Alison
Saar Untitled
(1997)
14" x 11"
Limited Edition of 200
Signed & Numbered
Alison Saar's unique figures and installations combine a personal form of visual storytelling with an insightful, but oftentimes critical commentary on the anxieties and social incongruities of a modern age. In her presentation of materials and subject matter, Saar draws inspiration from contemporary urban life, as well as from African, Haitian, Creole, Celtic, native and African-American myth, magic and ritual. She blends the traditions of folk art and assemblage by salvaging used materials from everyday life that, according to Saar, bring their own history and wisdom to her work. Alison studied at Scripps College, Claremont, California (B.A., 1978) and Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles (MFA, 1981). Her work is in the permanent collections of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, among other institutions.
