Victoria Tane, creates expressive, humorous, snippets of life in this series of oil pastels, marker, and crayon on sandpaper. Brightly colored and whimsical, her work captures single people, couples, and families cuddling, talking, shopping, dining, and relaxing. Her pieces often feature strong, vibrant, women and smaller men. Each drawing can stand alone or be viewed as part of a series of related people. "I've inadvertently created a soap opera. Now I have to write the story."
Victoria's masks embody the same humor as in her oil pastels. By using a wide array of recycled materials, such as telephone wire, computer wire, spools of thread, old buttons, pieces of broken jewelry, dog tags, paint swatches, old silverware, dental trays, Crackerjacks prizes and other unexpected finds she creates a new work of art entirely out of old things.
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Homework
2004 • SOLD
The frustration of high school student having to do his algebra homework while his upbeat tutor encourages him. |
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Dental Bill
2007 • SOLD
The centerpiece of this mask is the yellow and blue bill which is an upper dental tray used for taking impressions. |
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Bronze
2004 • SOLD
Too much sun, too many martinis, and a life lived way too hard. |
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The Outsider
2004 • $1000
The festive mood of an array of guests at a summer party while an almost invisible outsider looks on. |
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Mardi Bra – Holding Up Post Katrina
2007 • SOLD
Inspired to create a bra for Breast Cancer Awareness Month with partial proceeds from the sale to be donated to Susan B. Komen Fund. |
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