Royal Paper 2016

Curator: Oh my! Looking at Jason Limon’s "Royal Paper" from 2016… it’s like stepping into a whimsical dream. So cute, yet so profoundly weird. It makes my head feel all fuzzy with possibility! Editor: The sensation you describe emerges from a carefully calibrated composition, deploying mixed media to create this character, blending pop-surrealism and aspects of realism. I suggest viewers to begin to analyze the collage elements arranged to form the central shape. Curator: You are so right! Each element looks like a postage stamp. I can definitely recognize numbers, letters, miniature portraits… all crowned by that magnificent kingly headgear. The collage is a journey. But wait, those are legs beneath! It changes the entire picture, you know. Suddenly, it’s less regal, more… grounded, almost goofy. Editor: I see your point. And the legs bring me to discuss how he created these contrasting layers—this juxtaposition of the exalted crown with somewhat trivial motifs undermines conventional hierarchies. This allows for discussion around power structures. Curator: Exactly! It makes me ponder what it means to be royal. It’s not just about status or appearing lofty, but being made of all kinds of bits and pieces. Little things that maybe, ultimately, compose what we perceive as ‘royalty’ at all. There's even a mask-like embellishment adorning the ‘face’ of this stamp-being, but I'm really unsure about its significance. Editor: It might function as a motif for obscured identities. The assemblage of postage stamp facets generates a complex texture, encouraging closer scrutiny to interpret these obscured figures and what significance we assign to each character to the whole, including those legs we didn’t miss. Curator: Beautifully said! To sum it all up, "Royal Paper" is like that enigmatic friend—inviting laughter, speculation, and contemplation simultaneously! I really wonder about its process... Editor: I can say I feel inspired to create a tableau of meanings based solely on stamps from my old letters. "Royal Paper" offers insight into a reimagining of ourselves, and art objects through structural reinterpretations and imaginative visual composition.