Series in Progress:

small to large format Paintings, Digital Scans & Self-Portraits

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VALERIE MARGOLIS

Easter Bouquet acrylic, staples on collaged paper; 15”x15”©2005

From a continuing series of 12 large and small format “bouquets” or “fascia” on paper or innersole material, that are based on an implied grid.

VALERIE MARGOLIS

Gunshot Bouquetacrylic, staples, grommets on collaged paper; 15”x15”©2006

From a continuing series of 12 large and small format “bouquets” or “fascia” on paper or innersole material, that are based on an implied grid.

VALERIE MARGOLIS

Giftacrylic, staples on collaged innersole material; 44”x44”©2002

From a continuing series of large and small format “bouquets” or “fascia” on paper or innersole material, that are based on an implied grid.

VALERIE MARGOLIS

Steri-Strips 1acrylic, staples on collaged innersole material; 44”x44”©2002

From a (continuing) series of 10 large and small format “monoliths” on paper or innersole material, that incorporate either “chromatically incorrect”* pre-mixed flesh-tones, or approximations of my own skin coloring.

*Wayne Kostenbaum’s phrase

VALERIE MARGOLIS

Blue Eyes (after Murakami)acrylic, grommets on collaged paper; 15”x15” ©2006-07

From a series of medium and small format grommeted paintings on paper based on Murakami, piercing & binding, and the spine.

VALERIE MARGOLIS

Blue Spine (reverse)acrylic, grommets on collaged paper; 15”x15” ©2007-08

From a continuing series of small to large format paintings on collaged paper that are often 2 sided; and based on Murakami, piercing & binding, and the spine.

VALERIE MARGOLIS

Bloody Soaked Almonds 1 (on white)manipulated digital scan; variable sizes ©2006

From a series of 85 “Soaked Almonds”: As the mandorla - the almond symbolizes the intersection of opposing forces, and refers to earlier personal, as well as Judeo-Christian, iconography. When soaked, the almonds, become as ‘living beings’ - taking on especial visual and nutritive aspects.

VALERIE MARGOLIS

Soaked Almonds 47manipulated digital scan; variable sizes ©2006

From a series of 85 “Soaked Almonds”: As the mandorla - the almond symbolizes the intersection of opposing forces, and refers to earlier personal, as well as Judeo-Christian, iconography. When soaked, the almonds become as ‘living beings’ - taking on especial visual and nutritive aspects.

VALERIE MARGOLIS

Poison/Sustenance: Radioactive Potatoesmanipulated digital scan; variable sizes ©2007

From a series of 19 “Poison/Sustenance” Potatoes: Compelling images of the Nightshade family; and, once considered poisonous,became a major food source for western civilization.

VALERIE MARGOLIS

Poison/Sustenance: Potato, Potato 2manipulated digital scan; variable sizes ©2007

From a series of 19 “Poison/Sustenance” Potatoes: Compelling images of the Nightshade family; and, once considered poisonous, became a major food source for western civilization.

VALERIE MARGOLIS

Epigram: Cultural Erosion, Part 3bronze acrylic, letters, grommets on collaged paper; 42”x27” ©2007

From a continuing series of 50 “Epigrams”: Medium to large sized, ambiguously worded, built surfaces on collaged paper or wood.Many “Epigrams” are constructed of several sheets of paper - connoting ‘levels of consciousness’; and/or are in (faux) triptych format.

They offer personal and universal socio/cultural commentary.

VALERIE MARGOLIS

Epigram: Your Breath I Breatheacrylic, letters, grommets on 3 bundled and painted sheets of paper; 34”x32” ©2007-08

From a continuing series of 50 “Epigrams”: This piece involves intimacy and environmental concerns, and is painted in a ‘heavenly blue’.

VALERIE MARGOLIS

Me, Myself + Imac: Mountain-biking (11 neg)manipulated computer photograph; 81/2”x11” ©2006

From a (continuing?) series of about 100 Self-Portraits photographed on an Imac computer: they are documentative, deliberately non-techie and often funny.

VALERIE MARGOLIS

Me, Myself + Imac - Fused Column 1: Post-Surgery, Post-Frida Kahlo, Post-Vanishing-Male-Twin, Post-Painting, Post-Photographymanipulated computer photograph; 81/2”x11” ©2008

From a (continuing?) series of about 100 Self-Portraits photographed on an Imac computer: They are deliberately non-techie, very documentative, and often funny.

VALERIE MARGOLIS