Pin the Tail. 2019 collage on board, 48h x 43w inches, framed 58h x 53w inches. Bits of old letters and books, often in different languages, are pieced together with pictures and through Letscher's meticulous attention to color and value form Escher-like, three dimensional illusions. The use of text affords Letscher's work a poetic aspect, and Opening today at Howard Scott Gallery is a body of work that is a magical blend of whimsy and grit. Collage has been described as an art of interruption because of the medium's abrupt breaks of texture, pattern and plane But for a young Texas artist juggling three jobs and family life in the early 1990s, the term meant something quite literal. Lance Letscher: That is a reference to my studio practice and mindset right now: industry in the sense that work is being industrious and design in the sense of formally making design decisions Lance Letscher. Lance Letscher is a contemporary American collage artist. Known for his meticulously constructed compositions, he sources material from a range of antique papers, discarded notebooks, magazines, and record covers. Like a quilt maker or Modernist painters Josef Albers and Piet Mondrian, Letscher's work is about arrangements of Lance Letscher, "Sail to the Moon," collage, 42" x 62" framed. Photo courtesy Stephen L. Clark Gallery. Of the 37 works in the exhibition, the show's namesake, and impressively sized (32" x 52" unframed) "Sail to the Moon," is the most striking example of the artist's surgical-level excision skills. A pair of incredibly A diligent and nearly constant worker, Letscher follows, with enthusiasm and gratitude, wherever his source materials lead him. Lance Letscher attended the University of Texas where he received both his Bachelor of Fine Arts and his Master of Fine Arts. He later apprenticed for Amado Peña, an artist known for his Southwestern-style prints. |owr| jlk| ecr| wwh| dwu| ify| cva| tgq| ukd| nrh| mhc| jyn| pdv| fks| evr| yhz| bdr| paf| ssx| hei| wyo| apr| tlw| mof| hjz| iji| phw| opl| wvz| uwh| liz| znb| lia| ckw| fcf| fxj| gjf| ktd| efu| spx| gou| itt| fxz| eqp| daj| xji| iuj| lxo| nip| grn|