Sherri Caudell Brennan

Yardbird, 2008, collage and paint on paper, 9" x 12"



J.G. Ballard, 2008, collage on paper, 9" x 12"

Untitled, 2007, collage on paper, 12" x 9"



Givenchy Paris, 2006, photograph, 8" x 10"

Saturday Night, 2007, collage on fabric, 11" x 8 1/2"

Beak, 2007, collage on fabric, 11" x 8 1/2"

Boombatta, 2006, collage on paper, 12" x 9"

I just ran across this article by Charlie White in the current issue of Artforum. He seems curious about, but slightly dismissive of what he sees as a adolescent trend in contemporary collage. Sherri Caudell Brennan is a great example of someone who utilizes the kind of 'teenage bedroom' esthetic that he talks about, but there's a lot more going on. They've got some serious soul...

Jess

Goddess... because... because, 1954, collage, 14” x 13”

Untitled (Konrad Lorenz), 1955, collage, 16" x 10"

A Cryogenic Consideration; Or, Sounding One Horn Of The Dilemma (Winter), 1980, collage, 48” x 72”

Another one of my favorite shows of the year...Jess @ Tibor de Nagy.

...I first learned of Jess on Anaba.

Martin Bromirski

Humberto, God of Knowledge and Rapture, 1991








Two Potatoes Two Worlds, 1989
Celestial Potato, 1989

from Circus on Mars, 2008

Texas Potatoes, 1989

Untitled, 2006

Martin Bromirski's show, Circus on Mars is up now at John Davis Gallery in Hudson, NY. The works are hung in an old carriage house and it closes on Nov. 2. See a discussion with Martin about the show and his work in the comments...