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Deborah Heidel, handcrafted art

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American Landscapes: Flags

1992-1993

While watching a flag undulating in a breeze, I saw that the shapes were quite like the shapes of an undulating landscape and thought it would be interesting to make three-dimensional flags using papier mache techniques I had worked with in earlier pieces. As homage to Jasper Johns, I decided to use the compositions of his flag paintings for the compositions of this series.  Like Johns, I also used newsprint, however I used it for its content rather than its abstract qualities.  These landscapes offer critque of American culture and politics. 

American Landscape: Flag III
American Landscape: Flag IV
American Landscape: Flag VII
American Landscape: Flag VII, detail
American Landscape: IX
American Landscape: XIII

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