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Make A Statement: An Interview With Dolan Geiman
Sitting down with world-renowned artist and Fringe Scarf collaborator, Dolan Geiman, felt like a mix of going to cowboy church, studying at The School of Rock with Jack Black, and packing up for an REI outdoor adventure class.
Below, we bring you a few highlights from our conversation with Dolan, and are confident you will enjoy it as much as we did. In fact, you’ll probably want to sit down and share a cup of coffee with him. Maybe we can make that happen around the campfire one day. What do you think, Dolan?
How Did You Become a Collage Artist?
“Let’s start at the beginning. I grew up in rural Virginia. My mom was an artist, and during the day, she would let me, my brother, and my sister out into the wild. I can’t even imagine this happening today. She would tell us to be back by the time it was dark, and we would just walk around with our backpacks and be out all day. I don’t even know what we ate, probably Yoo-Hoo and Doritos!
We would go to a creek where there were all these old, abandoned farmhouses. The roofs were gone, birds and raccoons lived in those homes. We would treasure-hunt in a sense, pick up what we found,
and bring them home. My mom, being a creative person, would say, 'Wow, those are cool
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Art Beat: Dolan Geiman
A C&I fan favorite has relocated to Colorado, where he’s still busy making edgy, thrilling art we want to amass into a killer collection.
It seems like whenever I start congratulating myself on saving money, I find some more art I want to own. Wait — do I need it or do I just want it, I ask myself, as save-more-money gurus tell you to do.
But here’s the thing about me and art: I actually do need it. That might be overstating things, but as I’ve explained to friends and my ex-husband, being able to look at wonderful art on my own walls keeps me off the shrink’s couch.
Which brings me to the latest from Dolan Geiman. We profiled him back in the October 2013 issue of C&I, so we were due for an update — especially now as we roll into Day of the Dead season, when the cultural vibe and amazing texture of Geiman’s work resonate with just the right boldness.
We caught up with Geiman as he and his wife (and administrator and COO), Ali Marie, were loading their van for an upcoming show in Houston. The show in H-Town is this weekend (October 13 – 14). A little more lead time: They’ll be hosting their first-ever open studio on Saturday, December 8, in Englewood, Colorado (RSVP required to receive address).
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