ROBERT CWIOK
Haines
© Feb 2024
Acrylic paint on canvas
39.5" x 33.5”
Conceal Reveal Series, No. 49
2017
Security envelope collage archival pigment print on paper
22 ½ x 19 ½ x 1”
Conceal Reveal Series, No. 50.2
2018
Security envelope collage archival pigment print and ink on paper
22 ½ x 19 ½ x1”
Conceal Reveal Series, No. 50.4
2019
Security envelope collage archival pigment print on paper
22 ½ x191/2 x 1”
Conceal Reveal Series, No. 42
2017
Security envelope collage archival pigment print on paper
22 ½ x 19 ½ x 1”
ARTIST STATEMENT
“My work begins with geometric compositions, structures from which I am able to depart and stretch the boundaries I have set for myself. My use of collage is a way to combine and incorporate real world experience and to achieve a sense of poetry with a visual narrative. I employ collage as content and as compositional elements. The use of everyday objects of communication such as security envelope designs, tickets stubs, announcements, and personal ephemera provide a wealth of tangible material. These remnants of life are place markers and reminders of past experiences that allow a depth of emotional significance and as well as poignant memory. My work is an additive process, constructed piece by piece in the manner of marquetry, resulting in a single layer of intricate parts that constitutes the visual field.”