Sunday, November 17, 2013

Lake Superior Driftwood


Title:

Collage IX: Landscape

Artist:

George Morrison 1919-2000

Date:

1974

Location:Minneapolis Institute of Arts



This is just a small portion of a collage which is exhibited at the art institute. The artist, now deceased, was the former husband of Hazel Belvo, an artist and teaching colleague of mine at St. Paul Academy, a school in which we both used to teach.

Minnesota artist, and a member of the Anishinabe from the Grand Portage Reservation, George Morrison, who for many years belonged to a circle of Abstract Expressionist painters in New York, explored the medium of sculpture using traditional materials. For this driftwood collage, he drew both the material and the imagery, with its subtle horizon line, from the shore of Lake Superior.  (Credit: ArtsConnected)

To learn more about this talented and prolific artist, go here.

20 comments:

  1. You left a comment on my site the other day about how people add artistry to everyday objects, which is a phenomena that has impressed me, especially in early and primitive societies.

    Your photo today shows art made from everyday, found objects, very skillfully and artistically.

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  2. I love the intricacy of this piece. I can't imagine all the time it must have taken to piece together.

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  3. What a creative piece. Two of my favorites wood and stone.

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  4. It takes quite a talent to create something like that.

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  5. This is strange, or just a small world. His name looked familiar, so I logged into my work email. I am working with George Morrison who is the staff legal council for the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community in Prior Lake, MN. His wiki page lists one son, maybe my George is his grandson.

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  6. I like this one a lot!

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  7. Really nice piece!!!

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  8. I love the softness and patinas of the woods he used. Nice detail shot!

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  9. A lot of work must have gone into this. Love all the details!

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  10. I absolutely LOVE this collage!

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  11. Fascinating work. I loved the Institute the docents were so good and helpful. I taught a two credit high school humanities class (History and English). My partner, the English teacher, and I would call in a topic or era and the staff would design a special tour to meet our needs. Wonderful!

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  12. I really like the pattern in this collage, Kate!

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  13. Don't you just love Jim Klenke's comment, Kate? I for one am thankful for our curiosity and the interesting fun it brings us.

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  14. I do believe this is the most creative use of driftwood I've seen. You keep good company with your artistic friends!

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  15. This is the kind of artwork that I can admire for the textures and the work of fitting everything together, but it is probably not really my cup of tea.

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  16. I would make a nice garden piece.

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  17. Wow, that's really impressive!

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  18. It it an amazing piece, Kate.

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  19. j'adore cette composition

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