Highland Airs (2019) Collages by Donald Mcleman

Collages on Wood, 16x20 in
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Mounted on Wood Panel
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  • Original Artwork (One Of A Kind) Collages, Collages on Wood
  • Dimensions Height 16in, Width 20in
  • Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
  • Framing This artwork is not framed
  • Categories Collages under $5,000 Abstract Abstract
Collage of vintage paper and acrylic paint. The main body is formed from a deconstructed book of Scottish music from 1953, Marr & Co's Royal Collection of Highland Airs. The book bears hand-written notes by the 13-year old girl who learned from it. The textured border has been formed from layers of wallpaper dating from the early 20th[...]
Collage of vintage paper and acrylic paint. The main body is formed from a deconstructed book of Scottish music from 1953, Marr & Co's Royal Collection of Highland Airs. The book bears hand-written notes by the 13-year old girl who learned from it. The textured border has been formed from layers of wallpaper dating from the early 20th century.

The picture plays with contrasts. The baroque book cover has been carefully dissected and re-arranged in a dense geometric grid pattern. The 'empty' surround has been formed from pages of music coated with acrylic paint mixed with chalk to create a rough texture. The picture is completed by taking the formal geometry of art-deco paper and tearing it to form a rough border that communicates with the dissected pattern.

The collage has been created on a cradled wood panel and treated to archival standards to preserve the colours of the paper. The wood has been sealed with Golden GAC 100, the paper coated on both sides with Golden soft gel medium and the collage protected with Golden UV matte varnish. The rear of the picture bears witness to my realisation that the composition would be transformed if the picture was re-wired to hang horizontally.

The collage wraps over the sides of the wood panel and requires no frame. The picture has been wired and is ready to hang. Signed on the reverse with description and title.

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PatternMusicScotlandCollageVintage

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I am a mixed media artist born and raised in a small fishing village in the north of Scotland. I began as a professional photographer and ranged over other design roles in the real world and on the internet.[...]

I am a mixed media artist born and raised in a small fishing village in the north of Scotland. I began as a professional photographer and ranged over other design roles in the real world and on the internet. Now my time is filled with rough paper collages and expressive mark-making. These pictures open up naive explorations of unlikely compositions and fleeting reactions, worked out with instinct and emotional thrusts. My technique juggles unforeseen juxtapositions with broken fragments, the whole coming together to achieve a precarious but satisfying complexity. The question of balance is always present. The torn and faded materials reflect the passage of time alongside a view of an imperfect humanity.

My influences may not be apparent… I keep coming back to Cézanne and Matisse.

All these works are made to archival standards on sealed wood. The paper is coated on both sides with Golden soft gel medium to preserve the colours and protected with UV varnish.

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