Morgan Jesse Lappin Art
Morgan Jesse Lappin is a collage artist and curator based in Brooklyn. He seeks to explore the boundaries of collage, identify artists pushing the medium forward, and inspire others along the way. In 2013, he founded the Brooklyn Collage Collective, which consists of four core members: Morgan Jesse Lappin, Jessie Laura, Joseph Karwacki, and Michele Luger. The Brooklyn Collage Collective has worked and exhibited with other collage artists all over the world, including New York, London, Australia, and Italy. Lappin's art is a combination of comedy and chaos, with elements of music, vintage horror and sci-fi. His work ranges from seven-foot-long cartoon metropolises to fictional album covers, to take-out Greek diner coffee cups embedded with video animations. Lappin also uses nostalgic material from his childhood in the 90s, such as VHS Tape boxes and video game cartridges.
2010s Surrealist Morgan Jesse Lappin Art
Mixed Media, Magazine Paper
2010s Surrealist Morgan Jesse Lappin Art
Mixed Media
2010s Surrealist Morgan Jesse Lappin Art
Mixed Media
1960s Surrealist Morgan Jesse Lappin Art
Canvas, Felt, Mixed Media, Oil, Laid Paper
1960s Surrealist Morgan Jesse Lappin Art
Porcelain, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Screen
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Morgan Jesse Lappin Art
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor
1970s Surrealist Morgan Jesse Lappin Art
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset, Felt Pen
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Morgan Jesse Lappin Art
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Artist Comments
On this piece I painted a little Dutch ceramic windmill souvenir with a small Delft blue windmill drawing. In the background there's another windmill scene: a copy of Jacob Van Ruisdael...
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Morgan Jesse Lappin Art
Oil
1990s Surrealist Morgan Jesse Lappin Art
Paper, Mixed Media
1970s Surrealist Morgan Jesse Lappin Art
Paint, Paper, Mixed Media
1920s Surrealist Morgan Jesse Lappin Art
Etching
2010s Surrealist Morgan Jesse Lappin Art
Found Objects, Paper, Mixed Media
1990s Surrealist Morgan Jesse Lappin Art
Permanent Marker, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
Artist Comments
The world that I live in is uncertain, unstable, but I have to keep going and find something that can comfort me. This work is talking about the uncomfortable moment, but hopeful future, at the same time. This piece is made by layering Korean mulberry paper on a wooden panel with homemade flour glue. Then I apply a glue base. Next, I draw my sketch, and trace it on the paper. Then I paint three or four layers of a background color using pigments and glue base. Lastly, I paint the animal subject in fine detail, which takes most of time. The painting is on a cradled wood panel with finished edges. It comes ready to hang.
About the Artist
Heejin has been been drawing for as long as she can remember. She grew up with a serious illness and spent much of her childhood in the hospital. Drawing served as an outlet for her, bringing her peace and distraction. Heejin says there was no doubt as she grew up that she wanted to be an artist. She studied oriental painting extensively as a college student in South Korea and then went on to study art therapy in graduate school.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Morgan Jesse Lappin Art
Mixed Media