2020-03-01 American Art Collector

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WOMEN ARTISTS

case throughout history that artists have

needed to work in hiding in order to make

art that was deeply personal but possibly

unpleasant to the general public.”

The artist appears to be surrounded

by a baroque drapery carrying antique

porcelain figures. Martin explains, however,

“My artist is working out of an abandoned

shack in the woods. She is working with

her medium of choice, Play-Doh. Play-Doh

is a medium for children to explore their

creative impulses through temporary

sculpture, not a medium of professional or

archival stability and therefore not market

worthy. Encased within the Play-Doh

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