Clean Sweep
collage on paper
6" x 6" 2015
In Their Sites
collage on paper
5.5" x 5.5" 2015
Survival of The Fittests
collage on paper
5" x 5" 2015
Fire Away
collage on paper
5" x 5" 2015
Artist Statement
At it's root, this work reflects the struggle of man and his everyday
environment. In our attempts to control the area around us, little
things can seem larger than life. Images are set in an imaginary
dreamworld battleground, reflecting how we become consumed and fixated
on the small things.
Bio
Deborah Mahnken is an artist who works primarily in pastel, pencil and
collage. She loves the quickness and immediacy of these mediums and
employs the use of text, line, and pattern. Her subjects reflect her
life experiences. She chose to leave a career in corporate America to
raise her family where she kept her creative side appeased by being
active in the paper arts industry, including teaching and participating
in trade shows. A weekend art retreat in 2011 inspired her to pursue
art classes where she discovered her passion for pastel and collage.
She currently lives in the Springfield, Virginia.
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