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| "Orange Crush," a collage on wood by Phillip Estlund |
Orange Crush," artist
Phillip Estlund's collage on found wood,
depicts a post-flood image of a mangled home. Part of the structure has
been lifted skyward, and much of the siding has been ripped off. The
cracks and moldlike discoloration of the collage's wood base contributes
to the dreariness of the scene. Adding some color, and perhaps hope,
are brightly colored Florida oranges, with bright-green leaves still
attached. The house appears to have landed on, but not crushed, the
fruit, which is disproportionally large and suggestive of gifts
Floridians ship to Northern relatives in order to brag, "I'm in a
subtropical paradise while you're shoveling snow."
This 2007
collage is one of many works in "Subprime/Subtropics," Estlund's solo
exhibition that opens Friday at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood. ....To read more of my story, visit
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