Untitled is a self-portrait composed of computer-generated pixelated shapes that speaks to both traditional and modern ways of approaching art. Feddersen’s work is rooted in celebrating his heritage and honoring a Plateau-Native perspective, while also being representative of the present day through themes of technology and the urban environment.
—Adapted fromhttps://www.nativeartsandcultures.org/joe-feddersen
[Feddersen's work] deals with the importance of how people respond to their environment, often embedding in simple pattern the innate connection to place…In the period between 1987 and 1989, Feddersen also created a series of autobiographical self-portraits out of pieces he cut from his prints to create abstracted silhouettes of his head and shoulders, a figurative reference to the body. These works explore the way in which American material culture can trap the individual in a web. Collages and prints in this series are haunting.
—Excerpted from Dobkins, Rebecca J., Joe Feddersen: Vital Signs, University of Washington Press, 2002
—Adapted fromhttps://www.nativeartsandcultures.org/joe-feddersen
[Feddersen's work] deals with the importance of how people respond to their environment, often embedding in simple pattern the innate connection to place…In the period between 1987 and 1989, Feddersen also created a series of autobiographical self-portraits out of pieces he cut from his prints to create abstracted silhouettes of his head and shoulders, a figurative reference to the body. These works explore the way in which American material culture can trap the individual in a web. Collages and prints in this series are haunting.
—Excerpted from Dobkins, Rebecca J., Joe Feddersen: Vital Signs, University of Washington Press, 2002
