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Compass II Collage

Curtis Olson

United States

Collage, Paint on Steel

Size: 36 W x 36 H x 4 D in

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In his new series of textural wall pieces, Curtis Olson iterates an ancient, simple form to create works of multi-hued vibrancy and symbolic complexity. Using the basic form of a circle within a square, Olson thinly slices each circle into an unexpected spectrum of saturated hues. Olson says that among other concepts, the series was inspired by Native American medicine wheels and dance shields, 1970s sunset t-shirts and album covers, modernist color field paintings, and Buddhist thought.He remarked, “by combining unique color combinations and a universally powerful symbol of a circle within a square I aspired to create objects that actively participate in peoples everyday lives.” While the basic structure of the pieces is consistent: circles in squares divided by lines; the materials and color vary. Olson says that he experimented with different media to see how the materiality changes the work. Some of the pieces are fully constructed of Olson's plaster/concrete blend; some are strips of painted wood inlaid into the circle, some are a modeling paste that Olson created out of an acrylic medium mixed with marble dust, some he made of strips of burnt wood. The consistency of shapes creates it's own meditation in contrast.

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Collage:Paint on Steel

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:36 W x 36 H x 4 D in

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Curtis Olson’s mixed media artwork recalls quiet vistas of the American west. In his interpretations of landscapes, textural planes of color hint at fields, horizons, and skies, or are broken into soothing geometries. He frequently incorporates his own stark photography, which points away from traditional “post card” imagery, and looks instead toward the simple silos, gates, and barns that reflect the particular vernacular of the area where he shoots each image. In his photography Olson captures the final holdouts of the rapidly disappearing old west. The work frequently incorporates wood or patinaed metal, the metal riveted and rustic and looking as if it has perhaps just been pulled from the structures featured in Olson’s photography. The resulting abstracted landscapes create a distinct feeling of place– with the colors, textures, and photography working to create contemporary work that retains a memory of the past.

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