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Art Beat: Dolan Geiman
A C&I fan favorite has relocated to Colorado, where he’s still busy making edgy, thrilling art we want to amass into a killer collection.
It seems like whenever I start congratulating myself on saving money, I find some more art I want to own. Wait — do I need it or do I just want it, I ask myself, as save-more-money gurus tell you to do.
But here’s the thing about me and art: I actually do need it. That might be overstating things, but as I’ve explained to friends and my ex-husband, being able to look at wonderful art on my own walls keeps me off the shrink’s couch.
Which brings me to the latest from Dolan Geiman. We profiled him back in the October 2013 issue of C&I, so we were due for an update — especially now as we roll into Day of the Dead season, when the cultural vibe and amazing texture of Geiman’s work resonate with just the right boldness.
We caught up with Geiman as he and his wife (and administrator and COO), Ali Marie, were loading their van for an upcoming show in Houston. The show in H-Town is this weekend (October 13 – 14). A little more lead time: They’ll be hosting their first-ever open studio on Saturday, December 8, in Englewood, Colorado (RSVP required to receive address).
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DOLAN GEIMAN
BY MICHAEL ELLIS
To fully experience the work of local artist, Dolan Geiman, you must get up close and personal. Only when you are standing within a few inches of his creations, will you fully understand the magnitude and depth of his collages. This is not to say that his work can’t be enjoyed from a distance. Any way you approach one of his unique pieces, you are sure to step away from it with a fondness unlike any other.
We have been fascinated by your work since we saw you at the Denver Flea. Can you tell us how you found yourself working full time as a visual artist?
To answer this question, I’m going to drop you in the middle of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia 30 years ago. To the left, you will see the foundation of an old wooden barn now a skeleton of what it used to be. Beside that there is a corn crib full of old corn cobs, wooden chairs, piles of broken whisky bottles, and metal advertising signs. To your right, you will see a large, brick colonial farmhouse built in 1796. Hand-hewn chunks of limestone resting below red clay bricks make up the foundation. If you look closely at the bricks, as I did on that day, you would notice that they contain small bits of quartz, gravel, rock, and shell. I pulled and scraped at the bricks until a small pi