Visual Echoes Artwork

"Visual Echoes," 2023 Mixed Media Collage on Canvas, 40 x 30 in. From "Beautiful Mess" on Denise Jones Adler's work: Assembling found elements from magazines and photographs, Denise Jones Adler transforms images we see in our day-to-day into otherworldly landscapes and portraits. In “Beautiful Mess,” the beauty lies within the disparate images that reveal themselves upon closer inspection. Layered in the hills, these photographs, ads, faces, homes, and letters reveal a reality not far off from our own world hidden within the mythical setting. A scene of a woman resting her face pensively within her hand is familiar to us, but upon closer inspection, the intricate mess of images coming together to describe her blouse and hair, suggests a world beyond our own, with a glimpse of this reality just behind her shoulder. Meanwhile, an idealized scene resembling Matisse’s Dancers is composed of elements from magazines and stories, rooting the ideal within our own world. From contemplative scenes to mythological landscapes and soaring figures, the beauty lies in the detailed yet effortless construction, showcasing the beauty created from the mess.