Found Adrift
Process: Collage, drawing, lithography
Media: Ink on canvas. textiles, paper
Year: 2023/24
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Ron Miriello has created an extensive series of art pieces called FOUND ADRIFT | Timeless new works inspired by an 1876 seaweed scrapbook. Nature was locked in time, in a simple collection by an unknown woman from Searsport, Maine. Tucked away for almost 150 years, it was rediscovered by Richard Rydell, a local collector and lifelong friend of Ron’s. The beauty captured in the original specimens inspired the artist during a visit to Maine, becoming the subjects for his extensive collection of works on canvas, textiles, video, and lithographs – all in service to the timeless beauty of nature itself.
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Found Adrift scrapbook pages
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Found Adrift outdoor Installation
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Found Adrift original 1876 scrapbook
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