Contemporary Exquisite Corpse Painting

Watercolor and ink on paper, 2014, a contribution of three American artists: James Prosek, Alexis Rockman, and Mark Fox; initialed and dated by Rockman to the upper right, framed below glass.


Frame dimensions 33 x 25 in.

From the Collection of Ron W. Djuren, Durham, North Carolina

Exhibited:
1708 Gallery, Exquisite Corpse, Richmond, Virginia, October 2- November 1, 2014.

Exquisite Corpse is a collaborative art style that originated with Surrealism in the 1920s. The concept involves multiple participants contributing to a work without knowing what others have made. The result is an often humorous or bizarre image.

It begins with folding the paper into sections. Then, the first person creates a part of the figure and leaves a small part of the image extending into the next section. Then the next participants create their part, connecting them to the visible parts of the previous section. Once all the sections are completed, the work is unfolded, and the final image is revealed.

Very good condition, horizontal creasing inherent to medium.