Paintings and Diptychs

Deb Flagel [ paintings & diptychs ]

My work pursues abstract expression through the assemblage of paper and thread -- pulling shapes and colors from my own photography, and using them in a similar way to paint. Multiple pieces are layered and sewn together in a quilt-like manner, building a foundation of color.

Springing from sensory experience or visual observation, I intuitively draw on the surface with thread, responding to the energy of the piece

Part 1

at hand, while being mindful of my connection to the original source.

Each finished composition makes a transformation from the recognizable,

Seven Little Paintings

to a study of form, color and surface.

This portfolio serves as a sampling of past artworks -- selected from pieces that were important in my art-making process. Some have found new homes, some remain in my personal collection.

Untitled [2100] mixed media on paper 12 x 9 inches

Untitled [1900] mixed media on paper 12 x 9 inches

Untitled [0100] mixed media on paper 12 x 9 inches

Untitled [0000] mixed media on paper 12 x 9 inches

Untitled [0300] mixed media on paper 12 x 9 inches

Untitled [1400] mixed media on paper 12 x 9 inches

Untitled [2200] mixed media on paper 12 x 9 inches

My work pursues abstract expression through the assemblage of paper and thread -- pulling shapes and colors from my own photography, and using them in a similar way to paint. Multiple pieces are layered and sewn together in a quilt-like manner, building a foundation of color.

Springing from sensory experience or visual observation, I intuitively draw on the surface with thread, responding to the energy of the piece

Part 2

at hand, while being mindful of my connection to the original source.

Each finished composition makes a transformation from the recognizable,

Nine Diptychs

to a study of form, color and surface.

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A Triptych This portfolio serves as a sampling of past artworks -- selected from pieces that were important in my art-making process. Some have found new homes, some remain in my personal collection.

Frangible paper, thread, paint 4 x 12 inches

Assemble paper, thread, paint 4 x 12 inches

Cradleboard paper, thread, paint 4 x 12 inches

Wounded paper, thread, paint 4 x 12 inches

Visibility paper, thread, paint 4 x 12 inches

Aperture paper, thread, paint 4 x 12 inches

Entangle paper, thread, paint 4 x 12 inches

Wavelength paper, thread, paint 4 x 12 inches

Levitation paper, thread, paint 16 x 20 inches

Idiomatic paper, thread, paint 4 x 12 inches