Palmy Bonheur
Collection:UAL Art Collection
Date: 2010
Artist: Holly Stevenson (British)
Dimensions:
Framed size: 52 x 43 cm
Medium: Collage
Object number: UAC 733
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DescriptionStevenson studied MA Fine Art at Chelsea College of Arts. She approaches serious concerns on the materiality of daily life with a playful surreality. This piece collages ten 1950’s linen American postcards. The adjective palmy implies that which is covered with palms or a flourishing or successful situation, like a past era. The title’s linguistic play on this word intentionally points to a considered approach to the landscape as an image for the consumer.