Size & Details
Size & Details
A multimedia celebration of the iconic Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, and vaunted saint who, in Catholic tradition, appeared to Juan Diego in 1531. A custom commissioned work for a Dolan Geiman collector, this work combines paper collage with woodworking and metal wall sculpture to create a devotional homage to this important religious figure. In contemplative prayer, Mary stands on a hillside in the storied mass of roses, while heavenly sunrise and sunset tones throw light from behind. Dressed in an iridescent, star-spangled tilma, a chorus of vibrant birds in flight encircle her face. Dolan has borrowed from a medieval tradition of adding a circular glow behind her head, indicating sanctity. This piece offers a unique 3D element, as well, as Mary and the birds are collaged onto individual pieces of wood, each one standing out from the background with textural depth. Contemporary religious devotional paper collage art.
- Medium: vintage papers and acrylic on wood
- Size: 50" H x 37.5" W x 3.5" D (framed)
- Frame: custom wooden frame
- Hardware: ready to hang with D-rings on back
- Residential commission
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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.
