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Migration Patterns

 2000

KEN DIXON (AMERICAN)

Acrylic on Wood (Wood Engraving)

    West Hall

This work is constructed of both two- and three-dimensional 
painted wooden units that physically contact each other, 
assembling and disassembling as a puzzle. Dixon utilizes 
references to past art historical styles, and plays off of the 
difference between tangibility and illusion. The color and 
design create the essential order between elements which 
are not normally associated with one another, while the 
puzzle format locks diverse elements into place.