Color relationships, compositional dynamics, and aesthetic harmonies often bubble effortlessly to the surface as a collage artwork evolves. It remains a spontaneous wonder to me, and I am satisfied to leave any symbolic associations to others.
Grandezza (Bibelot 867)
collage miniature by J A Dixon
6 x 8 inches
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The flow of ingredient assembly leading to a provocative but balanced effect is the result of an artistic urge deeper than conscious decision making.
Myrmidons
collage miniature by J A Dixon
4.8125 x 6.9375 inches
private collection
“I’m a ‘what if’ person. I have always felt that failure was a completely underrated experience.”
– Kevin Costner
Process is everything with some artists, and I respectfully get that. Experimental spontaneity within the small format is a vital and meaningful aspect of my art, but when I scale up for a larger work, I apply that experience and insight toward an end result — something more planned, with the intention to provoke a positive response in another — an agreeable product, if you will. So, what about the individual artwork that has “merely” contributed to the overall creative metabolism of an artistic investigation, and, as a stand-alone work, is little more than a “glorious failure,” in the final analysis?
I wish I knew how to answer that dangling question. Obviously, not every collage “sketch” is significant in its own right, but if the potential exists for it to engage a particular person, and that person wants to observe it repeatedly, to discover if it has a few secrets others have missed — how can anyone diminish its intrinsic value?
Metabolism
collage miniature by J A Dixon
7.375 x 9.5 inches
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Buy Miniatures Before July 1st!
Hello, Everybody ~
I shall be hiking prices on all my existing collage miniatures after July 1st, just in case you would want to grab some through this site before then. (As most of you know, these are not “minimalist” works, and no longer am I able to offer them as if they are.)
Thank you for all the encouragement!
John Andrew Dixon
This piece has been hanging in the studio long enough to qualify for inclusion at this site. There is always something to be learned from looking at a previous work, especially when convinced that one would not or could not execute it precisely in the same way.
Merz de la Mer
collage with mixed media by J A Dixon
19 x 15 inches
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Untitled (Gille)
collage experiment on paper by J A Dixon
2.8125 x 5.5 inches
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Untitled (ONE CHANCE TO WIN)
collage experiment on paper by J A Dixon
4 x 5 inches
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Untitled ( ★ )
collage experiment on paper by J A Dixon
4 x 5 inches
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Untitled (Campbell’s CANE RUM)
collage experiment on paper by J A Dixon
4 x 5 inches
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Untitled (Only $12.87)
collage experiment on paper by J A Dixon
4 x 5 inches
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Untitled ( Φ )
collage experiment on paper by J A Dixon
4 x 5 inches
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