Between 1961 -1967 Dorothy Iannone and her husband James Upham travelled throuhout Europe and Asia. They lived and worked for several months at a time in various places including Kyoto in Japan. In Kyoto, she begins a series of collages. In her works influenced by traditional Japanese paper art, oriental elements, and the paintings of the New York School different shapes and cultures are linked together.
A Love Of Orange
1961
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
45 x 37 cm
Duet With The Canary
1961
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
45 x 37 cm
La Préférée
1961
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
45 x 37 cm
Reluctant Adieu
1961
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
45 x 37 cm
She Reigns Supreme
1961
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
45 x 37 cm
Amor Vacuii
1962
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
48 x 40 cm
Dynamite
1962
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
48 x 40 cm
Free As The Wind
1962
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
47,7 x 39,2 cm
Gliding
1962
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
48 x 40 cm
Irresistible
1962
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
48 x 40 cm
Modest
1962
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
48 x 40 cm
Penultimate
1962
Handmade Japanese paper on paper
48 x 40 cm
Undulations
1962
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
48 x 40 cm
Audacity
1961
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
45 x 37 cm
Impeccable Arrangement
1961
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
45 x 37 cm
Moving Toward Completion
1961
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
45 x 37 cm
Sailing To Byzantium
1961
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
45 x 37 cm
Ambiguity
1962
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
48 x 40 cm
Delectable
1962
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
48 x 40 cm
Equanimity
1962
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
48 x 40 cm
Full Speed Ahead
1962
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
48 x 40 cm
Hidden Assets
1962
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
48 x 40 cm
Modern Times
1962
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
48 x 40 cm
Outside The Law
1962
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
48 x 40 cm
Reversible
1962
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
48 x 40 cm
Unstoppable
1962
Handmade Japanese paper and gold leaf on paper
48 x 40 cm
Do Not Be Discouraged That We Are Few. We Shall Be Many
circa 1962
collage, paper on Bristol board, framed
67 x 50,5 cm
Parade's End
1960
Framed collage, paper
71,5 x 56 cm
This Is A Call For A World-Wide General Strike For Peace
1962
Framed collage, paper on Bristol board
67,5 x 50,5 cm
My Somber Brown Beauty
1960
Framed collage, paper on Bristol board
71,5 x 56 cm