travels.
“Japanese Tea Party”
“Of Gargoyles and Snails”
“Rose”
ACCI Gallery (Arts and Crafts Cooperative, Inc) 1652 Shattuck Ave Berkeley, California 94709 510-843-2527 www.accigallery.com muse@accigallery.com
