Savage Pop

I am interested in exploring the connections and space between the conscious and unconscious. My work uses free association to juxtapose images in a dialogue, invoking a story. ••• Mixed media is central to my work, reflecting the richness of life with its textures, layers, and its impurity. I use primarily photomontage, computer-treatment, and collage techniques. ••• Though most pieces contain digital elements, no artwork will be identically reproduced. Sometimes an image will be revisited, reworked, or re-envisioned, but the resulting artwork is intended to be distinct from any earlier version. In other words, these works are each one-of-a-kind. ••• "Savage Pop" comes from the liner notes of a recording by Bob Mould's 1980s band Sugar. I think the tag line fits my work. ••• Some selections from my graphic work are at savagepoplogos.tumblr.com

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"Come the night you're only what I want." • William R. Struby • Paper and acrylic on canvas • 12”x12” • 2020 contribution to OVAC’s 12x12 fundraiser.

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Mandala (the 7th sense) • William R. Struby • Collage and digital print (Characters and encroaching color are collaged. Bird and girl are raised above the background. I created the mandala using a computer and a Wacom tablet as my brush.) • @8” x 8”

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Mandala (doubt) • William R. Struby • Collage and digital print (Character and encroaching color are collaged. Woman is raised above the background. I created the mandala using a computer and a Wacom tablet as my brush.) • @10” x 10”

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"Every love story is a ghost story." (the coming storm) • William R. Struby • Collage and digital print (Character and building are collaged and raised above the background.) • 17”x24.5”

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That Afternoon (Mexico) • William R. Struby • Collage on acrylic and plastic • @14” x 4.5”

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Mandala (interrupted) • William R. Struby • Collage and digital print (Character and other elements are collaged and raised above the background. I created the mandala using a computer and a Wacom tablet as my brush.) • @12” x 12”

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The Potential Cost • William R. Struby • Collage and digital print (Mandala and falling colors are collaged and raised above the background.) • 9.5”x8”

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"Now you are finally here." • William R. Struby • Collage and digital print (cards and character are collaged and raised above an original background.) • 11.5”x10.5”

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There is Here (shelter) • William R. Struby • Collage and digital print (Character, birds, and building are collaged and raised above the background.) • 13.75”x21”

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The Stuff of Stars (View of Mt Rainier) • William R. Struby • Collage and digital print (Character and building are collaged and raised above the background.) • 11.5”x17.75”

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Mandala (“The sound of water says what I think.”) • William R. Struby • Collage and digital print (Character is collaged and raised above the background. Mandala is created using a computer and a Wacom tablet as a brush.) • 8”x8”

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Mandala (the curvature of time) • William R. Struby • Collage and digital print (Character is collaged and raised above the background. Encroaching color is also collaged. I created the mandala using a computer and a Wacom tablet as my brush.) • @11”x11”

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Mandala (it's in your hands) • William R. Struby • Collage and digital print (Character and pointing hand are collaged and raised above the background. Encroaching color is also collaged. I created the mandala using a computer and a Wacom tablet as my brush.) • @18.5”x18.5”

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Mandala (discovery) • William R. Struby • Collage and digital print (Characters are collaged and raised above the background. Encroaching color is also collaged. I created the mandala using a computer and a Wacom tablet as my brush.) • @23.5”x23.5”

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“Night Comes In, Like Some Cool River” • William R. Struby • Paper and acrylic on canvas • 12”x12” • 2019 contribution to OVAC’s 12x12 fundraiser. • Sold

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Mandala (privilege tested) • William R. Struby • Collage and digital print (Character is collaged and raised above the background. Encroaching color is also collaged. I created the mandala using a computer and a Wacom tablet as my brush.) • @11”x11”

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Mandala (from everything) • William R. Struby • Collage combined with a digital print (Character is collaged and raised above the background. Encroaching color is collaged as well. I created the mandala using a computer and a Wacom tablet as my brush.) • @8"x8"