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The Many Lives of Miss Chatelaine
Doug Beube
altered books, collage, sculpture, acrylic, ink, thread, paper, zippers
sizes variable
2008
The Many Lives of Miss Chatelaine is a tribute to k.d. lang, as she has gone through numerous musical and personal changes throughout her career. My artwork is an impression or sketch rather than an exact rendering. The complexity of her music interwoven with her life, viewed in a piece of artwork is impossible to capture, it’s too limiting and the task would be daunting to attempt such a feat.
To begin the sketch I gathered numerous books that in some way, either directly or tangentionaly, have affected kd lang. Some of her musical influences and collaborations with Roy Orbison and Patsy Cline were monumental. Her affinity with animals, nature and the earth are essential elements in her life as are her beliefs in Buddhism, Vegetarianism and the freedom of individuals to be in love relationships that are true to their soul whether they are gay, lesbian or straight.
Through collage, sculpture, written text--using lists of birds and flowers from Alberta for example, cut paper, stitching zippers and pages together, they make a composite portrait that both figuratively and literally unfolds. The zippers are used to accommodate changes, also referencing the notion of cutting and pasting used in computer software programs. There is the possibility for additions with future experiences, zipping addendum pages onto the previous ones again and again.Doug Beube
The Many Lives of Miss Chatelaine
Doug Beube
altered books, collage, sculpture, acrylic, ink, thread, paper, zippers
sizes variable
2008
The Many Lives of Miss Chatelaine is a tribute to k.d. lang, as she has gone through numerous musical and personal changes throughout her career. My artwork is an impression or sketch rather than an exact rendering. The complexity of her music interwoven with her life, viewed in a piece of artwork is impossible to capture, it’s too limiting and the task would be daunting to attempt such a feat.
To begin the sketch I gathered numerous books that in some way, either directly or tangentionaly, have affected kd lang. Some of her musical influences and collaborations with Roy Orbison and Patsy Cline were monumental. Her affinity with animals, nature and the earth are essential elements in her life as are her beliefs in Buddhism, Vegetarianism and the freedom of individuals to be in love relationships that are true to their soul whether they are gay, lesbian or straight.
Through collage, sculpture, written text--using lists of birds and flowers from Alberta for example, cut paper, stitching zippers and pages together, they make a composite portrait that both figuratively and literally unfolds. The zippers are used to accommodate changes, also referencing the notion of cutting and pasting used in computer software programs. There is the possibility for additions with future experiences, zipping addendum pages onto the previous ones again and again.Email:
Website: http://www.dougbeube.com
Doug Beube is a visual artist who works in mixed-media including, artist's books/bookworks, collage, digital animation, installation, sculpture, and photography. In 1993 he began curating a private collection of artist's books entitled, The Allan Chasanoff Bookworks Colletction: The Book Under Pressure. Doug teaches artist's books, mixed media, and photography and lectures at various universities and art programs around the country. Doug has exhibited both nationally and internationally, and his bookworks and photography are in numerous private and public collections.
Categories: Teaching Artist, Sculpture, Photography, Multi-Cultural, Mixed Media, Liturgical, Installation / Site Specific, Environmental, Contemporary / Modern, Conceptual, Computer Art / New Media, Artist Books, Visual Arts, Multi-Discipline, Film / Video
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