Cowboys - Comics and a Horse

7" x 7"

Vintage paper and photos from the early 1900's

Title: Standing Figure, Magenta Drip

This visually commanding mixed-media collage merges the formal austerity of 19th-century portraiture with bold, contemporary abstract intervention. The central element is a full-length antique studio photograph of a formally dressed gentleman, standing with a dignified posture.

The historical image is powerfully deconstructed through abstract mark-making. A horizontal smear of cyan and magenta across the figure's eyes imposes an identity of anonymity, while thick, expressive drips of neon magenta paint run down the bottom portion of the portrait, breaking the formal composition and injecting raw, modern energy. The inclusion of comic panels, map fragments, and sheet music in the background collage provides a busy, layered context that further distances the figure from his original time and place.

This work is an excellent focal point for collectors who appreciate art that challenges historical representation through graphic, colorful, and emotional deconstruction.

• Medium: Mixed-Media Collage (Antique Photograph, Acrylic Paint, Ephemera/Text)

• Themes: Identity, Formal Deconstruction, Abstract Intervention

• Key Visuals: Full-Length Formal Portrait, Magenta Paint Drips, Cyan/Magenta Eye Redaction