The Narcissist Collage

Artist Statement- My artwork takes you to imaginary worlds that are yet to be fully explored. Through my two and three-dimensional works, I explore the struggles and beauty of being human while providing glimpses into our cultural landscape, myths, and the human psyche. I draw inspiration from my love for antique items, furniture, clothing, architecture, and vintage photographs. My sensitivity to nature, color, and light also influences my work. I use a combination of painting, collage, sculpture, and photography to connect the past, present, and future. My pieces incorporate a range of mediums, including oil and acrylic paints, ink drawings, hand-marbled papers, cast-off domestic objects, fabric, vintage portraits, and contemporary digital photographs. Bio- Cynthia Wagner is a multidisciplinary artist interested in the complex internal landscapes of the human experience and the objects that hold human stories in their physical forms. Her work blends several artistic practices, including painting, collage, sculpture, and photography. Wagner earned a BFA in Painting from the Herron School of Art and Design, Indiana University Indianapolis. Her work has been exhibited across the Southeast, most recently a solo exhibition at the Gadsden Museum of Art. Her work has been featured at the Montgomery Museum of Art; Huntsville Museum of Art; Wiregrass Museum of Art; the LaGrange Museum of Art; Art Fields, Lake City, North Carolina; Johnson Center for the Arts; and the A.I.R Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. This last year, she fulfilled two public art commissions in Huntsville, Alabama. Wagner, born and raised in Colorado, lives in Huntsville, Alabama.