Moraine
1959
As a painter and draftsman, Mason enjoys experimentation, intent on expanding the boundaries of his visual language. In this collage, he uses paper to build the form and texture of the moraine, a treatment of the image which uncannily recalls the 1950s collage work of another Northwest artist, Paul Horiuchi, who perhaps inspired Mason. However, given collage's historical legacy at that time-Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque developed the process in the early 20th century-Mason may have independently pursued this line of inquiry, which those two important European artists had made possible.
Acrylic and watercolor collage on board
24 x 31 3/4 in. (61 x 80.7 cm)
Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection
59.163