ARTISTS STATEMENT
As a mixed media assemblage artist, much of my work incorporates my photos with various cast-off objects and other collected materials. My work tells a layered story, combining old materials with contemporary content. Attention to detail, craftsmanship, relationship between the materials, content, and deliberate consideration of every element is found in my pieces. I contemplate and purposefully utilize the context and inspiration within the materials themselves, from their aesthetic qualities to the intrinsic meaning they may carry to contribute to the content and integrity of the work. The content of my work reflects the intersection/interaction/effect of humankind’s experiential interface with the various environments in which we live, as well as how those places inhabit and affect us. Nature, the landscape, domestic life, and architecture permeate my imagery and materials. Themes I draw from include a deep observation/meditation of nature, growth/decay, nostalgia, memory, documenting the passage of time, and often I address human made environmental impact, climate change, and the female experience of patriarchal oppression.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Liz Barick Fall is a Michigan artist who works in photography, mixed media assemblage and installation. With a BFA from the University of Michigan and an MFA in Metalsmithing from Cranbrook Academy of Art, she developed and ran production jewelry and home accessories businesses, and taught Metalwork and Jewelry Design at The University of Michigan and Adrian College, and 2D and 3D Design at Washtenaw Community College. In 2012 she founded trustArt studios, an artists’ workspace and gallery, to provide opportunities for creative collaboration in her community. Fall incorporates a myriad of materials and techniques, creating layered and nuanced works ranging from quiet mediations on nature to commentary on a range of contemporary issues. Fall’s recent work has been shown regionally and nationally in solo, invitational and juried group shows, has also been included in featured in Create! Magazine, I Like Your Work Magazine, Women United Art Magazine, Arts to Hearts Creative Process book, and her work can be found in private collections in the US and Europe.
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