Charlie R. Olson

30" x 27" x 10"d; wood, paper, plaster, sphagnum moss, was figures, acrylic paint, glass

This series was inspired by the intersection of highway I-684 and Route 35 near Katonah, NY.

This series combines the packaged suburban landscape with palace image behind.  I think many of our suburban communities appear stoic and isolated to outsiders, but the residents often close and sometimes almost tribal.

31" x 26" x 8"d; wood, paper, plaster, sphagnum moss, gravel, acrylic paint, glass, wax figures

Each of the sculptures have inserts on either side.

34" x 30" x 9 1/2"d; wood, paper, plaster, sphagnum moss, gravel, acrylic paint, wax figures, glass

Think of the suburbs packaged and rigid.

We could open our hearts and make it all much more vivid!

26 1/2" x 14 1/2" x 3"d.; wood, plaster, sphagnum moss, wax figures, acrylic paint

Cheerios are made from oats whose scientific name is the name for this sculpture.

7 1/2"h. x 10" x 8"; paper, wax figures, acrylic paint

A concert hall and art gallery depicted partially within "Constant Commodity" tea boxes

17 1/2"h x 10" x 8"; paper, plastic, wax figures, artificial plant parts, acrylic paint

The upper greenhouse image depicts a garden of the "three sisters": corn, squash and peas.  

14" h x 24" w 

Noise is part of our landscape now.  Perhaps it always was.