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Mary Mito
Arden Reed
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Description for Mary Mito
A collection of seventy-six collages reveals Mito's work that looks world's apart from her "realistic" paintings and drawings through scenes or horror that are punctuated by moments of surreal humor. Num Pages: 208 pages, 70 black and white collages, 6 colour plates. BIC Classification: AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 318 x 318 x 28. Weight in Grams: 2427.
In this collection of seventy-six collages, strange things happen. Rocks fall out of the sky, and people also. Enormous knives threaten unprotected flesh, and mouths stretch to the point of pain. But then these scenes of horror are punctuated by moments of surreal humor—like fishermen landing human brains or sportsmen catching them. On first viewing, such bizarre, often nightmarish scenes look worlds apart from Mito’s “realistic” paintings and drawings. However, reflection reveals that her two bodies of work don’t simply complement, they actually complete each other. To comprehend this singular artist’s accomplishment you need both. Taken together, Mito’s work makes ... Read more
In this collection of seventy-six collages, strange things happen. Rocks fall out of the sky, and people also. Enormous knives threaten unprotected flesh, and mouths stretch to the point of pain. But then these scenes of horror are punctuated by moments of surreal humor—like fishermen landing human brains or sportsmen catching them. On first viewing, such bizarre, often nightmarish scenes look worlds apart from Mito’s “realistic” paintings and drawings. However, reflection reveals that her two bodies of work don’t simply complement, they actually complete each other. To comprehend this singular artist’s accomplishment you need both. Taken together, Mito’s work makes ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Fresco Fine Art Publications United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, United States
ISBN
9781934491492
SKU
V9781934491492
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About Arden Reed
After living and working in New York for thirty years, Mary Mito now resides in Santa Fe, USA. Her work is in notable museums and private collections in the United States and abroad. Arden Reed, a Guggenheim and Rockefeller fellow, is a professor of English at Pomona College, USA. His latest book, Slow Art, is forthcoming.
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