A look at Elliott Hundley?s manically overwhelming collages, which extend so far off the canvas that they?re rightfully called ?sculptures?.

It?s difficult to look away from Elliott Hundley?s manically overwhelming collages, which extend so far off the canvas that they?re rightfully called ?sculptures?. His newest work, on view right now at Andrea Rosen Gallery in New York, continues to push the boundaries of how much can fit on a given surface.
Dust Over Everything, 2017 (detail)
Dust Over Everything, 2017
Elliott Hundley, Installation at Andrea Rosen Gallery
Attached and suspended with long straight pins, countless tiny 2D cut-outs become 3D terrains, each recalling a preserved insect in a display case. New smaller works (my favorite) often forgo the levitating paper pieces, with hundreds (thousands") of pins that form horizontal forests over traditional 2D collages. marked by stigmata, 2017
Calm, 2017
Calm, 2017 (detail)
In an earlier video interview (worth watching the first 60 seconds to see him at work), Hundley spoke about preferring photography because he ?couldn’t make paintings fast enough”. The pins also allow constant and continued interchangeability during his improvisational process that can span several months for a larger piece. Whatever his reason, the result is an experience that feels alive ? as hundreds of elements shift with every footstep.
marked by stigmata, 2017 (side view)
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