Shannon Crider, the ballad of Polynices
By: Shannon Crider
Contributors: Wackenhut, Céleste; French & Michigan (Gallery); McNay Art Museum
Publisher: French & Michigan Gallery
Published: 2014
Place of publication: San Antonio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 30
ISBN-13: 9780996091404
Subjects: Exhibitions; Collage; Found objects (Art); American Art
Other titles: Ballad of Polynices
Description: "Shannon Crider uses found paper to create intricate figurative collages. Based on original photographs of subjects, real and imagined, she captures their humanity with thoughtful calculation. Formally trained as a painter, she transitioned to paper as a means of challenging the application of color, shadow, and texture. Inspired by the Greek play Antigone, Shannon Crider creates a series honoring the timeless Sophocles story. Through the work, Crider investigates heroism, family values, politics, and death in correlation to the body, matter, and stars."--French & Michigan.
Notes: Publication to accompany the exhibition at the McNay Art Museum for their series Artists Looking at Art from June 3 through August 3, 2014.
Table of contents: title: Artist acknowledgment / Shannon Crider; title: Common beauty / Céleste Wackenhut; title: The ballad of Polynices; title: Layers: a conversation with Shannon Crider / Céleste Wackenhut; title: Supporting work.