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Photography from Melissa May Metzler. Never Photoshopped, there are hundreds of images in her series New Realities. She continues to revisit, print, and present pieces from this series, calling the latest printed pieces, New Realities - Chaos.  Shot nine years ago, the New Realities series has proven to be an incredibly engaging series for her. With so many images to consider, she has continued to find new elements within different pieces that excite her.
Scientists tell us the universe is expanding faster than we thought, and continuing to accelerate. Earlier, when Metzler first printed different pieces, she was focused on presenting energy occurring within a darker space (dark matter). She now has focused her attention on images that increase the perceived chaos within each image. The chaos of everyday life also seems to have increased substantially from nine years ago, which she wanted to reflect.


Erik Olson's mixed media work addresses the effects of consumerism and mass consumption.  He quilts and stitches together plastic waste from shipping pallets, newspaper and shopping bags, mattress bags - whenever he finds discarded plastic. His art transcends the medium without denying what it is. The result embodies Marshall McLuhan’s concept the medium is the message.  When you click on one of Erik's pieces, you can then place your cursor over it to see the incredible details. 
Erik Olson Mixed Media
Melissa May Metzler photography