Rah Gerg Fine Art

“your form was at once an arrow and a barrel, cradling anguish and desire”
Wire, Reed, fabric, fiber, gravel, handmade paper, and pulp.
~5x3x3’

Photos from last spring, displayed in the RISD Painting senior exhibition.

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“All I’ve Got”

Acrylic on paper, cheesecloth, mirror film, handcut and handwoven nets, burlap and fiber heart, and collected voicemails from my grandma over two and a half years. installation in RISD's waterman building. ~12 x 12’ 2023

#installation #paper #collage

www.rahgerg.art/allivegot

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"Freefall”
Ink, handmade paper, hair cuttings, cheesecloth, burlap, collage, in handmade frame.

21 x 26 x 1”
An elusive something, a fleeing someone

Thanks for all the folks who have found me here already <3 already feels so supportive

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“Beast Thing”

Rope, branches, assemblage mobile featuring collage, CD fragments, flashdrives, keys, and SD card.

5 x 4 x 3

Thinking here of Cryptids, beasts, conspiracy. Had just read “Bigfoot for women” by Amy Pickworth

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“Huntered” (cloak form) - installed with “Beast Thing”

Handmade paper: Mulberry, burlap, pigment, and acrylic.
cloak form: 5x3x2’ (see last post for wall form)

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“Huntered” (wall form)

Handmade paper: Mulberry, burlap, pigment, and acrylic.

wall form: 5 x 7'

last pic shows the initial paper pour..! Getting to sharing some favorites on here to introduce myself :)

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Would love to be included! 🪽🩵

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Early Papermaking experiments in my studio fall of 2023 — celebrating their fragility and earnestness. All recycled paper pulp, and starting to play with hand tufting to create something between mold/fur with yarn. ((please always feel free to comment if you have questions about my process!))

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starting anew here feels daunting but also hopeful— wishing to connect with + support other artists and thinkers 🌱🌱 I’ll be posting some favorites to populate my feed, so for now, hi! Here’s a couple September studio portraits

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Me!! Thanks for being the final push needed to get me on this app haha

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