CYNTHIA PARSONS MCDANIEL HAD
HER FIRST COLLAGE IN THE MID YEAR
EXHIBTION AT THE SONIA GECHTOFF
GALLERY AT THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN IN NEW YORK
THE PIECE IS CALLED A
GLANCE THRU THE NEWS AND TELLS
THE LOVE STORY OF TWO NEWSPAPER
JOURNALISTS 100 YEARS AGO IN PARIS .
ONE LIVED IN ROME AND THE OTHER
IN PARIS THEY WOULD MEET FROM
TIME TO TIME IN EITHER CITY AND GO
TO THE PARK AND WRAP THEMSELVES
IN NEWSPAPERS LIKE A LITTLE HUT.
THE MATERIALS USED ARE ALL 100
YEARS OLD INCLUDING THE FASTNERS
AND THE TACKS MOUNTED ON SMALL
CANVASES AND USING VELLAM AND
VINTAGE POST CARDS AND
NEWSPAPER TYPE FACE.
I WORK IN THE MEDIUM OF VISUAL STORY
TELLING USING COLLAGE, VIDEO AND
ILLUSTRATIONS WITH LIMITED TEXT.
HAVING A STRONG AFFINITATY TOWARDS
THE HISTORY OF NEW YORK AND EUROP E
I INCORPORATE IMAGES FROM THE PAST
WITH THOUGHTS FROM THE PRESENT
HISTORY ALWAYS REPEATING ITSELF. I
LIKE TO USE VARIOUS TYPES OF PAPER
AND TYPE FACE EACH IMAGE TELLS A
STORY BOTH HISTORIC AND MODERN.
HAVING WORKED AT THE DAILY NEWS
WRITING HEADLINES TO GLOSSY
MAGAZINES LIKE IN STYLE
THE FIRST BEING MORE REAL THE
SECOND BEING MORE SUPERFICIAL IN
CONTENT I INCORPORATE MY
EXPERIENCES ALSO WITH THE THEATER
AND FILM AND TELEVISION HAVING
WORKED EXTENSIVELY IN ALL THOSE
INDUSTRIES.
I CREATE DIORAMAS ABOUT HISTORIC
FIGURES INCLUDING MARIE
ANTONIETTE AND JOAN OF ARC AND
EVENT PLANNING MY VISUAL EXPERTISE
WAS USED TO HELP DESIGN EVENTS AT
VERSAILLES FOR BOTH THE OPERA HOUSE
AND THE HALL OF MIRRORS.
I HAVE CREATED A SERIES CALLED
PROP ART MADE OF PAPER THAT WILL BE
USED AS PROPS FOR A ONE ACT PLAY I
HAVE WRTTEN ABOUT EARLY BROADWAY.
I HAVE MOST RECENTLY DONE PROPS FOR
BOARDWALK EMPIRE WITH AN ANTIQUE
DEALER AND ALSO DID WINDOW
DISPLAYS.
Cynthia Parsons McDaniel
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