Green Moire & Piero 

Curator: "Green Moire & Piero" by Daniel Greene. This mixed media collage strikes me as rather intriguing in its juxtaposition of disparate elements. What captures your attention? Editor: The different textures really jump out at me, especially the fabrics, and the way they're presented in almost a still life arrangement with cut-out figures. How do you interpret the combination of high art and… well, seemingly more pedestrian materials? Curator: It’s in that friction that the work truly finds its power. Greene challenges our preconceived notions about artistic value. He's not just arranging pretty objects; he's making a statement about the social construction of art itself. We need to ask, how do the materials – the moiré fabric, the pre-existing images, the physical act of collage – work together to undermine the traditional hierarchies? The 'Piero' fragment, for instance, immediately lends itself to the read of the 'high art', wouldn't you say? Editor: Definitely, it brings to mind Renaissance portraiture. So, it's like Greene is intentionally blurring those lines, using the 'low' material of the fabric and the 'everydayness' of the cutouts to question the status of traditional painting? Curator: Precisely! Consider the labour involved. The selection, cutting, pasting – these are all deliberate acts that mimic and subvert established art-making processes. Are these actions elevating craft, critiquing fine art, or both? The use of readily available imagery too. Editor: It feels almost… democratic, in a way? Taking images and techniques and making them accessible, and also creating something that starts a conversation on its cultural value. Curator: Exactly. It pushes us to think about the value we place on artistic skill versus the conceptual underpinnings of the work. I feel challenged now, in my ideas of it. Editor: I am starting to view the piece from another angle.