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Artist: G. E. Vogt (San Diego, CA)
Sales for this work are handled by Pulp Stiction. Payment is made through this page.
Year: 2026 | Medium: Collage (photograph, magazine, found materials) printed on canvs | Dimensions: 48" x 48" inches | Display: Wall-hung (2D)
Artist Statement
My "American Observer" series was born of my reaction to seeing how fascism is currently rising in various forms throughout the US. This piece, "History" uses elements from contemporary America in the form of the living room with a recent self-portrait, juxtaposed against images from a KKK rally in Oceanside, CA in the 1980's, images which are themselves reminiscent of the post-Reconstruction era when the KKK began to rise. "History" serves as a reminder that elements of fascism, particularly fear through state-sanctioned violence and intimidation, are found throughout the U.S' history, but I hope that this reminder also serves as a call to action. People have fought fascism, fear, intimidation, and violence throughout our history with protest, art, legislation, and resistance in order to continue our country's slow progress towards our highest ideals of equality and liberty for all. This collage work brings together the past and the present to inspire the viewer to the future, and whether we want it to look like the past, or whether we want to continue the fight to make it better.
About the Artist
I create art because I love to tell a story; in choosing certain elements for a piece, I seek to cause an impression, or a visceral reaction, or make a statement about a difficult narrative. We live in a time of increasingly complex stories: of non-stop stimulation, information, and connection that despite its increasing diversity is also becoming increasingly divided and antagonistic. It is as much incredibly exciting and overwhelming, as it is thrillingly global and deeply individual. Collage became my medium because of its ability to take advantage of this glut of information by juxtaposing a variety of sources or materials, particularly ones that seem disparate at first, to intertwine together a story of a complex relationship, whether it is on a broader, global scale, or that of a single individual struggling with their own personal world.
(instagram: @gevogtart)
www.aworldinpieces.com
Pulp Stiction: Collage as an Act of Resistance. Hopkins Hall Gallery, OSU, Oct 26 to Dec 11, 2026.
Artist: G. E. Vogt (San Diego, CA)
Sales for this work are handled by Pulp Stiction. Payment is made through this page.
Year: 2026 | Medium: Collage (photograph, magazine, found materials) printed on canvs | Dimensions: 48" x 48" inches | Display: Wall-hung (2D)
Artist Statement
My "American Observer" series was born of my reaction to seeing how fascism is currently rising in various forms throughout the US. This piece, "History" uses elements from contemporary America in the form of the living room with a recent self-portrait, juxtaposed against images from a KKK rally in Oceanside, CA in the 1980's, images which are themselves reminiscent of the post-Reconstruction era when the KKK began to rise. "History" serves as a reminder that elements of fascism, particularly fear through state-sanctioned violence and intimidation, are found throughout the U.S' history, but I hope that this reminder also serves as a call to action. People have fought fascism, fear, intimidation, and violence throughout our history with protest, art, legislation, and resistance in order to continue our country's slow progress towards our highest ideals of equality and liberty for all. This collage work brings together the past and the present to inspire the viewer to the future, and whether we want it to look like the past, or whether we want to continue the fight to make it better.
About the Artist
I create art because I love to tell a story; in choosing certain elements for a piece, I seek to cause an impression, or a visceral reaction, or make a statement about a difficult narrative. We live in a time of increasingly complex stories: of non-stop stimulation, information, and connection that despite its increasing diversity is also becoming increasingly divided and antagonistic. It is as much incredibly exciting and overwhelming, as it is thrillingly global and deeply individual. Collage became my medium because of its ability to take advantage of this glut of information by juxtaposing a variety of sources or materials, particularly ones that seem disparate at first, to intertwine together a story of a complex relationship, whether it is on a broader, global scale, or that of a single individual struggling with their own personal world.
(instagram: @gevogtart)
www.aworldinpieces.com
Pulp Stiction: Collage as an Act of Resistance. Hopkins Hall Gallery, OSU, Oct 26 to Dec 11, 2026.