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Deborah Roberts — The Unseen
Deborah Roberts

The Unseen

2020

The Unseen is a powerful mixed media collage depicting two embracing figures constructed from photographic fragments and vibrant patterned elements. Roberts combines black-and-white photography with colorful textiles—polka dots, chevron patterns, floral motifs, and bold blocks of magenta and blue—to create a complex meditation on identity and visibility. The fragmented faces and bodies speak to the multiplicity of Black experience, while the intimate embrace suggests solidarity and connection. One figure holds a lollipop, adding a note of childhood innocence to this sophisticated exploration of representation.

Medium
Mixed media collage on canvas
Dimensions

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Deborah Roberts, The Unseen, 2020

The Unseen is a powerful mixed media collage depicting two embracing figures constructed from photographic fragments and vibrant patterned elements. Roberts combines black-and-white photography with colorful textiles—polka dots, chevron patterns, floral motifs, and bold blocks of magenta and blue—to create a complex meditation on identity and visibility. The fragmented faces and bodies speak to the multiplicity of Black experience, while the intimate embrace suggests solidarity and connection. One figure holds a lollipop, adding a note of childhood innocence to this sophisticated exploration of representation.

Medium
Mixed media collage on canvas
Dimensions
165.1 x 114.3 cm
Year
2020

Related themes

Living Artist, Mid-Career, American, Identity, Mixed Media, Collage, Black Artist, Portrait, Colorful, Female Artist, Figurative, Contemporary

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