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Gladys Nilsson, Forest Area, 2020

Gladys Nilsson

Forest Area, 2020
Mixed media and collage on paper
51 x 36 cm
20 1/8 x 14 1/8 in
Framed: 68.2 x 53.3 x 4 cm
26 7/8 x 21 x 1 5/8 in
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Gladys Nilsson (b.1940, Chicago, IL, USA) first came to prominence in the 1960s with the artist group, Hairy Who, now cited as one of the defining moments of Chicago Imagism....
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Gladys Nilsson (b.1940, Chicago, IL, USA) first came to prominence in the 1960s with the artist group, Hairy Who, now cited as one of the defining moments of Chicago Imagism. Collage has long been a feature of Nilsson's work, and she is known for her complex, humorous, figurative compositions full of life and joy. Each work begins with a figure, a woman – Nilsson’s persona, who is then placed in a situation. The women are constantly seeking, often journeying on an adventure in the outside world, and can be found traversing rivers, walking through forests, and clambering over buildings. The compositions are anchored by a single protagonist who is surrounded by smaller collaged figures and architectural elements.

'Forest Area' is a meticulously constructed collage, teeming with tiny figures, and copious references to art history. Reference to religion plays our in Nilsson's curated, timeless, reality, with a clear devision in over, under; light and dark. Source imagery comes from a variety of places, including countless art history tomes, and discarded library books. In gathering these images, Nilsson creates a complex alternate reality for her women to move through.
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