ARTIST STATEMENT
Remember when you were a child, creating artworks by cutting and pasting? Well, that’s what I do as an adult, and it’s just as fun and satisfying as it was when I was in kindergarten. I’m fascinated by grids, tessellations, and repeated shapes. I reinforce this repetition through colors and materials. Because patterns tend to be orderly and predictable, I like to add unexpected elements for humorous or ironic effect.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Melanie Deal’s collages and mixed-media works incorporate both predictable patterns and unexpected elements. Recent exhibitions include the group shows “Presence, Absence & the Space Between” at the Evanston Art Center (Evanston, IL), “He, She, They, Them” at ShadowBoxx Gallery (Waukegan), and “Swipe Left” at The Fulton Street Collective (Chicago). She lives in Evanston, Illinois.
© Melanie Deal