Cynthia Parsons Mcdaniel

CYNTHIA PARSONS MCDANIEL HAD
HER FIRST COLLAGE IN THE MID YEAR
EXHIBITION AT THE SONIA GECHTOFF
GALLERY. AT THE NATIONAL ACADEMY MUSEUM IN NEW YORK CITY.
THE PIECE IS CALLED A
GLANCE THRU THE NEWS AND TELLS
THE LOVE STORY OF TWO NEWSPAPER
JOURNALISTS 100 YEARS AGO IN PARIS .
ONE LIVED IN ROME AND THE OTHER
IN PARIS THEY WOULD MEET FROM
TIME TO TIME IN EITHER CITY AND GO
TO THE PARK AND WRAP THEMSELVES
IN NEWSPAPERS LIKE A LITTLE HUT.
THE MATERIALS USED ARE ALL 100
YEARS OLD INCLUDING THE FASTNERS
AND THE TACKS MOUNTED ON SMALL
CANVASES AND USING VELLAM AND
VINTAGE POST CARDS AND
NEWSPAPER TYPE FACE.
I WORK IN THE MEDIUM OF VISUAL STORY
TELLING USING COLLAGE, VIDEO AND
ILLUSTRATIONS WITH LIMITED TEXT.
HAVING A STRONG INTEREST TOWARDS
THE HISTORY OF NEW YORK AND EUROP E
I INCORPORATE IMAGES FROM THE PAST
WITH THOUGHTS FROM THE PRESENT
HISTORY ALWAYS REPEATING ITSELF. I
LIKE TO USE VARIOUS TYPES OF PAPER
AND TYPE FACE EACH IMAGE TELLS A
STORY BOTH HISTORIC AND MODERN.
HAVING WORKED AT THE DAILY NEWS
WRITING HEADLINES TO GLOSSY
MAGAZINES LIKE IN STYLE
THE FIRST BEING MORE REAL THE
SECOND BEING MORE SUPERFICIAL IN
CONTENT I INCORPORATE MY
EXPERIENCES ALSO WITH THE THEATER
AND FILM AND TELEVISION HAVI...

University of London
Northeastern University
National Academy Museum School
Museum of Natural History
Center for Italian Modern Art

National Academy Museum, New York City 2016
Art Takes Soho, New York City 2018
Scope Show Miami 2018