Fractured History: The Artwork of Arlene Mollow
On view through August 8, 2021
The Monmouth Museum
Lincroft, New Jersey
Arlene Mollow Artist Statement
The first time I tore a piece of Color-Aid paper and saw that enticing white deckled edge I was hooked on collage. With collage I can play with texture, color, design, and content. The work is motivated by images that explore time and change. I would like the viewer to be caught off balance by the tension of a 17th-century scene colliding with a modern skyscraper.
I incorporate accident and surprise along with intuition to reflect what moves me in a piece. Ultimately I am putting a puzzle together with design and content fusing into an organic whole.
The collages are finished with a layer of clear encaustic to meld the components together and preserve the integrity of the image.
[Image: Arlene Mollow, 2019-05. Collage, 8” x 8”]
