Barb Moran 2011 Marker on Paper "Space Available for Presidents"

Item Details

Space Available for Presidents, 2011
Marker on paper
Signed “B. Moran” to lower right
Dated to lower right

Provenance
From the studios of Visionaries + Voices – a non-profit organization that provides exhibition opportunities, studio space, supplies, and support to more than 125 visual artists with disabilities.

A marker drawing on paper titled Space Available for Presidents by Kansas-based artist Barb Moran (20th/21st century), created in 2011. This work features a vibrant storefront in front of a rocky landscape. The work is signed ‘B. Moran’ and dated to the lower right. It is mounted on a white surface, presented under glass, and housed in a white composite wood frame.

Barb Moran is a veteran artist with Visionaries + Voices. Now residing in Topeka, Kansas, she participates in V+V by mailing her drawings, making the packages a part of her process. Moran creates surrealist illustrations featuring her object characters in everyday situations. She frequently exhibits drawings and fiber art at V+V. In 2009 Moran won an Honorable Mention in Bryn Mawr‘s annual Art Ability juried show. She is in the process of finding a publisher for her autobiography, Hello Stranger, The Barb Moran Story.

“To me, ordinary people were boring. I couldn’t understand them and they didn’t understand me; I was driven into a world of daydreams because I had no way to communicate the only thoughts I could have. I never really liked the way people looked and how it felt to touch them, and that had a lot to do with it. They only looked like people; objects just looked and felt better to me. I did like my brothers and sisters and friends of the family. But still to me people were boring. It seemed there was nothing I could think – let alone say – that anyone wanted to hear. I pretty much had to be by myself to do things I wanted to do.”

Condition

- minor wear scattered throughout frame.

Dimensions

- measurement of frame; sheet size measures approximately 11" W x 14" H.

Item #

18DCC475-036