VIEW IN MY ROOM
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Mixed Media, Found Objects on Found Objects
Size: 28 W x 24 H x 2 D in
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A time of suffering like no other. Our stable world was crumbling right before our eyes and there was nothing I or anyone could do about it. Perhaps praying to whichever divine being you believe in. Still– was that going to be enough? Time didn’t seem to be on our side. The world’s despair was palatable. I turned inward by creating. Turning outward was not an option. Without being too hyperbolic – death was all around us. In my home I was able to find an old canvas that became the base for this work. Never having a plan, which I love, it was time to start layering my piles of found objects. As I am a bit of a hermit by nature I was able to use this time for me. I was able to shut out the shut-down world around me. This work consists of ripped up jeans, cardboard, twine, various paints, carpet tacks, and leather. Creating without being confined by procedure, whatever happens happens, kind of like how I felt as the pandemic raged. Being able to create is no substitute for human life, but it was necessary for my life as I grieved all the losses. This piece is part salvation, part diary, and part memorial.
Mixed Media:Found Objects on Found Objects
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:28 W x 24 H x 2 D in
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“Found Objects Find Me” is the foundation of abstract multi-disciplinary artist Michael Peterson. Born and raised in Eau Claire, WI he is a true townie and US Air Force Veteran. Through Peterson's time in the service he was exposed to the European Masters and contemporary art greats while stationed in West Germany, which took him on a winding life-long journey of finding trash and making art. Peterson studied at UW-EC after his service in the 80’s but dropped out when the classes turned from art to the gen eds. He has mentored under Tiit Reed, Janet Carson, and CV Peterson. He has exhibited locally at Wisconsin Arts West, 200 Main Gallery, Pablo Center at the Confluence, and the Heyde Center for the Arts. Peterson has also exhibited nationally at Kelwood Contemporary Art, University of Alaska - Anchorage, Kent State University, and more. He has outlasted many of the galleries and clubs he has exhibited with but is always down for a beer and good art conversation. He finds beauty in the rough and that includes life.
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