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500, Scott Bodenheimer, 1991
woven color plates, 9" x 7" |
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Two Americas, Scott Bodenheimer
1991, woven color plates, 14" x 11" |
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Degrees from Greenwich, 1991
woven color plates, 11" x 15" |
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Our Westward Expansion, 1991
woven color plates, 11" x 15" |
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Mandorla, Scott Bodenheimer
1991, woven color plates, 12" x 8" |
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Mary Birds, Scott Bodenheimer
1991, woven color plates, 16" x 10" |
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The Rape of Europe, 1992
woven color plates, 10" x 6" |
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| In 1991, I began to cut color plates from books into strips and weave them together to make these early works. |
Obsessed with the 500th anniversary of Columbus’ arrival in the New World, I focused on conquests and the cultural hegemony of Europe. |
The first nine pieces I made from woven color plates were abstractions, and Mary Birds was the first work I placed in a gold leafed frame. |
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