Description
Cooper Union alum Mitsuko Brooks is a collage artist and painter who has been involved with BRIC Arts, Snug Harbor Artist Residency Program, and SOMArts. In her art, Brooks claims that she is “drawn towards things that are unlovable,” and in reviving these neglected objects as well as her own personal thoughts, she has given “life back to something dead.”
When creating her collages or paintings, Brooks typically works on reused surfaces, specifically hard, discarded book-covers. She uses small fragments of photos and printed ephemera along with vintage typewriter lettering. Her text paintings represent a thought process of feeling frantically confronted by mortality, as expressed through phrasing which may resemble internet user-comments, all regarding love and relationships. Brooks’ choice of material and her expertise in selection, reflect a classical struggle, a snapshot of the human condition, and do so in a way that is attractive while also being morbidly compulsive.
Shak(les) in the Heart is a limited edition print of an original collage (edition of 15), measuring 17″ x 22″. It comes unframed.
