Maggie Taylor: Up, Up, and Away!
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 24th, 4pm - 6pm
Exhibition on View: February 24th - March 30th, 2024
Catherine Couturier Gallery is thrilled to announce Up, Up, and Away!, an exhibition of new work by gallery artist Maggie Taylor.
Maggie Taylor (American, b. 1961, Gainesville, Florida) is well known for her technique using a flatbed scanner instead of a traditional camera to capture found objects and photographs she collects. In 1996, Taylor first used Adobe Photoshop to manipulate the timelessness of antique portraits by playing on their whimsical nature. She skillfully incorporates background elements to give depth and atmosphere to her works, effortlessly crafting a dreamlike style that tells a captivating story.
With a rich history of embracing new technology in her art practice, Taylor skillfully incorporates elements generated by the AI program Midjourney into her latest digital collages. Using Midjourney, Taylor inputs prompts to create intricate background elements, seamlessly integrating them into her existing artistic practice through meticulous manipulation in Photoshop. The result is a series that not only showcases Taylor's longstanding commitment to innovative tools but also highlights the dynamic possibilities that emerge when combining her artistic vision with cutting-edge technology.
"It is really amazing, but a steep learning curve to be able to control it." says Taylor.
Maggie Taylor’s work is held by numerous public and private collections including The Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ; The Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; and The Museum of Photography, Seoul, Korea.
Up, Up, and Away! opens on Saturday, February 24th at Catherine Couturier Gallery. The artist will be attending from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
All works available in the following prices and editions as archival inkjet prints:
8 x 8 inches, edition of 15: $1,700
15 x 15 inches, edition of 15: $3,200
22 x 22 inches, edition of 10: $5,000
36 x 36 inches, edition of 9: $9,000
