Art360: Isabel Bacon

Isabel Bacon is a collage artist living and working between New York City and Ipswich, MA. Bacon makes cut-out images made of brightly colored Canson Mi-Teinte paper. Inspired by the people around her and the places she travels, she creates joyful scenes that come to life in vibrant, simplified forms. In a style reminiscent of Matisse and Alex Katz, Bacon’s collages utilize bold shapes and high-contrast colors. Her material is largely informed by her observations of the street and beach, and her characters are resplendent with perfect, whimsical details: a Speedo, a mustache, a gold chain, a cigarette. Working with a limited arsenal of acid-free paper, glue, and scissors, Bacon conveys movement and energy on a flat plane and brings to life timeless scenes from the beaches of Santorini to the boardwalks of Coney Island.

The series spotlights beckoning vignettes of summer from refreshing moments of serenity to the vibrant energy of summer play.

Collage | Framed Size: 23.88 x 29.88 in; 60.7 x 76 cm |
Price: $1,650

Print edition of 5 | Framed Size: 36.13 x 46.13 in; 91 x 116 cm | Price: $1,250

Three sunned and mustachioed gents against a classic flamingo pink, consider this a cheeky homage to the Speedo. 
Frame Size: 29.75 x 23.88 in; 75.6 x 60.7 cm | Price: $1,400

A bold and high contrast collage, simple yet vibrant—three ladies against the backdrop of an engulfing turquoise sea. With their backs to us, we can only imagine what they are thinking as they look out. A moment of revery, excitement, calm?

Framed Size: 29.8 x 23.9 in; 75.6 x 60.7 cm  | Price: $1,650

ART360 is an ongoing series in our 360 Atlantic Avenue space that showcases the work of artists that we love and want to celebrate. Informed by the past, speaking to the future and placing you in the present, art in your home is more than decoration - it frames and reflects who you are within that. Through ART360 we are excited to present artists that have both the aesthetic strength and the conceptual depth to ground their work in continued relevance and ongoing interest.