Magdalena
Arquelles
As a child
in the Philippines, Magdalena Arguelles
would spend hours cutting out paper
dolls. The act of cutting and pasting
was child's play until she saw Matisse's
cutouts at the Metropolitan Museum of
Art. It was the first time she'd seen
collage as a serious art form. Since
then she has discovered the works of
Romare Bearden and Joseph Cornell.
Magdalena
has been making collages for over a
decade. She uses papers with their own
history--whether it is from an old
drawing, found papers from the ground
during her wanderings or handmade paper
from natural fibers such as abaca or
rice.
At times
the supports she uses are also
found--such as salvaged chair bottoms or
old drawers. She combines these
different sources to recreate a memory
or to address an issue such as
immigration.
Selected for the 2008 Beyond The Barrelman
Exhibition
Rice
Field
oil,
pastel, collage on board
12 x 12
2005
$400
To purchase any of
the jury-selected or non-selected artworks listed for sale, please contact Ray
In, exhibition sales coordinator, at (773)
419-4117 or
Sales@BeyondTheBarrelman.com. Items
marked "nfs' are not for sale.
non-selected
entries
Laid to
Rest
oil,
pastel, collage on found wood
24 x 12
2005
$500
Carnival
mixed
medium on wood seat
15 x 14
2005
$400
Lola and
Lolo
oil,
pastel, collage on found wood
20.5 x
10.5
2005
$500
Return to
the FEATURED ARTISTS page
for a full list of artists included in the 2008
exhibition.
Return to
the GALLERY
for a catalog of artworks selected for the
2008 exhibition.
