Dennis Dawson (represented by frosch&portmann, New York) reuses and rearranges media unearthed from consumer catalogues and other magazines, particularly loose pages that bear some prior purpose. By using material already existing materials, Dawson contributes to a dialogue of shared experience and interconnection.

 

 

 

Dennis Dawson, "Johnson City, Tennessee," 2016-17,  Mixed media and collage on canvas, 36 x 32 in.  Image © of the artist and frosh&portmann
Dennis Dawson, “Johnson City, Tennessee,” 2016-17, Mixed media and collage on canvas, 36 x 32 in. Image © of the artist and frosh&portmann

 

 

Dennis Dawson, Untitlted (just until dawn), 2017, Spray enamel, absorbent ground medium, ink, collage on paper, 8 x 10 in.  Image © of the artist and frosch&portmann
Dennis Dawson, “Untitled (just until dawn),” 2017, Spray enamel, absorbent ground medium, ink, collage on paper, 8 x 10 in. Image © of the artist and frosch&portmann

 

 

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Dennis Dawson, “Untitled (this stack won’t blow),” 2001-17, Oil crayon, absorbent ground medium, gesso, ink, collage on paper, 8 x 10 in. Image © of the artist and frosch&portmann