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

There’s a community underneath the packaged landscape.

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!

This was acquired for a private collection

This was acquired for a private collection.

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.  

This was a acquired for a private collection.

14" h x 24" w

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