Morgan Bentley: Mixed Emotions

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Sep 6 2018 - Nov 29 2018

Artist Statement:
I have always considered myself an artist. Painting and drawing have always been my strong points. During my junior year at Wayne State I fell in love with the process of collaging. It was hard at first to leave my painterly ways, so I tried to marry the two techniques. My larger pieces in this exhibit, Mushroom Hunting and Hellas are examples of that. 

As I grew more into my technique as a collage artist, I started straying away from the paints and pieces like Dissociative and Rituals began to emerge. My collages started getting more intricate so my pieces have gotten smaller. I consider each of my works to be a puzzle, being very cautious of what goes where. 

Spending hours zoning out and flipping through magazines and tediously cutting out each piece is so soothing to me. My work all consists of found material meaning I have not scanned, printed, or duplicated any of my images. No feeling is more rewarding than finding that one last piece to perfectly finish off my puzzle. 

I titled my exhibit Mixed Emotions because it’s like a mixture, an evolution of my style. I have my mixed media paintings that I began my journey with, my strictly collaged pieces, and currently I am experimenting again with minimal painted and drawn details.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website

  • Works on Paper
  • American
  • Contemporary
  • Morgan Bentley

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