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Metaphorical portraits by Michael Mapes deconstruct art history as collaged specimens
Photographs, scraps of fabric, human hair, dried flowers, and gelatine capsules are a few of the materials that artist Michael Mapes arranges into fragmented portraits and still life’s.
Referencing traditions and prominent works in art history, Mapes interprets figures and fruits through deconstructed compositions. Set in specimen boxes evocative of those used in entomological studies, the collagesutilize the metaphor of scientific study to dismantle and reconstruct the contexts and meanings of the original works.
Mapes begins each piece with research around the subject matter and materials, and many of the artist’s most recent works centre on muses, like fashion designer Emile Louise Flöge who was the lifelong companion of Gustav Klimt. “I’ve been making studies, smaller scale works that allow me to consider compositional approaches for larger pieces,” he says about the series. “It connects the past to the present in a very personal way.
A muse vibe is inspired by mining art history to find subjects that resonate with me and my work process.”
Grace Ebert for ThisisColossal.com. August 2022
Crocheted toasts, ramen, and turkey dinners are prepared with fibres by Maria Skog
Maria Skog guarantees her orange slices, turkey, and eggs won’t spoil. She crochets fibre-based creations with preservation in mind, ensuring that every berry and bagel stays as fresh as the day they were made.
Based in Närpes, Finland, Skog began crafting the fare for her two daughters about 12 years ago when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The practice was meditative and calming. “If I wouldn’t survive, I wanted the girls to have living memories of me, and I thought that they would remember us playing together with the food I crocheted myself,” she says.
Grace Ebert for ThisisColossal.com. January 2023. All images © Maria Skog.
In Tom Hegen’s aerial photos, swimmers and loungers texture two Florida beaches with colourful patterns.
As much of the northern hemisphere braces for grey, wintery weather, photographer Tom Hegen highlights the warm, vibrant oceanside of Florida’s Siesta Key and Miami beaches.
Swimmers and sunbathers escaping the rays under colourful umbrellas line the coast and appear as textured, geometric shapes dotting the water and white sandy expanses. The Beach Series juxtaposes the haphazard with the organized, documenting both neat rows of uniform loungers and clusters of people as they congregate along the shoreline.
Grace Ebert on ThisisColossal.com. December 2022.
All images © Tom Hegen.
