Size & Details
Size & Details
A striking paper collage portrait of a pistol-toting cowgirl bedecked in a black patterned western-style shirt with moth shoulder details. Pops of teal and lime highlight her wide-brimmed hat and wild rag, cinched with a pin that was created from an antique wristwatch advertisement. Obscuring half her face is a raspberry-colored bandana. Is it to ward off dust or create a bit of mystique? Scattered throughout the vintage papers used to create this reimagined Dolan Geiman heroine, you'll find familiar logos and advertisements of modern brands (rendered in their back-then styles). Western artwork for modern ranch homes, this piece is finished in a handmade frame crafted from salvaged ceiling tin.
- Medium: vintage papers on wood
- Size: 46.25" H x 38" W (framed)
- Frame: handmade salvaged metal with Museum Plexi
- Hardware: ready to hang with wire on back
Process
Process
Limited Series
Limited Series
Each work in Dolan Geiman’s portfolio is unique and hand-crafted. Works indicated with “limited series” are reiterations of a recurring theme or concept.
A Certificate of Authenticity is available upon request.
- Each piece in a limited series is created with an inimitable collection of found materials: no two are exactly alike, although they may look similar at a glance.
- Details, colors, specific materials, typography and frame will differ from work to work.
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Dolan Geiman Paper Collages
Dolan's signature paper collage artwork celebrates America's West and Southwest. Color, composition, and detail come to life in hand-cut vintage materials, many salvaged in Dolan's cross-country travels.
Creating the original collage starts with a wood panel. Dolan pulls vintage sheet music from his vast collection and applies these to the wood, first with glue, then with a top layer of whitewash paint. In many prints, this background layer of sheet music peeks through.
Next, Dolan draws the outline for the original collage in graphite atop the sheet music.
Dolan returns to his extensive trove of collected papers – think magazines, antique textbooks, handwritten letters salvaged from abandoned farmsteads - and begins pulling the ideal colors for the piece. He cuts each piece of material by hand and carefully layers into the artwork. These collages are carefully crafted from thousands of small papers: no two are exactly alike.
Dolan's paper collages are finished in a handmade frame constructed from salvaged metal or a modern, minimal wood or metal frame.
