Marquetry master Alison Elizabeth Taylor takes on the potent subject of foreclosure in her third solo show at James Cohan Gallery. Taylor has made a name for herself by bringing the Renaissance craft of marquetry or wood-inlay into the 21st century. A medium originally associated with wealth and luxury, Taylor creates an inherent tension by often choosing bleak or banal subjects for her socially conscious paintings.
Take time to marvel at Taylor’s ability to use the grain and tone of the wood veneer to create highly realistic depictions. In an interview with Kurt Andersen on WYNC’s Studio 360, Taylor mentioned there are easily 40 different types of wood veneer in a small work. …read more