However, now, with the painting sold, what I saw was a complicated, triangulated relationship between the dog, the angel, and the bearded figure. Both the dog and the man are constructed from photographs of the Reverend Dennis, an African American folk artist/minister from Mississippi, in his late 80's when I met and photographed him. His world was a tangled overlay of religion, militarism, and paranoia(his antiquated hearing aid probably didn't help matters much). * The angel's body is made up of tumbleweeds and wire, as are her wings, and while she is looking benevolently at the bearded man, it's not completely clear what the dog is up to. His tail is up, and he is alert, not sure if he's barking a warning to the angel, or if he's ready to take a chunk out of the man. The man looks concerned, but not alarmed, and we are left not quite knowing what is about to unfold.
* http://www.godsarchitects.com/GaRevDennisPage.html
Thanks for sharing this cool collage= )
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ReplyDeleteHi Holly, I've been meaning to write you since April when I was travelling through Mississippi and stopped for coffee in Vicksburg (?) at a funky art gallery. Browsing through the work I said to the owner, that looks like a New Mexico artist named Holly Robert's work. Lo and Behold it was your work! You are friends with the owner and we spent a lot of time talking about you and Mississippi. Then I went across to the street to a goth doll museum. It was a wonderful and strange day. Love your work. Susana
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