On Paper
Deli Gallery
November 18 - December 22, 2021
Deli Gallery is pleased to present On Paper, a series of new mixed media and sculptural works by Devin N. Morris. His interior landscapes bend memories into form- merging found materials with figures on paper to generate meticulously rendered environments. Through his multifaceted practice combining drawing, sculpture, printmaking, and collage, Morris reimagines interpersonal and communal spaces where theory and the practice of kindness are indistinguishable.
"In theory” might be different from what is lived. The image being a projection of a memory, or many remembered or conjured ideas materialized into an image, plays on both sides of that notion. What looks good on paper might not be the realized experience. “In practice” is different than in mind. “In theory” is different from reality. A painting isn’t a home, it's a facade of materials that helps to produce a mirage.
The statement "on paper" helps us consider that there might be more to perception than what we perceive in projections. There is a deeper self that yearns for an actual reality. Maybe I’m in between two moments in time, before and after the projection. Before and after the voice. Living through the siren.
The Wish is for All of Us To, 2021 | Oil pastel, acrylic, wood veneer, collage, color pencil on paper
30 × 24 × 1 inches
From Behind the Poplar Grove, 2021 | Oil, acrylic, oil pastel, wood veneer, color pencil, collage, felt, water hose, pastel, paint skin, single use plastic bag, polypropylene webbing, MDF on paper 88 × 64 1/2 × 2 inches
A Long Time in This Home, 2021 | Watercolor- lithography ink monotype, oil pastel, pastel, wood veneer, ink, acrylic, cotton, color pencil, felt on paper 98 × 72 × 3 inches
Wonderful Accumulation, 2021 Found door, balustrade, wood veneer, drawer handle, wall trim 69 1/2 × 12 × 68 inches
How many are here? How long did they travel?, 2021 | Oil, acrylic, oil pastel, pastel, found chair parts, wood veneer, found frame, collage, plaster, photo, vinyl, pastel, felt, paint skin, single use plastic bag, water hose 94 × 96 × 16 inches
Hot Calls, 2021 | Vinyl, oil pastel, photo collage, wood veneer, color pencil, charcoal on paper
21 × 18 × 1 inches
What Lead You to Newfound Innocence, 2021 | Suiting on found door 84 × 30 × 16 inches
Hold On (Chamber), 2021 Found Doors, plywood, audio; 1 minute and 47 seconds: 112 × 40 × 216 inches