Collages, Dream Boxes and Recent Paintings
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| Aurelia in turtleneck |
When I think of
Gloria Vanderbilt I think of those once thought of sexy jeans she came out with in the 1970's. Admit it, (if you were alive in the 70's) you owned a pair or two! Who knew she is also a painter and creates collages? At 88, Gloria is busy painting portraits of friends and family among other things, and has been doing so since the 50's.
1st Dibs is showcasing her work in an exhibition thru October 24th. Earlier works and dream boxes will be displayed, but only certain recent works will be for sale to benefit
The Huntsville Museum of Art.
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| Cloud Land |
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| Patterns |
I liked the collages with their flecks of gold, shells, fabric and brightly colored bits of paper. It looked like the faces were painted on the glass. They had a 3-dimensional quality to them. Often the collages were of royalist subjects. Gloria's artistic endeavors spawned many business ventures.
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| Cavalier |
Along side the paintings were dream boxes. I fully admit, I do not understand the plexiglass containers filled with doll heads and paraphernalia, but somebody called it visual poetry. Who am I to question art?
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| Surprises |
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| Bye Bye Mamma from Baby Willy |
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| Lily of the Valley |
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| New Years Eve |
Gloria usually doesn't know what she is going to paint until she is standing in front of the canvas, always wearing her denim painting smock and signature hair style. Her inspiration; an appetite for life!
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| ph: Josh Gaddy |
See more of Gloria's work:
herephs: 1st Dibs and CLI
