
Paper Doll
Olsen Gallery, 2022
“At a time when artists are reclaiming the form of collage, Stockdale’s work is a potent addition and reminder of the importance of malleability of medium in contemporary art and in the processes of storytelling. Paper Doll is a timely body of work which presents a unique and striking synthesis of both truth and fantasy. ”
_Nur Shkembi, 2022
Madonna Hawke 76 x 56 cm, Collage elements on Lanaquarelle 2022
Madonna Joy 76 x 56 cm, Collage elements on Lanaquarelle 2022
Madonna Non 76 x 56 cm, Collage elements on Lanaquarelle 2022
Madonna Oishi 76 x 56 cm, Collage elements on Lanaquarelle 2022
Madonna Son 76 x 56 cm, Collage elements on Lanaquarelle 2022
Madonna Triste 76 x 56 cm, Collage elements on Lanaquarelle 2022
Seasick Cradle 35 x 25.5 cm, Collage elements on Lanaquarelle 2022
The Vanishing 35 x 25.5 cm, Collage elements on Lanaquarelle 2022
Be Nimble 35 x 25.5 cm, Collage elements on Lanaquarelle 2022
Two Faced (Fool) 32 x 22.5 cm, Collage elements on Lanaquarelle 2022
Two Faced (They) 32 x 22 cm, Collage elements on Lanaquarelle 2022
Two Faced (Infantacide) 33 x 23 cm, Collage elements on Lanaquarelle 2022
'I' of the Beholder 130 x 110 cm, Inkjet print on archival paper 2022
Two Sisters 51 x 37 cm, Collage elements on Lanaquarelle 2022
Venus 200 x 200 cm, Wallpaper 2022
The title for this series was chosen through Stockdale’s usual method of ‘random’ selection, Paper Doll is serendipitous and is just as its title alludes; it is the act of play, of making, and of creating in response to the moment, a person, a conversation with the process of ‘collaging’ images being as much about intuition and chance, as it is about Stockdale’s immaculately trained eye for composition and aesthetic Stockdale has created a parade of characters, a sublime combination of pastiche seventies paper dolls described as being “reminiscent of the images in Cole's Funny Picture Book” which are coupled with the fervour of her imagination.
_Nur Shkembi