Pamela Staker

Lives and works in Chicago, IL, USA

Artist statement

I love going from a tiny collage to a gigantic painting while staying true to the small. I find the process of making these little modernist collages to be pure joy. My idea was to blow them up at least ten times the original size into statement paintings that are more spacious and minimal. They become like gigantic pages out of a sketchbook. I make the collages from fragments of other works, giving these pieces a second chance at life. Then I blow them up and make them monumental.

Artwork

• Abstract Interior (green no.2), 2022. acrylic, charcoal, wood, and canvas
• Abstract Interior (swoosh), 2022. oil and charcoal on canvas
• Abstract Interior (dots and stripes), 2021. oil, acrylic, and charcoal on canvas
• Abstract Interior Series (grid of 9) , 2021. mixed media collage on paper
• Abstract Interior (orange rectangle), 2021. oil, and charcoal on canvas
• Abstract Interior (green), 2021. Acrylic, oil, charcoal on canvas
• Abstract Interior (red triangle), 2021. oil, acrylic, and charcoal on canvas
• Abstract Interior (blue), 2021. Acrylic, oil, charcoal on canvas