A Collage A Day • Day 23

23rd collage in the series Twin Towers. 

Twin Towers #23
Collage, 9" x 12" on 14" x 17" paper

A Collage A Day • Day 22

22nd collage in the series Twin Towers. 

Twin Towers #22
Collage, 9" x 12" on 14" x 17" paper

A Collage A Day • Day 21

21st collage in the series Twin Towers. The series continues.

Twin Towers #21
Collage, 9" x 12" on 14" x 17" paper

A Look Back at the "Old" Stuff

Fruitcake for Iraq (Gift of Democracy)
2004
30" x 30" - Oil, acrylic, metal-leaf, and collage on canvas.

Looking at some past work from my website http://www.marknobriga.com. Seems like it's been years since the U.S invaded Iraq- And yes, it has been years since Rumsfeld's "shock and awe" campaign in Iraq where at some point he uttered "It is unknowable how long that conflict will last. It could last six days, six weeks. I doubt six months." Uh, yeah. Can you say V-I-E-T-N-A-M. Anyway, here are a few of my pieces about the war since it started in 2003.

Building Democracy 
2005
"18 1/2 " x 24 1/2" - Acrylic and collage on canvas

 

Democracy in Action 
2006
35" x 45" - Mixed media on panel.

Spread of Democracy
2006
27 1/2 " x 33 3/4" - Mixed media on panel.

New Year New Art

Cops Interrogate Kate from FIRE

It's been several months since I've posted. Since July, I've been working diligently on FIRE, a short film that I directed and produced. FIRE premiers February 13th at the Castro Theatre as part of the 2011 Scary Cow film festival. Above, is a still from the movie.

I've managed to get in some drawing time too. Here are three new mixed media cubist pieces I finished last week.

Cubist Still Life with Guitar, 2010 Mixed media on paper

Cubist Still Life with Skull, 2010 Mixed media on paper

Pink and Blue Cubist Still Life , 2010 Mixed media on paper

Figurative Collage

Collage is my favorite way to make a picture. Here are two mixed media figure pieces that include acrylic paint with collage.

Two Nudes
2010, 8" x 10", Mixed media on canvas

Untitled 2 (Bent figure with a pole)
2010, 8" x 10", Mixed media on canvas

It is what it is. Or, is it?

Some traditional still life work in ink and charcoal.

Untitled (Still Life), 2010, Ink on paper.

Untitled (Still Life), 2010, Charcoal on paper.